Chris Cairns
New Zealand

Chris Cairns

  • All-rounder

Chris Cairns is a cricket player from New Zealand who plays as an all-rounder. The current team is New Zealand.

  • Date of Birth 13 Jun 1970 (56)
  • Team New Zealand
  • Birthplace Picton
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About the Player

Chris Cairns is a cricket player from New Zealand. He plays mainly as an all-rounder. The national team is New Zealand. In the past, he was part of Northern Districts.

The playing role is all-rounder. The available data covers Test, ODI and domestic T20 cricket.

He was born in Picton in 1970.

This profile brings together the career information that is available for the player. It focuses only on details that are known and confirmed. The statistics section shows the match data that has been recorded for this player.

Player Details

Country
New Zealand
Role
All-rounder
Date of Birth
13 June 1970 (56)
Birthplace
Picton
On the field

Style and Honours

Playing Style

  • Plays As All-rounder

Career Highlights

  • Wisden Cricketer of the Year

    2000

  • Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit

By the numbers

Career Statistics

Career statistics by format
FormatMatchesRunsBatting AverageStrike RateWicketsBest BowlingBowling AverageEconomy Rate
Test 2 268 89.33 83.49 8 4/60 24.50 3.20
ODI 35 790 32.92 90.39 20 3/39 38.75 5.03
Domestic T20 2 3 1.50 23.08 1 1/28 52.00 6.50

Statistics Last Updated: 10 July 2026

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