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Chris Cairns Wiki 2021: Age, Net Worth and Full Bio

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Introduction

Chris Cairns is a famous Former New Zealand cricketer and former ODI captain. CHRIS CAIRNS was born on 13 June 1970. He is currently 51 years old and was born in Picton, New Zealand. Chris Cairns is famous for being playing for the New Zealand cricket team as an all-rounder. His full name is Christopher Lance Cairns.

In this article, we will cover Chris Cairns’s net worth, height, weight, relationship status, and more.

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Biography

Chris Cairns was born on 13 June 1970 in Picton, New Zealand. He is currently living in Canberra, Australia. We do not know about the early life of Chris. Chris Cairns was born on 13 June 1970 in Picton, New Zealand. He is currently living in Canberra, Australia. Chris Cairns stands at a height of 6 ft 2 inches and weighs about 77 kgs. Crain’s zodiac sign is Gemini. His hair is black in color and the eyes of Cairns are brown in color. The educational background of Chris Cairns is unknown.

Chris Cairns was born on 13 June 1970 in Picton, New Zealand. He is currently living in Canberra, Australia. Chris Cairns’s mother’s name is Sue Wilson and his father’s name is Bernard Lance Cairns who was also a cricketer. He had a sister named Louise Cairns.

Career

Chris Cairns started his career in 1988 by playing for Nottinghamshire. Then he was included in the New Zealand national under-19 cricket team for the 1988 Youth Cricket World Cup due to his performance in the club. Chris was selected for senior national teams and made his test debut on 24 November 1989 against Australia. Chris was a right-handed destructive batsman and intelligent fast-medium bowler in his early days. But due to his injuries, he had to rely more on his hard-to-read slower ball. Cairns helped New Zealand win the final of the 2000 ICC Knockout Trophy against India in Kenya by smashing 102 runs. They chased the target of 265 to win against India. He also helped the team to win a Test against South Africa in 2004 by scoring 158 from just 172 balls. Chris is also remembered as a batsman who knocked Shane Warne out of Australia’s bowling attack and the batsman with the world record for most sixes in Tests surpassing 87 sixes of Adam Gilchrist.

He scored a century in his 100th ODI for New Zealand and won the match. The career-best bowling performance of Cairns in Tests was 7/27 against the West Indies in 1999 and he is also one of only eight players to have reached the all-rounder’s double of 200 wickets and 3000 runs. Chris Cairns retired from the New Zealand Test team in 2004 and in 2005, he was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to cricket. His test retirement was followed by retirement from ODI in 2006 and a Twenty20 match against the West Indies on 16 February 2006 was his last game representing New Zealand. In his entire career, he had played many tests and ODIs. In test cricket, Chris has played 62 matches and scored 3320 runs in total. His batting average was 33.53with 5 centuries and 22 half-centuries. He has taken 218 wickets in 11698 bowls bowled with 13 5 wicket hauls.

In ODI, Cairns has played 215 games and scored 4950 runs with a 29.46 batting average. He has scored 4 centuries and 26 half-centuries with a top score of 115. Chris has bowled 8168 bowls and taken 201 wickets with 1 5 wickets haul. In Dec 2013, Chris was subject to allegations in an ICC investigation into match-fixing. Former New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent and former captain Brendon McCullum also told the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) 0f ICC that Cairns had approached him about fixing matches. But Chris insists that he has never fixed a match and also sued former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi for libel. He won costs and damages.

Wife or Girlfriend

Chris is married to Melanie Croser since 2010. Melanie is his third wife. The first wife of Cairns is Ruth Leslie and they were married from 1997 to 1998 only. His second wife is Carin and his marriage lasted from 2004 to 2009. Chris has 4 children. He has three sons and one is the daughter. Thomas and Bram Cairns are his sons with Carin, Noah Carin and Isabel Louise Cairns are two other children with Croser.

Net Worth

Chris Cairns is a famous Former New Zealand cricketer and former ODI captain. Chris Cairns is available on social media like Instagram. CHRIS CAIRNS has earned a decent amount from his cricket career. Chris Cairns’s net worth as of 2021 is unknown but estimated to be about 30 million USD to 35 million USD.

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