- Born on June 13, 1970, in Picton, Marlborough, Chris Cairns made his Test debut against Australia at Perth in 1989-90 and odi debut against England at Wellington in 1990-91
- He and his father, Lance, are the only father and son to take 10 wickets in a Test match
Tests Batting M I Runs HS Ave 100s 55 92 2853 126 32.79 4
Bowling O M Runs W Ave Best 1740.5 383 5675 197 28.80 7-27
One-Day Internationals Batting M I Runs HS Ave 100s 152 139 3639 115 29.11 4
Bowling O M Runs W Ave Best 1046.2 67 4914 154 31.90 5-42

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