Allan Robert Donald famously known as Pugsley, Captain Grumpy and Allan was born on 27th July 1955 at Cremone, Australia and was the first Australian captain to taste the World Cup glory in 1987. He his still regarded as one of the most succesful captains Australia has ever produced because he lead the Australian team at the time when world cricket was totally dominated by Windies.
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Allan Border – Basic Information
- Full Name:Allan Robert Donald
- Role: Batsman
- Batting Style: Left-hand bat
- Bowling Style: Slow-left-aem
Allan Border Physical Appearance
- Height (approx.): 5 Feet 8 Inches
- Weight (approx.): 72 kg
- Eye Colour: Blue
- Hair Colour: Grey
Personal Life Of Allan Border
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- Date of Birth: 27th July 1955
- Age: 65 (as of 2020)
- Birth Place: Australia
- Zodiac sign: Leo
- Nationality: Australian
- School: NA
- College: NA
- Educational Qualifications: NA
Allan Border Family & Religion
- Father: John Border
- Mother: Sheila Border
- Brother: NA
- Sister: NA
- Coach/Mentor: NA
- Religion: Christianity
- Address: NA
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Cricket Career Of Allan Border
Internation Debuts
- Test: 9th Dec 1978 vs England at Melbourne
- ODI: 13th Jan 1979 vs England at Sydney
- T20: NA
- Jersey Number: #63
- Domestic/State Teams: Gloucestershire, New South Wales, Queensland, Essex
- Nature on the field: Calm
Batting and fielding averages
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 156 | 265 | 44 | 11174 | 205 | 50.56 | 27 | 63 | 1161 | 28 | 156 | 0 | ||
| ODIs | 273 | 252 | 39 | 6524 | 127* | 30.62 | 9134 | 71.42 | 3 | 39 | 500 | 43 | 127 | 0 |
| First-class | 385 | 625 | 97 | 27131 | 205 | 51.38 | 70 | 142 | 379 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 382 | 353 | 58 | 9355 | 127* | 31.71 | 3 | 62 | 183 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 156 | 98 | 4009 | 1525 | 39 | 7/46 | 11/96 | 39.10 | 2.28 | 102.7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| ODIs | 273 | 87 | 2661 | 2071 | 73 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 28.36 | 4.66 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 385 | 9750 | 4161 | 106 | 7/46 | 39.25 | 2.56 | 91.9 | 3 | 1 | |||
| List A | 382 | 3703 | 2905 | 90 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 32.27 | 4.70 | 41.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Cricbuzz
Allan Border Preferences & Hobbies
- Hobbies: NA
- Favorite Cricketer: NA
- Most Favorite Sportspersons: NA
- Favorite Food: NA
- Favorite Color: NA
Highlighted Records of Allan Border
- He is the first ever batsman to score 150 or more runs in both innings of a Test match.
- When he retired, he was the highest run-getter in test cricket. This record was held by him until Nov 2005 when Brain Lara eclipsed this feat.
- Until he retired, he was the most capped Australian.
- He is the first player to feature in 150 Test matches.
Relationship Status Allan Border
- Marital Status: married
- Wife: Jane Hiscox
- Marriage Date: NA
- Affairs/Girlfriend: NA
- Children: NA
Awards and Recognitions
- He is an ICC Cricket Hall of Famer as he was inducted among the 55 inaugural inductees.
- Allan Border also received the Queensland Greats Awards in the year 2016.
- He was also inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in the year 2000.
- He is also named as the ‘twelfth man’ in Autralia’s “Greatest ODI Team ever”.
Controversies did by Allan Border
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