Chris Cairns

Christopher Lance Cairns ONZM (born 13 June 1970) is a retired New Zealand cricketer and captain. He was born in Picton, New Zealand. His father, Lance Cairns, is also a retired cricketer. Cairns played for the New Zealand cricket team from 1989 until 2006. In 2000, he was named as one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year.[1]

In August 2021, he was reported to be on life support after suffering a major heart attack that caused an aortic dissection in his home in Canberra, Australia.[2][3] He recovered from the heart attack, but became paralysed from the waist down after having a stroke during surgery.[4]

In February 2022, Cairns was diagnosed with bowel cancer.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Chris Cairns: One of the greatest all-rounders the game has seen". Cricket Country. 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  2. ↑ "New Zealand cricket great on life support". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  3. ↑ "Cricket: Blackcaps great Chris Cairns on life support following medical event in Canberra". Newshub. Archived from the original on 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  4. ↑ "NZ cricket great paralysed after life-saving surgery". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  5. ↑ "Chris Cairns receives shock cancer diagnosis". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
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