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Chris Cairns backs Cairns Fudge Cricket Club
During the 2006 season we got in contact with the inspiration behind our club, Chris Cairns. Thankfully, he didnt want to sue us our take out any court injunctions against us, but he did admit to finding the whole thing "insane". He was very positive though and called our existence a great honour.
We actually managed to catch up with Chris while he was playing for celebrity all star team Lashings in the middle of the 2006 season. He wished us well for our forthcoming tour, posed for some photos in his new Cairns Fudge CC hat and also gave us a signed ball which is now our bowler of the season of the award.
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Christopher Lance Cairns...
Christopher
Lance Cairns , (born June 13, 1970) is an all-rounder who used to
play for the
New Zealand in ternational cricket team, the Black Caps,
and son of former New Zealand cricketer Lance Cairns. He starred
in both the One-day and Test New Zealand teams, as well as the Canterbury
New Zealand domestic championship team.
With
the bat, Cairns was 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 (now the Champions Trophy) for NZ
against India in Kenya, and his 158 from just 172 balls in a Test
against South Africa in 2004.
Cairns holds the world record for most sixes in Tests (87), and
shares the NZ record for fastest century in ODIs (75 balls). With
the ball, Cairns' finest performance was 7/27 against the West Indies
in a Test in 1998, and he is New Zealand's second highest wicket
taker in Tests, after Richard Hadlee.
He is also one of only 6 players to have reached the all-rounder's
double of 200 wickets and 3000 runs. He achieved this in 58 test
appearances 2nd only to Ian Botham who took a mere 55 tests. |
