Allan Border
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Allan Border is a former Australian cricketer widely regarded as one of the game's greatest batsmen and a pivotal, long-serving captain who helped rebuild and strengthen the national team in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
batsman
ⓘ
cricket captain ⓘ cricketer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Allan Border Medal (named in his honour)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Member of the Order of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Officer of the Order of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battingAverageInODIs | 30.62 ⓘ |
| battingAverageInTests | 50.56 ⓘ |
| battingStyle | left-handed ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | slow left-arm orthodox ⓘ |
| captaincyEndYearInODIs | 1994 ⓘ |
| captaincyEndYearInTests | 1994 ⓘ |
| captaincyStartYearInODIs | 1985 ⓘ |
| captaincyStartYearInTests | 1984 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-07-27 ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
1980s
ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ |
| familyName | Border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldingPosition |
gully
ⓘ
slip ⓘ |
| fullName | Allan Robert Border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Allan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | ICC Cricket Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gritty and resilient batting
ⓘ
long-serving Australian captain ⓘ rebuilding Australian cricket in the 1980s ⓘ |
| ledTeamTo | 1987 Cricket World Cup title ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| numberOfODICenturies | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfODIFifties | 39 ⓘ |
| numberOfODIMatchesPlayed | 273 ⓘ |
| numberOfODIRunsScored | 6524 ⓘ |
| numberOfODIsAsCaptain | 178 ⓘ |
| numberOfODIWickets | 73 ⓘ |
| numberOfTestCenturies | 27 ⓘ |
| numberOfTestFifties | 63 ⓘ |
| numberOfTestMatchesPlayed | 156 ⓘ |
| numberOfTestRunsScored | 11174 ⓘ |
| numberOfTestsAsCaptain | 93 ⓘ |
| numberOfTestWickets | 39 ⓘ |
| odiBestBowlingInInnings | 4/41 ⓘ |
| odiCapNumberForAustralia | 60 ⓘ |
| odiDebutAgainst | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| odiDebutDate | 1979-01-13 ⓘ |
| odiHighestScore | 127* ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Australia national cricket team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New South Wales cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ Queensland cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postRetirementActivity |
cricket administrator
ⓘ
cricket coach ⓘ cricket commentator ⓘ |
| role |
captain
ⓘ
middle-order batsman ⓘ top-order batsman ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| testBestBowlingInInnings | 7/46 ⓘ |
| testCapNumberForAustralia | 287 ⓘ |
| testDebutAgainst | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testDebutDate | 1978-12-29 ⓘ |
| testHighestScore | 205 ⓘ |
| testStatusAtRetirement |
most Test matches played
ⓘ
most Test runs scored ⓘ most consecutive Test appearances ⓘ |
| worldCupWonAsCaptain | 1987 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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