Alexander Cairns (cricketer)

Alexander Cairns (23 April 1850 – 16 June 1936) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played three first-class matches for Otago between 1867 and 1871.[1]

Alexander Cairns
Personal information
Born(1850-04-23)23 April 1850
Newlands, Glasgow, Scotland
Died16 June 1936(1936-06-16) (aged 86)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Source: Cricinfo, 5 May 2016

Cairns was born at Newlands near Glasgow in Scotland and educated at Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin. He worked as an employee of railway companies. His brother Henry Cairns also played for Otago.[2]

References
  1. "Alexander Cairns". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. 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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