Allan Border

Allan Robert Border (born July 27 1955 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricket captain. His playing nickname was "A.B.". He is cricket's most prolific run scorer of all time with 11174, the only batsman to surpass the 11000 run mark. He played 156 tests in his career, second only to Steve Waugh on most tests played.

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July 27 - 1955 - Sydney - New South Wales - Australia - Cricket - Steve Waugh

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He was a primarily a left hand batsman but also achieved success as a slow left arm orthodox bowler. Border played 156 matches for Australia with 11,174 runs at an average of 50.56. His best bowling was 11/96 against the West Indies in 1989. He hit 27 hundreds in his test career, which is 6th all time.

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Batsman - Bowler - West Indies - 1989

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His debut for Australia was against England in 1978. He retired from international cricket in April 1994.

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England - 1978 - April - 1994

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Although Border was a fiercely determined batsman, and a useful bowler, his biggest influence on the game was his captaincy. Taking over from Kim Hughes when the side had lost experienced players and was performing poorly, he rebuilt the Australian side. He gained a reputation as a gruff yet effective leader (he was referred to as "Captain Grumpy" in the English press), but early on his side struggled. Eventually the stability of Border's lead-from-the-front style paid off, as talented young players were introduced into the side and given a chance to settle. Ultimately, Border was able to mould the Australian test side into one that would become the best team in the world under his successor, Mark Taylor.

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Kim Hughes - Mark Taylor

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