Top 10 New Zealand bowlers of all time

#7 Chris Cairns

Cairns was one New Zealand player who won over a large number of fans until his match-fixing scandal in the ICL

Son of former New Zealand cricketer, Lance Cairns, Chris Cairns was an all-rounder of the highest quality. A destructive batsman and a quality medium pacer, Cairns was a prominent member of the Black Caps team for more than fifteen long years. He is New Zealand's fourth highest wicket-taker in Test cricket with 218 scalps in 62 Tests.

His best came against the Windies in 1999 when he owned figures of 7/27 in a searing spell. He is one among the very few players to possess the double of 200 wickets and 3000 runs in Test cricket. He was second fastest to this feat, behind Ian Botham of England. He mastered the slower ball in ODI cricket and even used it in Tests to pretty good effect. But all of his reputation took a beating when he was charged for manipulating games in the Indian Cricket League. He was acquitted of perjury charges in 2015.