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Cairns announces his one-day retirement

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Chris Cairns faces the media to announce his retirement � AFP

Chris Cairns, one of New Zealand\'s greatest allrounders, has announced his international retirement a year before he was expected to bow out at the 2007 World Cup. Cairns, 35, walked away from the Test arena in 2004 hoping it would extend his career, but he could not find regular rhythm as a one-day specialist and will now focus on his expanding business interests.

\"I still enjoy playing for New Zealand and want to leave at a time when that enjoyment has not diminished and when I feel that I am still performing at the top level and contributing to the success of the team,\" Cairns said in a statement. \"It is also important to retire at a time which allows NZ Cricket to develop other options well ahead of the World Cup.\" Cairns\'s farewell match will be the Twenty20 international against West Indies at Auckland on February 16.

New Zealand will need two players to replace Cairns and he leaves with 4950 runs at 29.46 and 201 wickets at 32.80 in his 215 one-day matches. He was only 50 runs short of joining Jacques Kallis and Sanath Jayasuriya as the only men to reach the 200-wicket, 5000-run double, but his recovery time after games had increased while his impact had reduced.

Dropped from last year\'s South Africa tour, Cairns vowed to regain his place with the plan of pushing on to the World Cup, and he improved his fitness and returned to domestic cricket to prove his form. However, he struggled with the ball in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy against Australia and produced scores of 10 not out, 2 and 28 against Sri Lanka.

Cairns will be best remembered for his ferocious limited-overs hitting - he belted 153 sixes alongside 87 in Tests - and New Zealand will also miss his penetrative seam bowling. He collected 26 fifties and four centuries, including one in the 2000-01 version of the Champions Trophy when he smashed an unbeaten 102 to defeat India in the final. His one five-wicket haul came against Australia at Napier in 1997-98 and he scraped to 200 victims when he added Tillakaratne Dilshan on January 3.

John Bracewell, the New Zealand coach, said Cairns would be missed. \"He is very much the elder statesman within the team and plays an important role in mentoring players,\" he said. \"He has shown great commitment in returning to full fitness this season and I believe that he had the ability to push towards the World Cup.\"

Cairns, the son of the big-hitting Lance Cairns, made his debut as a 20-year-old in 1990-91 and would have played more if he was not hindered by regular injuries, particularly to his knees and ankle, which now has no ligament support. The wear and tear forced his Test retirement in England after 62 Tests, 3320 runs and 218 wickets.

Until last year he was an automatic selection when fit, and he is expected to fulfil a contract playing club cricket with Bacup in the Lancashire League after finishing the current domestic season with Canterbury. He has developed business interests and has a proposal with the ECB relating to ball-by-ball video capture and analysis of all domestic cricket in England.

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Chris Cairns and Martin Snedden field questions from the press � Getty Images

� Cricinfo
January 22, 2006

I\'ll miss cairns.. he was one of the very few Kiwi players that i cared about..i wish he took this decision after the worldcup.. newzealand could still use him..Best of luck to him..

same here. Iv been A Huge Fan of HIm.... ever since I satrted watching crickt. and.. I still remmber som of his gr8 inings tht he played for NZ . One of thm... was against India in probly the 2nd Champions Trophy Final where he single handedly won the match with bat.. beating a over 280score in 50 overs..

Injuries hav alwayz been an enemy of him... tht was so frastrating for NZ Crickt.. and Fanz.. al around the world. He was a PLayer to watch when he\'s in Full flow!! ...He has been a great servant for NZ crickt..for a decade. And I hope The current Nz team and the young players..specially the allrounders wil b inspired frm him..

Long Live Cairns!

Fans take to the streets

Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis poured on to the streets of Dhaka and other cities and towns across the country to celebrate the win over Sri Lanka in the ODI at Bogra.

People of all ages made up a victory procession on the Dhaka University campus immediately after the four-wicket victory, Bangladesh's first win against the former world champions. Young men beat drums, waved national flags and honked motorcycle horns as they gathered to celebrate the victory.

