Lance Cairns
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Lance Cairns (born on October 10, 1949 in Picton, New Zealand) was a champion all-rounder who played for the New Zealand cricket team, and is the father of New Zealand cricketer Christopher Cairns. .
He starred in both the one-day and test New Zealand teams between 1974 and 1985. He also appeared for Central Districts, Northern Counties and Otago in New Zealand domestic Cricket.
He was one of the great hitters in the modern era. In one of the his most famous innings he hit 6 sixes v Australia in an one day international in 1983. 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 scored 987 ODI runs at more than a run a ball.
He was also a swing bowler with a unorthodox action. He took 130 Test Match wickets and 89 ODI wickets.
External Links
- Lance Cairns Cricinfo Statistics (http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36595.html)