Chris Cairns is cleaning bus shelters to provide for his family

[Azlan Khan]

New Zealand's former star all-rounder Chris Cairns has rolled up his sleeves to help provide for his family. Cairns is currently involved in a court battle to clear his name off match-fixing, and the mounting legal expenses have forced the 44-year-old father of four to go out into the street, quite literally, to seek work.

Council job

Cairns has reportedly taken up a job with the Auckland council, where he drives a truck that goes around water-blasting bus shelters in NZ's capital city. The cleaning job earns the former cricketer a modest $17 an hour.
One of Cairns' best friends and former NZ cricketer Dion Nash spoke to nzherald.co.nz's The Diary about his pal's problems. "He (Cairns) is trying really hard and supporting his family the best way he can. He's not moping around, he's showing guts and doing hard work by cleaning bus shelters," said Nash, adding that he stands by his friend on the fixing issue.

"All I can do is support him, but as a friend it is really hard to watch his name being dragged through the mud with no conclusion in sight. He's a champion guy and he will come through this stronger," added Nash.

Glam gone by

The current situation is in stark contrast to Cairns' glamourous lifestyle in Dubai in 2010, where he worked as a diamond trader and had purchased a 3.2 carat diamond while proposing to his third wife, Mel Croser.

Mother-of-two Croser (34), who works as a project manager, recently told a women's magazine that her husband took up the cleaning job because "he has no choice, he has to provide for his family.

We have bills to pay like everyone else. We don't own a house, we're paying rent and getting by is a struggle." Cairns and his family however, continue to live in Herne Bay, Auckland's most expensive suburb.

http://www.mid-day.com/articles/chr...s-shelters-to-provide-for-his-family/15613169

Very sad to see this. Never expected this to happen.

 

[Electron]

Mopping the shelter at $17 an hour, and still living in one of the most expensive Auckland suburbs. Sounds like a joke.

 

[Convict]

I guess he's losing the PR war

 

[Savak]

I dont get this, he played Cricket at the highest level for a good 14-15 years, he played County Cricket, played the ICL and is now having trouble making ends meet. Do these players look after their money or invest wisely?

 

[Random Aussie]

I guess he's losing the PR war

His PR is terrible, it's one of the worst efforts at PR I have ever see. He dobbed himself in, not once, but several times as the cricketer X. When nobody else was naming him. The actual story would have died several times in a media sense, but he keeps coming out and making statements to make it news again.

As someone with a minor in PR, it is so bad it offends me.

 

[Savak]

British taxpayers could fund Cairns' defence

SARAH HARVEY

Last updated 10:08 14/09/2014

British taxpayers may end up footing Chris Cairns' legal bill if the trial proceeds.

Cairns is struggling to cover his mounting legal costs, and may be unable to pay to mount a defence.

The cricketer has said he will "do whatever it takes to fight to once again prove my innocence", and will be eligible for legal aid in the UK.

Recent reports have suggested that Cairns has been working for the Auckland Council and being paid $17 an hour to clean bus shelters to support his family. He rents a property in Auckland's Herne Bay.

Cairns, who is expected to head to England within the next week, will link up with UK-based solicitors.

It is likely he will face a first hearing in a Magistrates Court, about a week after being charged and will then have a preliminary hearing in the Crown Court. It is understood Cairns will return to New Zealand after the initial hearings as it could be up to a year until any trial goes ahead.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/10496703/British-taxpayers-could-fund-Cairns-defence

Comments: Its clear that the lawyers have really sucked him dry. How does the whole legal business work? Do they charge on an hourly basis? Do they charge only in court or every time the client comes to visit them? I am hoping someone studying law, working in law can explain this whole thing.

 

[KarachiKing]

I dont get this, he played Cricket at the highest level for a good 14-15 years, he played County Cricket, played the ICL and is now having trouble making ends meet. Do these players look after their money or invest wisely?

Most dont I guess but Cairns is doing this to prolly just to gain good PR

 

[junaid.ahmed]

differences of cultures
cheaters here are moving like heroes
&
there finding hard to survive

 

[trogger]

As this story said he still lives in an exclusive area yet he says he is broke and living on 17 an hour, forget cleaning bus shelters he should be an in demand financial planner if he has figured that one out.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

had a failed businnes with his wife here in Australia as well, lost a fair bit

 

[Robert]

The Metropolitan Police have charged him with perjury. If that goes to court, and he loses, he is facing jail time and in addition Modi will be able to start an action to claim that £90K in libel damages back.