"We have shown once again that we can beat any team," said Hamidul Haq, a Dhaka University student. "Our players have proved that they deserve a place in top-class cricket."

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The biggest celebrations took place in the northern town of Bogra, where more than 30,000 spectators watched the match. The revellers sprinkled coloured water and flower petals, beat drums and shouted slogans such as "Long live Bangladesh".

In June last year, fans held similar celebrations after their team beat world champions Australia in a one-dayer in Cardiff. Bangladesh have also beaten India and Pakistan in their 10 wins in 116 previous one-dayers. Their other victories have come against Zimbabwe, Kenya, Scotland and Hong Kong.

Cricinfo staff
February 22, 2006

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Pathetic effort

By IAIN PAYTEN

April 11, 2006

AUSTRALIA went from cricketing princes to paupers yesterday as brave Bangladesh continued their stunning push towards Test cricket's biggest ever upset.

Presented with half-a-million dollars in the morning for being the world's best side, heavyweight Australia were left scratching for pennies in the evening after a shocking batting collapse on day two of the first Test in Dhaka.

A career-best eight-wicket haul from leggie Stuart MacGill was overshadowed as Australia limped to stumps at 6/145, still trailing the pumped-up Bangladeshis by 283 runs.

With Adam Gilchrist (51 not out) and Brett Lee (13 not out) the batsman at the crease, Australia still need 82 more runs to avoid following on.

After a Dhaka paper described day one as "beyond imagination", yesterday fell in the realm of wild fantasy for Bangladesh, who've won just one Test from 42 attempts, been beaten by an innings 24 times and are the lowest ranked ICC side.

The Tigers' bowlers needed just 52 overs to tear up the reputations of Australia's stellar batting list, and bring the most spectacular boilover in cricket history one step closer.

"It puts Bangladesh very much on top in this game and barring any mishaps in the second innings, we're in the driving seat," said Bangladesh's Aussie coach Dav Whatmore.

"We have had some happy moments in one day cricket but as far as Test matchs go, given the opposition we're playing against, it is very pleasing."

A pitch whose bounce often varied between none and little turned into a minefield for Australia's big names � with Matt Hayden (2), Ricky Ponting (21) and Damien Martyn (4) all removed before 50 runs were on the board.

And once the Bangladesh seamers had done their work, the venomous spin bowling pair of Mohammad Rafique and Emanul Haque continued the carnage.

Defensive watches by Michael Hussey (23) and Michael Clarke (19) couldn't hold back the Tigers attack, with Hussey bowled by Rafique and Clarke likewise by Haque.

Gilchrist mounted a late resistance with some clean hitting but armed with only a five batsman roster, his support in Australia's long trek back into contention on a deteriorating deck wil have to come from the tail.

But MacGill, whose figures of 8-108 were his best ever, said Australia were not contemplating defeat.

"It is far from over. The talk in the dressing room is still how we go about winning the game," MacGill said.

"Although Bangladesh is in a strong position, Australia will fight hard."

Both Whatmore and MacGill highlighted the difficulty of adapting to the subcontinent's low, slow wickets with Australia holding just one full training session before the Test.

"We're tired. I think we probably could have done with some more time to get acclimatised," MacGill said.

The collapse was the worst possible result for Australia after tight bowling in the morning � and the aggression of MacGill � had notably taken the wind out of Bangladesh's sails.

MacGill's milestone was well-timed after Shane Warne did not appear in the field, suffering a strained shoulder fielding on Sunday.

Warne was being treated by team medical staff throughout the day and was rated a decent chance to return in the second innings, given the injury is not a bowling-related concern.

Opening with Hussey, Hayden lasted just 12 balls before he played forward to Mashrafe Mortaza and was adjudged lbw. Ponting played some aggressive strokes but, like Hayden, was caught plumb by a low bouncing Shahadat Hossain delivery.

Even Martyn couldn't do a thing about Rafique's fourth ball of the day.

source: http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com

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