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Allan Robert Border AO (born 27 July 1955) is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer. A batsman, Border was for many years the captain of the Australian team, and led his team to victory in the 1987 Cricket World Cup, the maiden world title for Australia. His playing nickname was "A.B.".
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Jul 1, 2023 · Australian cricket legend Allan Border has Parkinson's disease and says it will be a miracle if he lives to 80. Key points: Allan Border says he was diagnosed in 2016 and has limited public ...
Allan Robert Border is an Australian cricketer who held the all-time run-scorer record in Test (international) matches from 1993 to 2005, when he was surpassed by Brian Lara. A left-handed batsman and bowler, Border grew up in Sydney and entered first-class cricket in 1977. He played his first Test.
Jul 27, 2020 · Allan Border was a symbol of Australian defiance in some lean years, and later the captain who led them to world domination. In 1982, he was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year. Allan Border went on to become one of Australia’s greatest batsmen and captains.
Jul 27, 2019 · Allan Border was one of the great Australian captains, leading the team from the wilderness to the beginning of a new golden era. After his retirement, the 1995 edition of the Wisden Almanack saluted his achievements.
He played in the most number of Test (156), scored the most number of runs (11,174 runs), featured in the most consecutive Tests (153), captained the side 93 times which is a world record....
One of Australia's greatest captains, Allan Border held many records. At the time of his retirement, he had featured in more Tests, more consecutive Tests, more Tests as captain and more catches than any other player.
Border was the only cricketer to have scored 150 in each innings of a Test match. He retired as the leading run scorer in history, with a whopping 11,174 from 156 appearances.
Allan Border AO was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1990 as an Athlete member for his contribution to the sport of cricket. Border made his Test debut in the 1978/79 series against England.
