Chris Cairns
92New Zealand · AR · 1991 to 2006 · on scorecards: CL Cairns
BATTING
- Matches
- 215
- Innings
- 193
- Runs
- 4950
- Average
- 29.46
- Strike rate
- 84.26
- High score
- 115
- 100s / 50s
- 4 / 26
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 201
- Average
- 32.8
- Economy
- 4.84
- Strike rate
- 40.6
- Best figures
- 5/42
- 4w / 5w
- 3 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 66 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 9
CAREER IN BRIEF
Chris Cairns played 215 ODIs for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1991 to 2006. The first came against England at Basin Reserve, with a score of 5 and 2 wickets, and the last against Sri Lanka at McLean Park in 2006.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 2,688 runs at 27.7 in 115 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 115 from 80 balls against India at Lancaster Park in 1999, in a match New Zealand won. The best bowling is 5 for 42 against Australia at McLean Park in 1998.
In all: 4 hundreds, 26 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 25.9 across 93 ODIs; away it was 31.0 across 60 ODIs, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against South Africa: 875 runs at 38.0 in 31 ODIs. Eden Park was the most frequent ground, with 27 ODIs and 606 runs at 27.5. Chris Cairns captained New Zealand in 7 ODIs, winning 1 and losing 6. The scorecards record 9 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 100 of the ODIs Chris Cairns played and lost 103.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 215 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | 80 | India | Lancaster Park | 1999 | Won |
| 103 | 87 | India | Nehru Stadium | 1995 | Lost |
| 102* | 113 | India | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2000 | Won |
| 102* | 99 | South Africa | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2002 | Won |
| 84* | 51 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2003 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/42 | 7.4 | Australia | McLean Park | 1998 | Won |
| 4/33 | 8 | Sri Lanka | Eden Park | 2004 | Won |
| 4/40 | 10 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1997 | Lost |
| 4/55 | 10 | England | Eden Park | 1991 | Won |
| 3/18 | 10 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1996 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 42 | 864 | 24.69 | 0/6 | 42 | 37.36 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 697 | 26.81 | 0/2 | 27 | 39.81 |
| India | 32 | 838 | 34.92 | 3/1 | 25 | 34.76 |
| South Africa | 31 | 875 | 38.04 | 1/6 | 33 | 34.55 |
| England | 18 | 290 | 18.13 | 0/2 | 21 | 22.57 |
| Sri Lanka | 18 | 430 | 28.67 | 0/3 | 15 | 30.80 |
| West Indies | 15 | 343 | 31.18 | 0/1 | 15 | 25.87 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 267 | 24.27 | 0/2 | 13 | 31.23 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 165 | 82.50 | 0/1 | 6 | 12.83 |
| Asia XI | 1 | 69 | 69.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 37.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 52 | 52.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 20 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 26.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 31.00 |
| United States | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 16.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 93 | 1,813 | 25.90 | 1/9 | 94 | 31.01 |
| Away | 60 | 1,517 | 30.96 | 1/7 | 53 | 38.42 |
| Neutral | 62 | 1,620 | 33.06 | 2/10 | 54 | 30.43 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 115 | 2,688 | 27.71 | 2/14 | 108 | 33.43 |
| 2000s | 100 | 2,262 | 31.86 | 2/12 | 93 | 32.09 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | 27 | 606 | 27.55 | 0/4 | 33 | 23.67 |
| Lancaster Park | 18 | 444 | 31.71 | 1/2 | 15 | 47.47 |
| McLean Park | 13 | 190 | 23.75 | 0/0 | 17 | 22.59 |
| Basin Reserve | 10 | 174 | 24.86 | 0/2 | 6 | 45.83 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 9 | 232 | 25.78 | 0/2 | 15 | 20.47 |
| Wellington Regional Stadium | 9 | 154 | 22.00 | 0/1 | 8 | 31.13 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1991 at Basin Reserve
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2006 at McLean Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 13 June 1970
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 5,874
- Ducks
- 9
- Four-wicket hauls
- 3
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 93.3
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 76.8
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 136.7
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 37.0
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 38.8
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 867 balls faced in that period.
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