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Allan Border
Australia
Player profile
Full name Allan Robert Border
Born July 27, 1955, Cremorne, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 53 years 41 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 |
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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 |
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70 |
142 |
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379 |
0 |
| List A |
382 |
353 |
58 |
9355 |
127* |
31.71 |
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3 |
62 |
|
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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 |
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9750 |
4161 |
106 |
7/46 |
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39.25 |
2.56 |
91.9 |
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3 |
1 |
| List A |
382 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| First-class span |
1976/77 - 1995/96 |
| List A span |
1977/78 - 1995/96 |
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
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1982
Australian Cricket Hall of Fame 2000
Australian selector 1998-2005, 2006
Jan 26, 2008 |
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Allan Border interacts with some fans
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Jan 12, 2008 |
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Allan Border cuts on the beach
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Jan 9, 2008 |
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Allan Border was in smashing form
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