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Allan Robert Border was born on July 27, 1955, Cremorne, Sydney, New South Wales. He was also known as "AB". He was the former captain of the Australia Cricket Team.
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| Batting Style |
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Left-hand bat |
| Bowling Style |
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Left-arm orthodox spin |
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| Career Statistics |
Tests |
ODIs |
| Matches |
156 |
273 |
| Wickets |
39 |
73 |
| Bowling average |
39.10 |
28.36 |
| 5 wickets in innings |
2 |
0 |
| 10 wickets in innings |
1 |
N/A |
| Best bowling |
7 for 46 |
3 for 20 |
| Runs scored |
11174 |
6524 |
| Batting average |
50.56 |
30.62 |
| 100s |
27 |
3 |
| 50s |
63 |
39 |
| Top score |
205 |
127* |
| Catches |
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| Stumping |
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| Test Debut |
| Allan Border made his test debut in Dec. 29, 1978 against England at Melbourne. |
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| ODI Debut |
| Allan Border has made his ODI debut Vs England at Sydney in Jan. 13, 1979. |
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Turning Point
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| In 1980 against Pakistan Border achieved the memorable feat of scoring 150 in each innings. |
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Achievements and World Records
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Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1982 |
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Australian Cricket Hall of Fame 2000 |
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He was the first batsman to score 11,000 runs in Tests |
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Border still retains the world record for the number of consecutive test appearances and the number of tests as captain. |
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Captained Australia 93 times (all consecutive). |
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In Pakistan in 1980, he became the first player to score 150 in both innings of a Test match. |
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| Present life |
| At present he is working as Administrator, National team selector & commentators. |
