Allan Border
Australian captain who led team to first World Cup title and held multiple world records.
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Border's 156 Test appearances stood as a record until Steve Waugh surpassed it, and his 11,174 Test runs were a global record until Brian Lara exceeded that total in 2006.[1][2] Under Border's captaincy, Australia secured its first world championship by winning the 1987 Cricket World Cup.[1]
Life and work
He made his Test debut in the 1978–79 Ashes series at the MCG, scoring 29 and a duck.[3] Border hit his maiden Test century against Pakistan at the MCG, scoring 105 before a collapse saw Australia lose by 71 runs.[4] He became the first batsman in Test history to pass 150 in both innings of a Test, scoring 150 not out and 153 against Pakistan in Lahore.[5] For his contribution to reclaiming the Ashes, Border was named the 1989 Australian of the Year.[6]
At the time of his retirement, Border held the records for most appearances and highest run totals for Australia in both Test and ODI formats.[2]
What the cited sources add
He said that if other Test teams learned from Australia's example, its supremacy would be healthy for world cricket.[7] He noted that the West Indies dominated for 15 years and everyone thought that was acceptable.[7] During a 2005 interview, Border explained that he deliberately adopted a tougher, more distant attitude toward the English as captain.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Allan Border" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "RECORDS / TEST MATCHES / INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (CAPTAINS, PLAYERS, UMPIRES) / MOST MATCHES AS CAPTAIN" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Allan Border" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Ponting passes Border as highest Australian run getter" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Allan Border" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Wisden, 1982 edition: Allan Border — Cricketer of the year", Content-aus.cricinfo.com; Christison, p. 17.; Christison, p. 19.; Christison, p. 19.; Christison, p. 20.; "Wisden, 1980 edition: 4th Test Australia v England, match report", Content-aus.cricinfo.com; Christison, p. 21.; "Wisden, 1982 edition: Allan Border — Cricketer of the year", Content-aus.cricinfo.com; Christison, p. 21. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Allan Border" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Wisden, 1980 edition: 1st Test Australia v Pakistan", Content-aus.cricinfo.com; Christison, pp. 22–23.; "Statsguru – AR Border – Tests – Innings by innings list", Cricinfo (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Allan Border" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Christison, p. 29.; "It would have been a dream to see him play Shane Warne." (Knox 2009); "Wisden, 1982 edition: Allan Border — Cricketer of the year", Content-aus.cricinfo.com; Christison, p. 29.; "Statsguru – AR Border – Tests – Innings by innings list", Cricinfo (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Allan Border" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Wisden, 1990 edition: 1st Test England v Australia, match report", Content-aus.cricinfo.com; "Statsguru – AR Border – Tests – Innings by innings list", Cricinfo; Lewis, Wendy, "Australians of the Year", Pier 9 Press, 2010; Australian of the Year: Allan Border AO. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "The Age: Savour dominance — Border", Theage.com.au, 2005-01-09. facts only, no text reused. theage.com.au
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