Chris Cairns (New Zealand Cricketer) Wife, Records, Controversies, Age, Weight, Height and More

Chris Cairns one of the best all-rounder from New Zealand. He can win the match with both Bat and Ball. He faced a lot of controversies and injuries in his career. Also, he battles his allegation on match-fixing. The cricket was in his blood as his father was an all-rounder who represented New Zealand in 43 tests and 78 One-day Internationals (ODI’s).

Hw also played rugby as a youngster and was named in the New Zealand Under-17 reserve side for their series in the late 1980s.

Name: Chris Cairns

Nickname: NA

Role: All-rounder 

Cricket Career

International Debut

Test: vs. Australia at W.A.C.A Ground, Nov 24, 1989 

ODI: vs. England at Basin Reserve, Feb 13, 1991 

T20I: vs. Australia at Eden Park, Feb 17, 2005 

Jersey Number: #6 

Career Turning Point: When he was in his excellent form with the bat and scored 102 against India in the 2000 ICC knockout trophy final.

Major Teams: New Zealand, Canterbury, Chandigarh Lions, ICC World XI, Northern Districts, Nottinghamshire

Records

• He is the in the eight all-rounder players who reached 200 wicket and 3000 runs.
• Also, he held the world record of most sixes in a test match before Adam Gilchrist.
• Another big performance by Chris when he scored 158 in 172 bowls against South Africa’s test in the year 2004.
• An aggressive batting held him a record of fastest century in just 75 balls before Corey Anderson who scored in only 36 balls.
• Moreover, In the year 1999, he gives a career-best figure of 7/27 against West Indies.

Girlfriends, Spouse, and Children

Marital Status: Married 

Affairs/Girlfriends: NA

Wife: Melanie Croser (Second Wife) 

Marriage Date: NA

Children: NA

Awards and recognitions

He won 9 Man of the Match Awards.

Controversies

He was alleged for match-fixing in Indian Cricket League (ICL) in 2008. But he won the case against Lalit Modi who tweeted for him and alleged him.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 6ft 2in

Weight (approx.): NA 

Eye Colour: NA

Hair Colour: Brown 

Personal Life

Date of Birth: 13th June 1970 

Age (as of May 2019): 49 Years

Birth Place: Picton, Marlborough

Nationality: New Zealand 

Zodiac sign/Sun sign: NA 

School: NA

College: NA

Educational Qualifications: NA

Signature: NA

Family

Father: BL Cairns

Mother: NA

Sister: Hana Rae 

Brother: NA

Coach/Mentor: NA

Religion: Christianity 

Address: Picton, New Zealand 

Preferences/Favourite

Hobbies: rugby

Cricketers: NA

Lesser Known Facts

• His father was also an all-rounder who represents his country in 43 tests and 78 ODI
• He was named in the Under 17s series in the 1980s.
• Also, he declared his retirement in the year 2002 while playing against England, was not productive in the batting but took five wickets in 5 overs.
• He played his last T20 match against West Indies at Eden Park.

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