 

[style_guru]

He could have been a coach/mentor of some IPL team had he not got himself into this mess. One of the best allrounders in LOI's of his era.

Find it amazing how people throw away so much in the longer run, just for some short term gains assuming they'll get away with anything they do.

 

[Savak]

He was asked to step down by Sports Sports from their commentary panel after the allegations. He has lost so much for short term gains.

 

[AlCapone]

He probably wasted all of his money, and the fact that he had two ex wives -they probably milked a lot of money from him; divorces laws aren pretty biased, we saw what happened to Robin Williams.

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

thought he still lives in Canberra, seems fake news to me.

 

[Aman]

thought he still lives in Canberra, seems fake news to me.

Stuff.co.nz is a pretty reliable source.

 

[Bewal Express]

Couldn't the bookies have a whip round?

 

[Usman]

British taxpayers could fund Cairns' defence

SARAH HARVEY

Last updated 10:08 14/09/2014

British taxpayers may end up footing Chris Cairns' legal bill if the trial proceeds.

Cairns is struggling to cover his mounting legal costs, and may be unable to pay to mount a defence.

The cricketer has said he will "do whatever it takes to fight to once again prove my innocence", and will be eligible for legal aid in the UK.

Recent reports have suggested that Cairns has been working for the Auckland Council and being paid $17 an hour to clean bus shelters to support his family. He rents a property in Auckland's Herne Bay.

Cairns, who is expected to head to England within the next week, will link up with UK-based solicitors.

It is likely he will face a first hearing in a Magistrates Court, about a week after being charged and will then have a preliminary hearing in the Crown Court. It is understood Cairns will return to New Zealand after the initial hearings as it could be up to a year until any trial goes ahead.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/10496703/British-taxpayers-could-fund-Cairns-defence

Comments: Its clear that the lawyers have really sucked him dry. How does the whole legal business work? Do they charge on an hourly basis? Do they charge only in court or every time the client comes to visit them? I am hoping someone studying law, working in law can explain this whole thing.

I doubt very much that his financial troubles have anything to do with the first defamation case he brought against Modhi. He won that case, had all his legal fees paid for by Modhi and received substantial damages (from memory, I think the damages were £90,000).

I am a lawyer and yes we have hourly rates. However, some lawyers will work on a fixed fee basis. In civil or criminal litigation matters, the solicitors will charge for all the work in preparing the case, meeting the client etc, and the barristers will charge for advocacy in court. I am not a lawyer practicing criminal law but I can tell you that the lawyers who specialise in that field do not make a lot of money, contrary to what some may believe. In fact, criminal law is probably the least well paid field to practice in. Most clients do not have the money to defend themselves and so the fees are paid from Legal Aid, which is essentially a fund from central government. That fund has been dramatically reduced over the course of this Parliament with the result that the lawyers are under even more pressure than they were before.

The reason for me posting the above is to try and quash the perception people have in cases like this that the lawyers must have "rinsed" the client. That is probably far from the truth. There are firms in London where the partners will charge £700 or £800 an hour, but that is for a bespoke client base and it is very much the exception rather than the norm.

 

[Ikball]

differences of cultures
cheaters here are moving like heroes
&
there finding hard to survive

I think your are not living in Pakistan. Otherwise you must know that how people use words for zardari. You can guess as I can write it here because comment will be deleted and I shall be banned.

Amir & Asif too are not moving like hero, now people call them fixers, loosers and oppose openly their selection in team. Did you see any fan taken a pic with them in last 4 years and posted it proudly.

 

[Ikball]

17 $/hour
8 hours = 8 * 17 = 136 $
136 * 30 = 4080 $ /month

1 NZ dollar = 83.60 Pak Rupees
So,
He is earning Rs. 341,088 per month. A very decent amount. My collegue who is engineer and has more than 15 years of experience. (designing mega dams) is earning Rs.200,000/Month.

Dont know why people are feeling pity over him. If i was earning that much in a month, I would have not mind this cleaning job.

 

[Savak]

17 $/hour
8 hours = 8 * 17 = 136 $
136 * 30 = 4080 $ /month

1 NZ dollar = 83.60 Pak Rupees
So,
He is earning Rs. 341,088 per month. A very decent amount. My collegue who is engineer and has more than 15 years of experience. (designing mega dams) is earning Rs.200,000/Month.

Dont know why people are feeling pity over him. If i was earning that much in a month, I would have not mind this cleaning job.

What a naive post, his expenses are in NZ and us dollars, British pounds, not in pkr.

