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Zealand Squad
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Christopher
Lance Cairns
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| Born: |
13
June 1970, Picton, Marlborough |
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| Major
Teams: |
Northern
Districts, Nottinghamshire, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
| Known
As: |
Chris
Cairns |
| Pronounced: |
Chris
Cairns |
| Batting
Style: |
Right
Hand Bat |
| Bowling
Style: |
Right
Arm Fast Medium
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| Test
Debut: |
New Zealand v Australia at Perth, Only Test, 1989/90 |
| Latest
Test: |
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, 1st Test, 2001/02 |
| ODI
Debut: |
New Zealand v England at Wellington, 2nd ODI, 1990/91 |
| Latest
ODI: |
New Zealand v England at Dunedin, 5th ODI, 2001/02 |
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Profile:
The icing on the cake for Chris Cairns in 2000 was his
'man of the match' performance against India which led New Zealand
to its first ever international tournament win at the ICC KnockOut
tournament in October. It followed on his rise to the ranking of
No 1 All-rounder in the world. At home he was named The National
Bank Player of the Year, and became only the second person in 62
years since the New Zealand Cricket awards began to win both top
prizes - the Redpath Cup for batting and the Winsor Cup for
bowling. In The National Bank Series v West Indies he topped the
Test bowling with 17 wickets at 9.94. This included a career-best
and the third best bowling figures in New Zealand Test history,
with his 7-27 in the first Test. In the same match Cairns, 29,
joined with his father, Lance, to become the only father and son
to have captured 10 wickets in a Test match. Against the West
Indies he averaged 51.50 with the bat, while he shone against the
world champion
Australians, topping the Test batting averages with 56.83,
including a century.
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