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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Chris Cairns<br />
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZM|size=100%}}<br />
| image = Chris Cairns from side.jpg<br />
| country = New Zealand<br />
| full_name = Christopher Lance Cairns<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|06|13|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Picton, New Zealand|Picton]], New Zealand<br />
| batting = Right-handed<br />
| bowling = Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast]]<br />
| role = [[All-rounder]]<br />
| family = [[Lance Cairns]] (father)<br />
| international = true<br />
| internationalspan = 1989–2006<br />
| testdebutdate = 24 November<br />
| testdebutyear = 1989<br />
| testdebutagainst = Australia<br />
| testcap = 168<br />
| lasttestdate = 13 June<br />
| lasttestyear = 2004<br />
| lasttestagainst = England<br />
| odidebutdate = 13 February<br />
| odidebutyear = 1991<br />
| odidebutagainst = England<br />
| odicap = 76<br />
| lastodidate = 8 January<br />
| lastodiyear = 2006<br />
| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka<br />
| odishirt = 6<br />
|T20Idebutagainst = Australia<br />
|T20Idebutdate = 17 February<br />
|T20Idebutyear = 2005<br />
|lastT20Iagainst = West Indies<br />
|lastT20Iyear = 2006<br />
|lastT20Idate = 16 February<br />
| club1 = [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]]<br />
| year1 = 1988–2008<br />
| club2 = [[Northern Districts men's cricket team|Northern Districts]]<br />
| year2 = 1988/89<br />
| club3 = [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]]<br />
| year3 = {{nowrap|1990/91–2005/06}}<br />
| columns = 4<br />
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]<br />
| matches1 = 62<br />
| runs1 = 3,320<br />
| bat avg1 = 33.53<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 5/22<br />
| top score1 = 158<br />
| deliveries1 = 11,698<br />
| wickets1 = 218<br />
| bowl avg1 = 29.40<br />
| fivefor1 = 13<br />
| tenfor1 = 1<br />
| best bowling1 = 7/27<br />
| catches/stumpings1 = 14/–<br />
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]<br />
| matches2 = 215<br />
| runs2 = 4,950<br />
| bat avg2 = 29.46<br />
| 100s/50s2 = 4/26<br />
| top score2 = 115<br />
| deliveries2 = 8,168<br />
| wickets2 = 201<br />
| bowl avg2 = 32.80<br />
| fivefor2 = 1<br />
| tenfor2 = 0<br />
| best bowling2 = 5/42<br />
| catches/stumpings2 = 66/–<br />
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]<br />
| matches3 = 217<br />
| runs3 = 10,702<br />
| bat avg3 = 35.32<br />
| 100s/50s3 = 13/71<br />
| top score3 = 158<br />
| deliveries3 = 16,620<br />
| wickets3 = 647<br />
| bowl avg3 = 28.31<br />
| fivefor3 = 30<br />
| tenfor3 = 6<br />
| best bowling3 = 8/47<br />
| catches/stumpings3 = 78/–<br />
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]<br />
| matches4 = 424<br />
| runs4 = 10,367<br />
| bat avg4 = 32.60<br />
| 100s/50s4 = 9/55<br />
| top score4 = 143<br />
| deliveries4 = 16,620<br />
| wickets4 = 455<br />
| bowl avg4 = 27.99<br />
| fivefor4 = 6<br />
| tenfor4 = 0<br />
| best bowling4 = 6/12<br />
| catches/stumpings4 = 118/–<br />
| date = 26 November<br />
| year = 2008<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/36597.html ESPNcricinfo<br />
| medaltemplates = <br />
{{Medal|Sport|Men's [[cricket]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Country|{{cr|NZL}}}}<br />
{{Medal|Competition|[[ICC Champions Trophy|ICC KnockOut Trophy]]}}<br />
{{Medal|W|[[2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy|2000 Kenya]]}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Christopher Lance Cairns''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZM}} (born 13 June 1970) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played as a right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast bowler]] and right-handed [[Batting (cricket)|batter]]. He is regarded as one of the greatest [[all-rounder]]s of all time.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2013-06-13|title=Chris Cairns: One of the greatest all-rounders the game has seen|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/chris-cairns-one-of-the-greatest-all-rounders-the-game-has-seen-27836|access-date=2021-08-11|website=Cricket Country|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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Cairns represented the [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand national team]] from 1989 to 2006, where he had a career with 218 [[wicket]]s and 3,320 [[Run (cricket)|runs]] in [[Test cricket|Tests]], and 201 wickets and 4,950 runs in [[One Day International]]s (ODIs). He was a member of the national team that won the [[2000 KnockOut Trophy]]. He captained the ODI team in 2002 and 2003. In New Zealand domestic cricket, Cairns represented [[Northern Districts men's cricket team|Northern Districts]] in 1988/1989 and [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]] from 1990/1991 to 2005/26, as well as [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] in English county cricket from 1988 to 2008.<br />
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Cairns has been a subject of match fixing allegations in the 2008 [[Indian Cricket League]] made against him.<br />
