Henry Cairns

Henry Cairns (11 December 1842 – 16 December 1888) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Otago between 1864 and 1870.[1]

Not to be confused with Henry Cairnes.

Henry Cairns
Personal information
Born(1842-12-11)11 December 1842
Falkirk, Scotland
Died16 December 1888(1888-12-16) (aged 46)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 May 2016

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.[2]

References
  1. "Henry Cairns". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 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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