Chris Cairns

Chris Cairns

ONZM

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Lance Cairns
Born	(1970-06-13) 13 June 1970 (age 54) Picton, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Lance Cairns (father)
International information
National side	New Zealand (1989–2006)
Test debut (cap 168)	24 November 1989 v Australia
Last Test	13 June 2004 v England
ODI debut (cap 76)	13 February 1991 v England
Last ODI	8 January 2006 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	6
T20I debut	17 February 2005 v Australia
Last T20I	16 February 2006 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1988–2008	Nottinghamshire
1988/89	Northern Districts
1990/91–2005/06	Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 62 215 217 424 Runs scored 3,320 4,950 10,702 10,367 Batting average 33.53 29.46 35.32 32.60 100s/50s 5/22 4/26 13/71 9/55 Top score 158 115 158 143 Balls bowled 11,698 8,168 16,620 16,620 Wickets 218 201 647 455 Bowling average 29.40 32.80 28.31 27.99 5 wickets in innings 13 1 30 6 10 wickets in match 1 0 6 0 Best bowling 7/27 5/42 8/47 6/12 Catches/stumpings 14/– 66/– 78/– 118/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 November 2008

Christopher Lance Cairns ONZM (born 13 June 1970) is a former New Zealand cricketer and former ODI captain, who played for the New Zealand cricket team as an all-rounder. Cairns finished his Test career with a batting average of 33.53 and a bowling average of 29.40. In 2000, he was named as one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year. He has appeared in ICC Cricket World Cup tournaments on 4 occasions in 1992, 1996, 1999 and 2003. He is regarded as one of the greatest allrounders of the game.^[1] Cairns was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the first time the country won an ICC trophy, and he had a major role in the final with 102 not out, and scored the winning run.

He is son of former New Zealand cricketer Lance Cairns. He starred in both the One-day and Test New Zealand teams, as well as the Canterbury New Zealand domestic championship team. After his playing career Cairns went on to become a commentator with Sky Sport New Zealand.