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[coy0607]

What a naive post, his expenses are in NZ and us dollars, British pounds, not in pkr.

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not to mention taxes, and no one works 30 days a month and probably not 8 hours a day on a job like this...

either way no reason to feel sorry for Crains, this is a real job that people do. He had the opportunity to be able to do better for his family and clearly he messed it up (like a lot of athletes)

 

[GenericBrand]

17 $/hour
8 hours = 8 * 17 = 136 $
136 * 30 = 4080 $ /month

1 NZ dollar = 83.60 Pak Rupees
So,
He is earning Rs. 341,088 per month. A very decent amount. My collegue who is engineer and has more than 15 years of experience. (designing mega dams) is earning Rs.200,000/Month.

Dont know why people are feeling pity over him. If i was earning that much in a month, I would have not mind this cleaning job.

There is a difference in the cost of living in both countries.

 

[Saj]

One of the cleanest hitters of a cricket ball I have ever seen.

I remember meeting him as a small kid when his dad Lance was playing league cricket in the UK. Even back then Chris looked a good cricketer.

 

[Savak]

not to mention taxes, and no one works 30 days a month and probably not 8 hours a day on a job like this...

either way no reason to feel sorry for Crains, this is a real job that people do. He had the opportunity to be able to do better for his family and clearly he messed it up (like a lot of athletes)

He says he has been unemployed since December. He was supporting himself through commentary duties and writing cricketing articles before the whole match fixing episode resurfaced again.

 

[FreeBird]

17 $/hour
8 hours = 8 * 17 = 136 $
136 * 30 = 4080 $ /month

1 NZ dollar = 83.60 Pak Rupees
So,
He is earning Rs. 341,088 per month. A very decent amount. My collegue who is engineer and has more than 15 years of experience. (designing mega dams) is earning Rs.200,000/Month.

Dont know why people are feeling pity over him. If i was earning that much in a month, I would have not mind this cleaning job.

?????

And then you have the audacity to pull out cricket statistics, play with numbers and analyze the results to put Afridi in bad light?

 

[Savak]

?????

And then you have the audacity to pull out cricket statistics, play with numbers and analyze the results to put Afridi in bad light?

Was completely surprised by the utter naivity of the post. To claim Cairns earning $17/hr is more well off than a person earning Rs 200,000 in Pakistan. You have to factor in taxes along with the fact Cairn's expenses in the present and future are going to be in NZ dollars, US dollars and British Pounds as he is fighting a case in England, apart from the legal costs he has to pay rent, groceries e.t.c.

 

[junaid.ahmed]

I think your are not living in Pakistan. Otherwise you must know that how people use words for zardari. You can guess as I can write it here because comment will be deleted and I shall be banned.

Amir & Asif too are not moving like hero, now people call them fixers, loosers and oppose openly their selection in team. Did you see any fan taken a pic with them in last 4 years and posted it proudly.

Agreed on that part where you mentioned about Zardari, Amir & Asif, how peoples do remember them but the ground reality is that peoples are still following him & his party, peoples are still singing the song of amir asif's talents & wants them in the team & it shows how much we hate corruption & cheat peoples. We do not hate cheaters we like them infact we proud of them thats why in our every social gathering we quoted them pleasantly.

 

[trogger]

Loved the guy saying 17 bucks an hour is a decent wage, nz is a lot like Australia and that is we both pay waaaay too much for just about everything.

17 bucks is fine if you're a teenager, you're the working poor nowadays if you are an adult with a family trying to get through on that.

 

[UpInTheAir]

17 $/hour
8 hours = 8 * 17 = 136 $
136 * 30 = 4080 $ /month

1 NZ dollar = 83.60 Pak Rupees
So,
He is earning Rs. 341,088 per month. A very decent amount. My collegue who is engineer and has more than 15 years of experience. (designing mega dams) is earning Rs.200,000/Month.

Dont know why people are feeling pity over him. If i was earning that much in a month, I would have not mind this cleaning job.

Your display pic makes this post even more epic.

 

[Moh@n]

Why does he not take a relatively cheaper place to live? It just does not make sense when you project yourself as almost broke and yet living in a posh locality.

 

[junaid.ahmed]

Why does he not take a relatively cheaper place to live? It just does not make sense when you project yourself as almost broke and yet living in a posh locality.

may be his current resides area is near to that bus stand

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

Tough time for the man's family. Every bad news weighs more during these cursed coronavirus times.

Wish him a recovery. Forza!