5 bowlers who peaked in the final few years of their Test career

#3 Chris Cairns

Cairns enjoyed late success in his Test career as a bowler

Chris Cairns is easily among the greatest all-rounders to have represented New Zealand in international cricket. Known primarily for his hard-hitting batting, Cairns was also highly effective with the ball and is the 4^th highest wicket-taker for his country in Tests.

Although he made his debut in the late 1980s, it took the 2^nd generation cricketer almost a decade to discover his true bowling prowess. Out of the 218 wickets that Chris Cairns claimed in his Test career, 115 came in his last 28 Tests played between 1999 and 2004 at an average of under 26.

Cairns’ limited-overs career extended for another couple of years after he made his final Test appearance and he quit international cricket in 2006.