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==Domestic career==<br />
Cairns also played for [[Northland cricket team|Northland]] in the [[Hawke Cup]]. He had joined the [[Indian Cricket League]], and was the captain of the Chandigarh Lions till its closure in 2008. He later went on to play for Nottinghamshire in the English Twenty20 cup competition.<br />
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==International career==<br />
[[File:Chris Cairns going forward.jpg|left|thumb|Cairns batting]]He was included in the [[New Zealand national under-19 cricket team]] for the [[1988 Youth Cricket World Cup]], which was also eventually the inaugural edition of the [[Under-19 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=RECORDS - MCDONALD'S BICENTENNIAL YOUTH WORLD CUP|url=https://www.inningsbreak.com/records-mcdonalds-bicentennial-youth-world-cup-1987-88-new-zealand-under-19s-batting-and-bowling-averages/|access-date=2021-08-12|language=en-US}}</ref> He was later selected to the senior national team. He made his test debut against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] on 24 November 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Full Scorecard of Australia vs New Zealand Only Test 1989/90 - Score Report |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-tour-of-australia-1989-90-62090/australia-vs-new-zealand-only-test-63517/full-scorecard|url-status=live|access-date=12 August 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211165049/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-tour-of-australia-1989-90-62090/australia-vs-new-zealand-only-test-63517/full-scorecard |archive-date=11 December 2020 }}</ref><br />
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Cairns was a destructive batsman who could hit sixes straight down the ground. He was also an intelligent fast-medium bowler.<ref name="men of many parts" /> Since then, persistent injuries have forced him to drop his pace and rely more on his hard-to-read [[slower ball]].<br />
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With the bat, Cairns has been the author of some of New Zealand cricket's most memorable innings, including his unbeaten 102 to win the final of the [[2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy]] for New Zealand against India in Kenya,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=The man behind New Zealand's world title|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/brydon-coverdale-on-david-trist-new-zealand-s-coach-during-their-icc-knockout-triumph-in-2000-1098336|access-date=2021-08-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> and his 158 from just 172 balls in a Test against South Africa in 2004. Cairns knocked Shane Warne out of Australia's bowling attack during a 2000 test in Wellington when he launched several sixes out of the Basin Reserve and onto the adjacent street.<ref>{{Citation|title=Chris Cairns 71 vs Australia 3rd test 2000|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91alCxl_wRs|language=en|access-date=2021-08-11}}</ref> Cairns formerly held the world record for most sixes in Tests (87, since surpassed by [[Adam Gilchrist]]), and for a time held the New Zealand record for fastest century in ODIs (75 balls, currently owned by [[Corey Anderson (cricketer)|Corey Anderson]] with 36 balls).<br />
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===ICC KnockOut Trophy===<br />
Cairns was also the part of the victorious New Zealand campaign during the [[2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy]] where they beat India in the final to lift their first title in major ICC global event.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cairns steers New Zealand to heroic victory over India in ICC KnockOut final|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-knockout-2000-01-61073/india-vs-new-zealand-final-66179/match-report|access-date=2021-08-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> He played his part in the final and helped the Kiwis side, by scoring a match winning knock of 102* and was awarded the player of the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/champions-trophy-2000-chris-cairns-braves-injury-powers-new-zealand-to-historic-win-609208|title=Champions Trophy 2000: Chris Cairns braves injury, powers New Zealand to historic win|last=Mukherjee|first=Abhishek|date=2017-05-21|website=Cricket Country|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/chris-cairns-spoils-indias-party/article28049031.ece|title=Chris Cairns spoils India's party|last=Lokapally|first=Vijay|date=2000-10-16|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-07-20|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Finally New Zealand went onto win the final and registered the highest ever chase in an ICC Champions Trophy final (265).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66179.html|title=Final: India v New Zealand at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 15, 2000. Cricket Scorecard |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-03-07}}</ref> He also went onto become the first player to score a century in an ICC Champions Trophy final (was previously called as ICC Knockout Trophy) in a winning cause.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}} He became only the third player to score a century in a Champions Trophy final after [[Philo Wallace]] and [[Sourav Ganguly]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cairns' innings fit to rank among the finest|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/cairns-innings-fit-to-rank-among-the-finest-93209|access-date=2021-08-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><br />
