Allan Robert Border

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Allan Robert Border

Australian cricketer

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Last Updated: Jan 4, 2025 • Article History

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Born:: July 27, 1955, Cremorne, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (age 69)

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Allan Robert Border (born July 27, 1955, Cremorne, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian cricketer who held the all-time run-scorer record in Test (international) matches from 1993 to 2005, when he was surpassed by Brian Lara. A left-handed batsman and bowler, Border grew up in Sydney and entered first-class cricket in 1977. He played his first Test match in Melbourne in 1978–79, captained the Queensland team in 1983–84, and succeeded Kim Hughes as captain of the Australia team in the 1984–85 season. Border became the most prolific batsman in Australian Test history—a record broken by Ricky Ponting in ...(100 of 182 words)

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