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Chris
Cairns has been selected in the Black Caps one-day squad to tour
India. He was unavailable for the prior Test series, starting in
September, due to the pending birth of his and Carin's second baby.
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Cairns
has resumed a proper bowling workload for his county, Nottinghamshire,
as he continues to improve in form and fitness. Cairns has bowled
at first change in the last few County Championship games, and has
taken a few wickets. Fitness advisor Warren frost and new Black
Caps coach John Bracewell agree that this is positive news, and
hope that Cairns will have a role to play in the Black Caps' upcoming
tour of India.
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Cairns will decide over the next two months if he will accept the
contract offered by New Zealand Cricket, depending on whether he
is able to make a successful comeback in all-round capacity. [More]
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Chris Cairns and his dad Lance have re-launched their fudge bars
as "Cairns Fudge". [More]
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Cairns resumed bowling a few overs and took his 600th first class
wicket, for Nottinghamshire against Kent.
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Cairns
made 5 and 41 not out for Nottinghamshire in his first County Championship
match of the season, against Somerset.
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Cairns
has returned to the Nottinghamshire side in time for the county's
Championship match against Somerset, three weeks earlier than expected
after breaking a bone in his left hand. Cairns had confirmed his
match fitness with 162 against a colliery team.
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Happy
birthday to Cairnsey, who turned 33 on 13 June 2003.
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Cairns
scored his first century of the season against Warwickshire but
broke his left hand shortly afterwards while attempting a catch.
He will miss six weeks, including the Outlaws' one-day qualifying
games, which he was to have captained. [More]
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Cairns
manager, Leanne McGoldrick, has confirmed that it is "business
as usual" for Chris Cairns, who has accepted another year-long
contract with New Zealand Cricket. She emphasised that Cairns is
still comitted to playing for his country and that reports from
Sri Lanka that said Cairns was considering retirement were sensationalised.
In fact Cairns is working closely with New Zealand Cricket fitness
advisor Warren Frost and hopes to be bowling again soon, though
he is understandably frustrated that a series of more minor injuries
have hampered his return from knee surgery. In the event that Cairns
cannot make a satisfactory comeback as a bowler, he is still keen
to contribute as a specialist batsman and has shown his ability
in that regard with a number of half-centuries so far during the
English season.
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Chris
Cairns has been offered another year-long contract with New Zealand
cricket, which he is yet to accept or decline. Player rankings are
kept secret, but it is thought Cairns will have taken a pay cut
due to his ongoing fitness troubles.
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Since
yet another injury - a side strain - prevented him from bowling
during the tri-series in Sri Lanka, it was reported that Cairns
is considering retiring as soon as the end of the English county
season. He made only minor contributions as a specialist batsman
for the Black Caps during the tournament, which New Zealand won.
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Cairns
has is on contract this season with English county Nottinghamsire,
where he is captaining the one-day team. Cairns scored a quick-fire
90 not out (off 60 balls) in his a pre-season match against Northamptonshire
to commence his season.
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