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===Making history===<br />
In an ODI against India in 1999, he went onto become the second ever player in ODI history after [[Gordon Greenidge]] to score a century in his 100th ODI and became the first batsman to score a century in his 100th ODI in a winning cause. He is currently the only New Zealand player to achieve that milestone.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Records. One-Day Internationals. Batting records. Hundred in hundredth match |work=ESPNcricinfo|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282975.html|access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=5th ODI: New Zealand v India at Christchurch, Jan 19, 1999. Cricket Scorecard |work=ESPNcricinfo|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64602.html|access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref><br />
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Cairns' career-best bowling performance in Tests was 7/27 against the West Indies in 1999, and he is New Zealand's sixth highest wicket taker in Tests, after [[Richard Hadlee]], [[Daniel Vettori]], [[Tim Southee]], [[Trent Boult]], and [[Chris Martin (cricketer)|Chris Martin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=1;id=5;type=team | title= Records / New Zealand / Test matches / Most wickets | access-date=24 July 2020 | work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><br />
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He is also one of only eight players to have reached the all-rounder's double of 200 wickets and 3000 runs. Out of these seven players, Cairns reached the double 3rd fastest (58 Tests) behind [[Ian Botham]] and [[Kapil Dev]] (50 Tests). In ODIs, Cairns came close to another double of 200 wickets and 5000 runs. Cairns finished his ODI career on 4950 runs, just 50 short. Cairns Test batting average at number seven (44.02) is the 5th best for that position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/221606.html|title=Best averages by batting position|last=Basevi|first=Travis |date=11 October 2005|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 September 2008}}</ref><br />
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[[The New Zealand Herald]] journalist, Richard Boock said about Cairns: "It's not a scientific measure of course, but if Cairns' body had held together long enough for him to have played 100 Tests, his figures extrapolate out to something like 5334 runs and 351 wickets – very similar to those of Botham." He went on to say "He was, and should be remembered as, one of the game's best all-rounders."<ref name="NZ_Herald_10365710">{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=477&ObjectID=10365710 |title=Cricket: Cairns right up there with the best of' em |author=Boock, Richard |date=28 January 2006 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=23 September 2011}}</ref><br />
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===Late career===<br />
During the Lord's Test against England, he bowled England wicket-keeper Chris Read for zero. Read was ducking a ball that he thought was a beamer, but was actually a well-disguised slower ball.<br />
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Cairns also played in the [[World Cricket Tsunami Appeal]] ODI, at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]. Cairns played for the [[ICC ODI Team of the Year|ICC World XI]] and scored 69 off 47 balls before being stumped by [[Kumar Sangakkara]] off the bowling of [[Muttiah Muralitharan]]. During his innings, Cairns put a 91 run partnership on with his [[Captain (cricket)|captain]], [[Ricky Ponting]]. With the ball, Cairns picked up 1–37 off 6 overs.<br />
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Injuries plagued Cairns throughout his career. There remains some debate over his statistics and how they reflected his ability.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10365710" /> In Cairns career he played 62 Test and missed a further 55 due to injury. Sidharth Monga writing in 2009 said that Cairns' career returns "were a poor justification of his prodigious talent."<ref name="men of many parts">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/424845.html|title=Men of many parts|last=Monga|first=Sidharth|date=14 September 2009|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 September 2009}}</ref><br />
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===Retirement===<br />
[[File:Chris Cairns starting run-up.jpg|thumb|left|Cairns bowling for the [[Canterbury Wizards]] in 2006]]<br />
Cairns retired from the New Zealand [[Test cricket|Test]] team in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chris Cairns to retire from Test cricket|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/chris-cairns-to-retire-from-test-cricket-134165|access-date=2021-08-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><br />
