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Full name Allan Robert Border
Born July 27, 1955, Cremorne, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 52 years 295 days
Major teams Australia,Essex,Gloucestershire,New South Wales,Queensland
Nickname AB
Playing role Lower middle order batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Fielding position Second slip, Short mid wicket
Other Coach, Administrator
Height
5 ft 9 in
Education North Sydney Boys' High School
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
156
265
44
11174
205
50.56
27
63
1161
28
156
0
ODIs
273
252
39
6524
127*
30.62
9134
71.42
3
39
500
43
127
0
First-class
385
625
97
27131
205
51.38
70
142
379
0
List A
382
353
58
9355
127*
31.71
3
62
183
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
156
98
4009
1525
39
7/46
11/96
39.10
2.28
102.7
1
2
1
ODIs
273
87
2661
2071
73
3/20
3/20
28.36
4.66
36.4
0
0
0
First-class
385
9750
4161
106
7/46
39.25
2.56
91.9
3
1
List A
382
3703
2905
90
3/20
3/20
32.27
4.70
41.1
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v England at Melbourne, Dec 29, 1978 - Jan 3, 1979 scorecard
Last Test
South Africa v Australia at Durban, Mar 25-29, 1994 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 13, 1979 scorecard
Last ODI
South Africa v Australia at Bloemfontein, Apr 8, 1994 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1976/77 - 1995/96
List A span
1977/78 - 1995/96
Profile
Allan Border parlayed three shots and a fanatical zeal about not giving away his wicket into the most durable career that cricket in his time had known. At his retirement he had featured in more Tests, more consecutive Tests, more Tests as captain and more catches than any other player - and a batting average of 50 as well. His underused left-arm spin once brought him 11 for 96 against West Indies, and he was also an artful one-day player with a deadly arm from short midwicket. Not a natural leader, nor a man of frills, he came reluctantly to the captaincy in a dark age for Australia after Kim Hughes' tearful resignation at Brisbane in 1984-85, but eventually applied himself to the task as proudly as to his batting. From the World Cup win in 1987 and regaining the Ashes two years later, Australia crusaded under Border until in 1993 they came within one ball of conquering the world by beating West Indies. After he retired from Test cricket he played in Queensland's maiden Sheffield Shield win, was named 12th man in Australia's Team of the Century, coached Australia A, and became a selector in 1998. He resigned his post in Trevor Hohns' panel in 2005 in favour of pursuing his media interests, particularly as a pay-television pundit, but he returned a year later to assist the new chairman Andrew Hilditch. Four months after re-joining he suddenly stepped down again due to expanding business commitments. His importance to the game is recognised annually when the Australian Player of the Year receives the Allan Border Medal. Greg Baum
Notes
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1982
Australian Cricket Hall of Fame 2000
Australian selector 1998-2005, 2006
