Chris Cairns is a former New Zealand cricketer and former captain of the New Zealand ODI team. He played as an all-rounder in the team and was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2000.
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Wiki/Biography
Chris Cairns was born Christopher Lance Cairns on Saturday 13 June 1970 (age 51 years; as of 2021) in Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand. His zodiac sign is Gemini.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 6′ 1″
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
parents and siblings
Chris’s father’s name is Bernard Lance Cairns, a former all-rounder for the New Zealand cricket team. Chris’ mother’s name is Sue Wilson. He had a sister, Louise Cairns, who died in a train accident in August 1993. In his honor, Chris completed a 1,001 km (622 mi) walk in September 2008. The purpose of the walk was to spread awareness about safe rail safety.
Chris Cairns’ father, Lance Cairns
Chris Kearns with his mother, Sue Wilson
wife and children
In 1997, Chris married a woman named Ruth Leslie; However, the wedding ended after a year in 1998 due to some differences. In 2004, he married Karin for the second time. Together they had two sons – Thomas Cairns and Bram Cairns. However, in 2009, the couple filed for divorce due to irreconcilable differences. Chris later married Melanie Crosser in 2010. They have two children, Noah Kearns and Isabelle Louise Kearns.
Chris Kearns with his wife Melanie Kearns
Career
Chris started his career at the age of 18 when he started playing for New Zealand in the Under-19 Championship in 1988. He made his first-class cricket debut in 1989 and then made his Test debut in November 1989 against Australia. He made his ODI (One Day International) debut against England in Wellington in 1991. In 2000, Christopher Kearns participated in the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy where he played for New Zealand against India and won the final match. He made his T20 International debut against Australia in February 2005. In his Test career Chris played 62 matches and scored a total of 3320 runs with 218 wickets. He played his last Test match on 13 June 2004 against England. Chris finished his ODI career with 215 matches in which he scored 4950 runs and took 200 wickets. He played his last ODI match on 8 January 2006 against Sri Lanka. He played his last T20 match on 16 February 2006 against West Indies and retired from all sorts of games.
Chris Cairns plays a shot during a Test match
In 2007, he was appointed as the captain of Indian Cricket League team Chandigarh Lions. The league ended in 2008 and after that Chris played for Nottinghamshire in the England T20 Cup competition.
Chris Kearns bowling during an Indian Cricket League match
Confrontation
In 2010, former Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi posted a tweet on his Twitter handle saying that Chris Cairns was involved in the 2008 Indian Cricket League series. In response, Chris sued Modi for false accusations and won costs and damages. After the court’s final verdict, Chris gave a statement during an interview and said –
Today’s verdict lifts the dark cloud that has been hanging over me for the past two years. I feel mixed emotions. First of all, I am sorry that I ever had to put myself, my friends, and my family through the wrong accusations of one man. But I also feel great joy because my past career ended unscathed and remained intact, and because I had the courage to defend my name in the High Court. Finally, I am very relieved to be able to step up to any cricket ground in the world.”
Later in September 2014, the Metropolitan Police announced that Chris would be charged with perjury in the Lalit Modi case in 2012. The jury spent more than ten hours reaching their final verdict and on 1 December 2015 Southwark Crown Court found him and his co-defendant Andrew Fitch-Holland guilty of perjury.
Facts/Trivia
- Chris Cairns had several records to his name, for example, he previously held the world record for most sixes (87) in Test matches, but was beaten by Adam Gilchrist. He also held the record for the fastest century in ODIs (75 balls). However, Corey Anderson broke this record and scored a century in just 36 balls.
Chris Cairns celebrates a century later
- He is among the eight players to achieve the all-time double of 200 wickets and 3000 runs. The top names in this list are Ian Botham and Kapil Devi who have reached this milestone in just 50 Test matches.
- Chris Cairns’ career best bowling performance was against West Indies in 1999 in a Test match where he scored 27 runs and took 7 wickets. He is also New Zealand’s sixth highest wicket-taker in Test matches.
- The long hiatus in his cricket career was caused by several serious injuries that forced him to take to the bench to recuperate.
- On 10 August 2021, Chris was rushed to a Canberra hospital after collapsing due to a health problem. According to available information, his condition has stabilized, but he survived.
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