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In the [[2005 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)|2005 Queen's Birthday Honours]], Cairns was appointed an [[Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit]], for services to cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/publications/queens-birthday-honours-list-2005 |title=Queen's Birthday honours list 2005 |date=6 June 2005 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref><br />
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On 22 January 2006, Cairns announced his retirement from ODIs in a press conference.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cairns announces his one-day retirement|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/cairns-announces-his-one-day-retirement-234075|access-date=2021-08-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> A [[Twenty20]] match against the [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] on 16 February 2006 was his last game representing New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web|title=An unfitting farewell|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/an-unfitting-farewell-237360|access-date=2021-08-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> He was also part of the ICC World XI that played in the [[World Cricket Tsunami Appeal]] matches.<br />
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''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' compared his retirement to those of [[Michael Jordan]] and [[Björn Borg]] on 15 February 2006. Cairns also left the door open for a comeback, but said "I don't think I could ever be tempted back".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/international-cricket/news/article.cfm?c_id=477&objectid=10368323|title=Cairns prepares for final bow|last=Boock|first=Richard |date=15 February 2006|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=21 September 2008}}</ref><br />
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In Cairns' final game, he bowled four overs for 24 and no wicket and scored a nine-ball [[duck (cricket)|duck]], before being bowled by Chris Gayle. He also missed the stumps in both attempts during the bowl off. ESPNcricinfo describe his final international as "an unfitting farewell" and that "he deserved better".<ref>Cleaver, Dylan (16 February 2006). [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/nzvwi/content/current/story/237360.html "An unfitting farewell"]. ESPN. Retrieved 1 May 2012</ref> He was named as the captain of the World XI for the 2009 ICL World Series Twenty 20 tournament which was set to be held in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chris Cairns to lead World XI|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/chris-cairns-to-lead-world-xi-345514|access-date=2021-08-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> However, the proposed tournament was cancelled due to payment disputes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICL cancels World Series in March|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icl-cancels-world-series-in-march-390488|access-date=2021-08-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Alleged match fixing==<br />
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In December 2013, Cairns was the subject of allegations in an [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] investigation into match-fixing.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11167764 |title=Cricket's anti-corruption inquiry: Probe into games in three countries|work =[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=6 December 2013 |access-date=6 December 2013}}</ref> He is alleged to have attempted to manipulate games in India when he was captain of the Chandigarh Lions in the short lived [[Indian Cricket League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Chris Cairns in court to defend charge|author=Chris Hewett|date=3 October 2014|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11335196}}</ref> Cairns has rejected these claims.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/chris-cairns-named-by-nz-test-players-exwife-in-matchfixing-testimony-20140520-zrj79.html Chris Cairns named by NZ Test player's ex-wife in match-fixing testimony]</ref><br />
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Former New Zealand cricketer [[Lou Vincent]], an admitted match fixer, has said that Cairns had approached him about fixing matches.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lou Vincent match-fixing apology puts Chris Cairns on spot|work=The Telegraph|author=Derek Pringle|date=1 July 2014|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/10939145/Lou-Vincent-match-fixing-apology-puts-Chris-Cairns-on-spot.html|author-link=Derek Pringle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=How the Cairns trial unfolded|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/how-the-cairns-trial-unfolded-944949|access-date=2021-08-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> New Zealand cricketer [[Brendon McCullum]] also told the Anti Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) of the International Cricket Council that Cairns made a match fixing approach to him.