Allan Border still retains world record for consecutive Test appearances

Allan Robert Border was born 27th July 1955 is an Australian former cricketer. A batsman, Border was for many years the captain of the Australian team. His playing nickname was "A.B.". He played 156 Test matches in his career, a record until it was passed by fellow Australian Steve Waugh.

Border still retains the world record for the number of consecutive Test appearances of 153 and the number of Tests as captain. He was primarily a left-hand batsman but also achieved sporadic success as a part-time left arm orthodox spinner.

Border amassed 11,174 Test runs (a world record until it was passed by Brian Lara in 2005). He hit 27 centuries in his Test career. He retired as Australia's most capped player and leading run-scorer in both Tests and ODIs. His Australian record for Test Match runs stood for 15 years before Ricky Ponting overtook him during the Third Ashes Test against England in July 2009.

Border was one of the 55 inaugural inductees of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

Border was a capable bowler, but, as captain, he underused himself. He also distinguished himself as a fielder, especially in his early days as a catcher at what Knox rated "the hardest position, the wide third-to-fifth slips."[33] Legacy[edit]

Ultimately, Border left his successor Mark Taylor with a side that went on to be the best in the world. Border's chief regret as captain is said to be his failure to beat the West Indies, something Taylor did the following year.

Border served as an Australian selector from 1998 through until his resignation from the panel in 2005. Border once again became a selector in 2006 only to step down four months later due to his growing business commitments.

The Australian cricketer of the year now receives the Allan Border Medal, with the inaugural award having been won by Glenn McGrath in 2000.

India - Australia test series has been named Border Gavaskar Trophy Two cricket grounds have been renamed in Border's honour.

The oval in Mosman, which was directly across from the Border family home and where Border played his early grade cricket, was renamed the Allan Border Oval and remains the home ground of the Mosman District Cricket Club.

The Neumann Oval in Brisbane has been renamed Allan Border Field and is occasionally used by Queensland as an alternative home ground to The Gabba.

Border wrote an autobiography entitled Beyond Ten Thousand: My Life Story, published in 1993. In 2000, he was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame and named twelfth man in Australia's "Greatest ever ODI Team", Selected from the votes of each of Australia's ODI representatives.

In 1994, Allan Border was named Queenslander of the Year.

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