About Henry Cairns
Lived 1842 – 1888 (aged 46). Henry Cairns was a New Zealand cricketer.
Henry Wilson Cairns (11 December 1842 – 16 December 1888) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Otago between the 1864–65 and 1869–70 seasons, all against Canterbury. He had played for an Otago team of 22 players in February 1864 against a touring English team organised by George Parr but had not played in the inaugural first-class match in New Zealand earlier in the year.
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.
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Who was Henry Cairns?
cricketer (1842-1888)
When was Henry Cairns born?
Henry Cairns was born on 11 December 1842 in Falkirk.
When did Henry Cairns die?
Henry Cairns died on 16 December 1888 in Dunedin.
What was Henry Cairns's occupation?
Henry Cairns was a cricketer.
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Henry Cairns was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Henry Cairns. https://biography.guide/henry-cairns/
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