<ref name="abc" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=The McCullum-Cairns episode: a timeline|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-mccullum-cairns-episode-a-timeline-1024063|access-date=2021-08-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> Cairns insists that he has never fixed a match, saying Vincent wanted to "mitigate his sins by blaming others" and taking issue with McCullum having waited three years before approaching the ICC.<ref name="abc">{{Cite web|date=2014-05-30|title=Cairns slams match-fixing accusers|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-30/cairns-slams-match-fixing-accusers/5489236|access-date=2021-08-11|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=McCullum stands by testimony against Cairns|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/mccullum-stands-by-testimony-against-cairns-950327|access-date=2021-08-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cairns gives evidence, denies match-fixing|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/chris-cairns-gives-evidence-denies-match-fixing-936315|access-date=2021-08-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><br />
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In March 2012, Cairns successfully sued former [[Indian Premier League]] commissioner [[Lalit Modi]] for libel, after Modi posted on Twitter in 2010 that Cairns had been involved in match-fixing during 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Modi set to sue Cairns for fraud|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/lalit-modi-set-to-sue-chris-cairns-for-fraud-948089|access-date=2021-08-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> He won costs and damages.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10794773 |title=Cairns awarded $950,000 for libel |work =[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=27 March 2012 |access-date=27 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cairns wins libel case against Modi|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/cairns-v-modi-chris-cairns-wins-libel-case-against-lalit-modi-558806|access-date=2021-08-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> On 12 September 2014, the Metropolitan Police announced that they would charge Cairns with perjury stemming from the Modi libel trial.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11323497 |title=Chris Cairns to be charged with perjury |work =[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=12 September 2014 |access-date=14 September 2014}}</ref> He was acquitted of charges of perjury and perverting the course of justice on 30 November 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/74517246/chris-cairns-trial-cairns-fitch-holland-found-not-guilty-in-match-fixing-case | title= Chris Cairns trial: Cairns, Fitch-Holland found not guilty in match-fixing case | publisher=Stuff NZ | date=1 December 2015 | access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cairns found not guilty after nine-week trial|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/chris-cairns-found-not-guilty-after-nine-week-trial-945643|access-date=2021-08-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He is son of former New Zealand cricketer [[Lance Cairns]].<br />
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In August 1993, Cairns' sister Louise was killed in a train accident at [[Rolleston, New Zealand|Rolleston]]. In 2006, in collaboration with [[KiwiRail|Toll Rail]], he formed the Chris Cairns Foundation, which raises money to improve rail safety; in September 2008 he completed a {{convert|1001|km|0|abbr=on}} walk promoting rail safety awareness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10533469|title=Cairns battles emotions at end of trek|date=22 September 2008|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=21 September 2008}}</ref><br />
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Cairns married Melanie Croser in 2010; it is his third marriage. Croser, an Australian, had played basketball in the USA before working for a sports marketing group in Sydney.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cairns ties knot |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/cairns-ties-knot/3DELTAQXVKNLM434BKXS6N7MJU/ |access-date=14 October 2024 |work=Herald on Sunday (Auckland) |date=3 April 2010}}</ref> Cairns lives in Canberra and played for the local club North Canberra Gungahlin Eagles in the 2011/12 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cairns spearheads bid to topple Queanbeyan dominance |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/cairns-spearheads-bid-to-topple-queanbeyan-dominance-20111006-1v6q7.html |access-date=14 October 2024 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=6 October 2011}}</ref><br />
