| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Wilson Cairns |
| Born | (1842-12-11)11 December 1842 Falkirk, Scotland |
| Died | 16 December 1888(1888-12-16) (aged 46) Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1864/65–1869/70 | Otago |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 May 2016 | |
Henry Wilson Cairns (11 December 1842 – 16 December 1888) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Otago between the 1864–65 and 1869–70 seasons, all against Canterbury. He had played for an Otago side of 22 players in February 1864 against a touring English side organised by George Parr but had not played in the inaugural first-class match in New Zealand earlier in the year.
Cairns was born at Falkirk in Scotland in 1842. He worked as a salesman. His younger brother, Alexander Cairns, was also born in Scotland but educated at Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin. Cairns died in 1888 at Dunedin asylum.
References
- "Henry Cairns". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- Henry Cairns, CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2023. (subscription required)
- McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 29. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
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