CRICKET WICKETPLAYER CAREER
Chris Cairns
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
CC
279Internationals
8,273Career runs
9Centuries
420Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 62
- Innings
- 104
- Runs
- 3,320
- Average
- 33.53
- Strike rate
- 57.09
- Highest score
- 158
- Not outs
- 5
- 100s
- 5
- 50s
- 22
- Ducks
- 7
- 4s
- 365
- 6s
- 87
- Balls faced
- 5,815
Bowling
- Matches
- 62
- Innings
- 104
- Balls
- 11,698
- Maidens
- 414
- Runs conceded
- 6,410
- Wickets
- 218
- Average
- 29.40
- Economy
- 3.28
- Strike rate
- 53.66
- Best innings
- 7/27
- Best match
- 10/100
- 4 wickets
- 11
- 5 wickets
- 13
- 10 wickets
- 1
Fielding
- Matches
- 62
- Innings
- 110
- Catches
- 14
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 14
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 14
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.127
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 215
- Innings
- 193
- Runs
- 4,950
- Average
- 29.46
- Strike rate
- 84.26
- Highest score
- 115
- Not outs
- 25
- 100s
- 4
- 50s
- 26
- Ducks
- 9
- 4s
- 345
- 6s
- 153
- Balls faced
- 5,874
Bowling
- Matches
- 215
- Innings
- 186
- Balls
- 8,168
- Maidens
- 80
- Runs conceded
- 6,594
- Wickets
- 201
- Average
- 32.80
- Economy
- 4.84
- Strike rate
- 40.63
- Best innings
- 5/42
- Best match
- 5/42
- 4 wickets
- 3
- 5 wickets
- 1
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 215
- Innings
- 214
- Catches
- 66
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 66
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 66
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.308
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
T20I
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 2
- Innings
- 2
- Runs
- 3
- Average
- 1.50
- Strike rate
- 23.07
- Highest score
- 2
- Not outs
- 0
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 0
- 4s
- 0
- 6s
- 0
- Balls faced
- 13
Bowling
- Matches
- 2
- Innings
- 2
- Balls
- 48
- Maidens
- 0
- Runs conceded
- 52
- Wickets
- 1
- Average
- 52.00
- Economy
- 6.50
- Strike rate
- 48.00
- Best innings
- 1/28
- Best match
- 1/28
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 2
- Innings
- 2
- Catches
- 1
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 1
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 1
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.500
- Best innings
- 1 (1ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
280 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-02-16 | New Zealand v West Indies | T20I | Match tied |
| 2006-01-08 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 20 runs |
| 2006-01-06 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ODI | New Zealand won by 21 runs |
| 2006-01-03 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ODI | New Zealand won by 5 wickets |
| 2005-12-31 | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | ODI | New Zealand won by 7 wickets |
| 2005-12-10 | Australia v New Zealand | ODI | New Zealand won by 2 wickets |
| 2005-12-07 | Australia v New Zealand | ODI | Australia won by 2 runs |
| 2005-12-03 | Australia v New Zealand | ODI | Australia won by 147 runs |
| 2005-09-06 | India v New Zealand | ODI | New Zealand won by 6 wickets |
| 2005-09-02 | India v New Zealand | ODI | India won by 6 wickets |
| 2005-08-26 | India v New Zealand | ODI | New Zealand won by 51 runs |
| 2005-08-24 | New Zealand v Zimbabwe | ODI | New Zealand won by 192 runs |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 15 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6 | 10 | 456 | 158 | 45.60 | 86.52 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 15 | 527 | 11 | 21 | 32.14 | 3.51 | 54.80 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5.50 | 37.93 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 3.52 | N/A |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 23.00 | 71.87 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 22.00 | 3.47 | 38.00 |
| 2001 | 5 | 7 | 258 | 61 | 36.85 | 83.22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 310 | 9 | 23 | 26.69 | 3.87 | 41.30 |
| 2000 | 5 | 9 | 517 | 124 | 64.62 | 63.12 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 18 | 819 | 10 | 21 | 28.57 | 3.21 | 53.38 |