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On 10 August 2021, he was reported to be on life support after suffering a major heart attack resulting in [[aortic dissection]] in his home in [[Canberra]], [[Australia]] about a week prior.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Zealand cricket great on life support|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/cricket/chris-cairns-hospital-emergency/c0b1f743-2b97-413b-80b0-4fc10ad17af5|access-date=2021-08-10|website=wwos.nine.com.au|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Cricket: Blackcaps great Chris Cairns on life support following medical event in Canberra|language=en|work=[[Newshub]] |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2021/08/cricket-blackcaps-great-chris-cairns-on-life-support-following-medical-event-in-canberra.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810082505/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2021/08/cricket-blackcaps-great-chris-cairns-on-life-support-following-medical-event-in-canberra.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 August 2021|access-date=2021-08-10}}</ref> He was later transferred to [[St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney]] and was kept in an intensive care unit.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chris Cairns in intensive care after major heart problem|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/new-zealand-cricket-chris-cairns-suffers-major-heart-problem-reports-1272781|access-date=2021-08-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-11|title=Cairns in intensive care in Sydney|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/58159745|access-date=2021-08-11|website=BBC Sport|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cricket: Chris Cairns' wife Melanie provides update on New Zealand cricket great's condition after heart attack|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket-chris-cairns-wife-melanie-provides-update-on-new-zealand-cricket-greats-condition-after-heart-attack/H2TK677OIVLJJDBOVTEPV3UWIY/|access-date=2021-08-11|website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Chris Cairns' family thanks public for support as Blackcaps great remains on life support|language=en|work=[[Newshub]] |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2021/08/chris-cairns-family-thanks-public-for-support-as-blackcaps-great-remains-on-life-support.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811044624/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2021/08/chris-cairns-family-thanks-public-for-support-as-blackcaps-great-remains-on-life-support.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2021|access-date=2021-08-11}}</ref> On 20 August 2021, Cairns was reported to be off life support and was able to communicate with his family.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Blackcaps great Chris Cairns off life support in Sydney's Saint Vincent Hospital after suffering major medical event|language=en|work=[[Newshub]] |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2021/08/blackcaps-great-chris-cairns-off-life-support-in-sydney-s-saint-vincent-hospital-after-suffering-major-medical-event.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819232948/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2021/08/blackcaps-great-chris-cairns-off-life-support-in-sydney-s-saint-vincent-hospital-after-suffering-major-medical-event.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 August 2021|access-date=2021-08-19}}</ref> However, Cairns became paralysed from the waist down due to suffering a stroke during the surgery.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NZ cricket great paralysed after life-saving surgery|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/cricket/chris-cairns-paralysis-in-his-legs-after-stroke-heart-surgery-new-zealand-cricket/d149331d-7bff-4f26-a658-ee5c5c0eec66|access-date=2021-08-27|website=wwos.nine.com.au|language=en}}</ref> On 19 September 2021, he recorded a message of gratitude on Twitter that he is recovering at home after being transferred to Spinal Unit on 10 September.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-10|title=Chris Cairns receives NZ Cricket Players' Association support ahead of switch to spinal unit|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/126346460/chris-cairns-receives-nz-cricket-players-association-support-ahead-of-switch-to-spinal-unit|access-date=2021-09-20|website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |language=en}}</ref> It was his first post on his Twitter in 7 years.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=chriscairns168 |number=1439509799759073287 |title=It’s been a big 6 wks. On 4th August I suffered a Type A aortic dissection, a rare but serious condition. I required emergency surgery and from there a range of complications ensued and I ended up suffering a spinal stroke. A long road ahead, but I’m grateful to be here. }}</ref><br />
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On 5 February 2022, he revealed on his Instagram that he was diagnosed with bowel cancer after a routine check-up the day before.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chris Cairns receives shock cancer diagnosis|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket-former-black-caps-star-chris-cairns-receives-shock-cancer-diagnosis/HZ7KAQTHUVQK7UAAVQJJKQ3IJU/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Chris Cairns diagnosed with bowel cancer|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/120946/chris-cairns-diagnosed-with-bowel-cancer|access-date=2022-02-06|website=Cricbuzz}}</ref><br />
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