Lance Cairns
On scorecards: BL Cairns
In-game rating: 72/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Lance Cairns played 43 Tests for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1974 to 1985. The first came against Australia at Adelaide Oval, with scores of 4 and 0, and 2 wickets, and the last against Australia at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in 1985.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 581 runs at 15.7 in 29 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 64 from 114 balls against England at Basin Reserve in 1984. The best bowling is 7 for 74 against England at Headingley in 1983.
In all: 2 fifties, 6 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match. At home the average was 19.8 across 24 Tests; away it was 12.3 across 19 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 324 runs at 19.1 in 11 Tests. Eden Park was the most frequent ground, with 8 Tests and 202 runs at 16.8. New Zealand won 12 of the Tests Lance Cairns played and lost 14, with 17 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 43 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 114 | England | Basin Reserve | 1984 | Drawn |
| 52* | – | Pakistan | National Stadium | 1976 | Drawn |
| 47 | – | India | Basin Reserve | 1976 | Won |
| 45 | 50 | Sri Lanka | Basin Reserve | 1983 | Won |
| 41 | 72 | India | Eden Park | 1981 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/74 | 33.2 | England | Headingley | 1983 | Won |
| 7/143 | 45 | England | Basin Reserve | 1984 | Drawn |
| 6/85 | 32 | West Indies | Lancaster Park | 1980 | Drawn |
| 5/33 | 19.4 | India | Basin Reserve | 1981 | Won |
| 5/55 | 33.1 | India | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1976 | Lost |
Best in a match: 10/144 against England (1983).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 24 | 595 | 19.83 | 0/1 | 75 | 28.91 |
| Away | 19 | 333 | 12.33 | 0/1 | 55 | 38.40 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14 | 347 | 17.35 | 0/1 | 29 | 43.28 |
| 1980s | 29 | 581 | 15.70 | 0/1 | 101 | 29.95 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | 8 | 202 | 16.83 | 0/0 | 28 | 26.39 |
| Lancaster Park | 7 | 98 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 20 | 34.45 |
| Basin Reserve | 6 | 227 | 32.43 | 0/1 | 19 | 22.00 |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 66 | 16.50 | 0/0 | 4 | 54.00 |
| Carisbrook | 2 | 55 | 18.33 | 0/0 | 5 | 42.60 |
| Trent Bridge | 2 | 46 | 11.50 | 0/0 | 5 | 39.60 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1974 at Adelaide Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1985 at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
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