Lance Cairns
82New Zealand · PACE · 1974 to 1985 · on scorecards: BL Cairns
BATTING
- Matches
- 78
- Innings
- 65
- Runs
- 987
- Average
- 16.72
- Strike rate
- 104.88
- High score
- 60
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 2
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 89
- Average
- 30.52
- Economy
- 4.06
- Strike rate
- 45.1
- Best figures
- 5/28
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 19 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Lance Cairns played 78 ODIs for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1974 to 1985. The first came against Australia at Carisbrook, with a score of 30, and the last against West Indies at Kensington Oval in 1985.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 792 runs at 15.5 in 66 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 60 from 43 balls against England at Old Trafford in 1978, in a defeat. The best bowling is 5 for 28 against England at North Marine Road Ground in 1978.
In all: 2 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 23.3 across 21 ODIs; away it was 13.4 across 35 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 318 runs at 22.7 in 16 ODIs. Sydney Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 12 ODIs and 115 runs at 11.5. New Zealand won 38 of the ODIs Lance Cairns played and lost 38.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 78 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 43 | England | Old Trafford | 1978 | Lost |
| 52 | 25 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1983 | Lost |
| 49 | 24 | England | Adelaide Oval | 1983 | Won |
| 44 | 31 | England | Basin Reserve | 1983 | Won |
| 40* | 26 | Sri Lanka | P Saravanamuttu Stadium | 1984 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/28 | 11 | England | North Marine Road Ground | 1978 | Lost |
| 4/16 | 10 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1983 | Won |
| 4/23 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Eden Park | 1983 | Won |
| 3/28 | 10 | England | Eden Park | 1983 | Won |
| 3/36 | 11.5 | India | Headingley | 1979 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 279 | 23.25 | 0/0 | 32 | 20.38 |
| Away | 35 | 416 | 13.42 | 0/2 | 40 | 32.35 |
| Neutral | 22 | 292 | 18.25 | 0/0 | 17 | 45.35 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 | 195 | 24.38 | 0/1 | 18 | 27.56 |
| 1980s | 66 | 792 | 15.53 | 0/1 | 71 | 31.28 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 12 | 115 | 11.50 | 0/0 | 9 | 37.33 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 8 | 146 | 20.86 | 0/1 | 5 | 64.00 |
| Eden Park | 6 | 98 | 32.67 | 0/0 | 11 | 16.27 |
| Lancaster Park | 6 | 53 | 13.25 | 0/0 | 12 | 17.33 |
| Adelaide Oval | 4 | 92 | 30.67 | 0/0 | 5 | 34.80 |
| Carisbrook | 3 | 70 | 35.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 72.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1974 at Carisbrook
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 1985 at Kensington Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 10 October 1949
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 941
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
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