Top 10 New Zealand fast bowlers of all time

6 Chris Cairns

Chris Cairns

Former New Zealand is arguably the greatest all-rounder to have played for the country and during his 15-year career for the country from 1989 to 2004, Chris Cairns emerged as one of the most dependable bowlers in the side.

Cairns' bowling was by no means explosive, but he could swing the ball and could call upon a wide range of variations that confused some of the world's finest batsmen.

He was one of the best exponents of the slower ball in the 1990s and was as a result a key member of New Zealand's one-day international side. In Test cricket, he picked up 218 wickets in 62 games at an average of 29.40 and in one-dayers, he claimed 201 wickets in 215 games. His economy rate of 4.84 in one-dayers was also on the expensive side. Cairns remains the 4th highest wicket-taker in New Zealand Test cricket history.