| 1999 | 10 | 15 | 548 | 126 | 39.14 | 54.74 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 17 | 1,001 | 20 | 47 | 20.51 | 2.85 | 43.08 |
| 1998 | 6 | 10 | 160 | 61 | 16.00 | 51.61 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 310 | 11 | 21 | 31.42 | 3.36 | 56.00 |
| 1997 | 10 | 19 | 555 | 71 | 32.64 | 44.18 | 0 | 7 | 61 | 6 | 1,256 | 12 | 24 | 29.62 | 2.97 | 59.83 |
| 1996 | 4 | 8 | 308 | 120 | 38.50 | 76.04 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 405 | 7 | 15 | 34.53 | 3.26 | 63.46 |
| 1995 | 4 | 5 | 135 | 76 | 27.00 | 50.37 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 268 | 6 | 15 | 22.33 | 2.97 | 45.06 |
| 1994 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 31 | 18.50 | 56.92 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 45.00 | 3.75 | 72.00 |
| 1993 | 4 | 7 | 147 | 78 | 21.00 | 41.29 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 356 | 5 | 6 | 69.50 | 3.46 | 120.50 |
| 1992 | 3 | 5 | 119 | 61 | 23.80 | 38.14 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 312 | 5 | 11 | 39.00 | 3.66 | 63.81 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 | 34.69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 9 | 23.44 | 3.57 | 39.33 |
| 1989 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 14.50 | 38.15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.00 | N/A |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 16 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 20.00 | 93.02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 61.00 | 5.80 | 63.00 |
| 2005 | 11 | 10 | 213 | 60 | 26.62 | 101.91 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 209 | 11 | 11 | 47.72 | 6.40 | 44.72 |
| 2004 | 22 | 18 | 426 | 74 | 32.76 | 93.21 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 457 | 21 | 26 | 23.88 | 4.43 | 32.30 |
| 2003 | 22 | 21 | 554 | 84 | 30.77 | 84.83 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 653 | 11 | 6 | 59.83 | 5.88 | 61.00 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | 398 | 102 | 33.16 | 94.08 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 423 | 13 | 23 | 21.52 | 4.45 | 28.95 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 8.00 | N/A |
| 2000 | 21 | 17 | 523 | 102 | 37.35 | 87.16 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 600 | 21 | 23 | 34.13 | 5.10 | 40.13 |
| 1999 | 19 | 17 | 559 | 115 | 37.26 | 80.78 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 692 | 19 | 20 | 37.45 | 5.06 | 44.40 |
| 1998 | 21 | 18 | 391 | 67 | 23.00 | 74.61 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 524 | 20 | 19 | 36.47 | 4.66 | 46.94 |
| 1997 | 17 | 17 | 414 | 79 | 24.35 | 74.59 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 5 | 555 | 9 | 10 | 29.60 | 4.36 | 40.70 |
| 1996 | 18 | 18 | 449 | 71 | 26.41 | 77.68 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 578 | 17 | 18 | 32.22 | 4.53 | 42.66 |
| 1995 | 15 | 14 | 437 | 103 | 31.21 | 89.73 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 487 | 13 | 17 | 27.94 | 4.65 | 36.00 |
| 1994 | 9 | 8 | 211 | 70 | 26.37 | 84.73 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 249 | 9 | 9 | 31.88 | 3.87 | 49.33 |
| 1993 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 31 | 33.00 | 48.88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 3 | 2 | 43.50 | 3.65 | 71.50 |
| 1992 | 8 | 6 | 72 | 42 | 24.00 | 76.59 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 94 | 8 | 5 | 53.20 | 6.30 | 50.60 |
| 1991 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5.50 | 91.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 16.00 | 5.05 | 19.00 |
T20I
Exact yearly figures · 2 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 22.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 6.00 | N/A |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 28.00 | 7.00 | 24.00 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v Australia · W.A.C.A
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v Sri Lanka · Auckland
- First century in this archive · 103 runs
ODI v India · Pune
- Best recorded bowling · 7/27
Test v West Indies · Hamilton
- Highest recorded innings · 158 runs
Test v South Africa · Eden Park
- Latest available scorecard
T20I v West Indies · Eden Park