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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium-fast | |||
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| Tests | ODIs | |||
| Matches | 43 | 78 | ||
| Runs scored | 928 | 987 | ||
| Batting average | 16. The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 28 | 16. 72 | ||
| 100s/50s | 0/2 | 0/2 | ||
| Top score | 64 | 60 | ||
| Balls bowled | 10628 | 4015 | ||
| Wickets | 130 | 89 | ||
| Bowling average | 32. A delivery or ball in Cricket is a single action of Bowling a Cricket ball towards the Batsman. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 92 | 30. 52 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 6 | 1 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 1 | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | 7/74 | 5/28 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 30/- | 19/- | ||
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Bernard Lance Cairns (born October 10, 1949 in Picton, New Zealand) is a former all-rounder who played for the New Zealand cricket team, and is the father of New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Picton is a town in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It is near the head of Queen Charlotte Sound near the north-east corner of the South Island An all-rounder is a Cricket player who excels at both batting and bowling. The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch Christopher Lance Cairns, ONZM, (born June 13, 1970) is a former All-rounder who played for the New Zealand international Cricket
He was a member of both the one-day and Test New Zealand teams between 1974 and 1985. NightMatchOldTraffordjpg|right|thumb|350px|A night match at Old Trafford. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations He also appeared for Central Districts, Northern Counties and Otago in New Zealand domestic Cricket. He was also the professional for Bishop Auckland in the North Yorkshire and South Durham league in the North East of England.
Cairns was one of the most powerful hitters of any era. In one of the his most famous innings he hit 6 sixes v Australia in a One Day International in 1983. Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. New Zealand were chasing a then record score of 300, and all hope seemed lost when Cairns came to the wicket. Cairns' astonishing one handed shots into the stands of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and his effortless, cheery demeanour, rendered him a folk hero to his supporters and painted a look of horror on the faces of Australians such as Dennis Lillee, despite New Zealand never being in with a realistic chance of winning the match. Dennis Keith Lillee, MBE (born 18 July 1949 in Subiaco, Western Australia) is a former Australian Cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast Thereafter Cairns' arrival at the crease in home matches was always greeted with a considerable reception from the crowd.
In a domestic match, for Otago v Wellington, he hit 110, his only century, in 51 balls hitting 9 sixes in an hour. He scored 928 Test Match and 987 ODI runs at more than a run a ball.
He was also known for the unusual bat he wielded throughout much of his career. Known as "Excalibur", the shoulders of the bat were planed down to form a conical rather than rectangular shape.
Cairns was primarily a swing bowler with an unorthodox 'front on' action. He took 130 Test Match wickets and 89 ODI wickets. He took ten wickets in New Zealand's first ever win on English soil, at Headingley in 1983. Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England.
Following his retirement from cricket, Cairns concentrated on his golf skills and became a low-handicap golfer known for his extremely long drives. He represented Poverty Bay-East Coast at New Zealand Masters tournaments.
Lance Cairns is married to Sue. In 1993 their daughter Louise was tragically killed when a truck hit the train she was travelling in. They have a grandson, Thomas, child of son Chris and his partner Carin.
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