List of international cricket centuries by Allan Border
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Allan Border is a former international cricketer and captain of the Australia cricket team. A left-handed middle order batsman, he scored centuries in Test and One Day International (ODI) matches organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Border scored 11,174 runs in 156 Tests and captained Australia in 93 of them.[2][3] He holds the record for consecutive appearances (153 matches) as a player in Tests.[4] Border was named by Wisden as one of its five Cricketers of the Year in 1982.[5][6] He was the second Australian player after Sir Donald Bradman to receive the Order of Australia (AM) for his contribution to cricket,[7] and was one of 55 initial inductees of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[8][9]
Border made his Test debut against England in December 1978 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[2] His first century came three months later against Pakistan at the same venue. Border's 27 Test hundreds were scored at 14 different grounds; 14 hundreds were made at venues outside Australia. In Tests, he was most successful against England accumulating eight centuries.[10] Border's highest score of 205 – one of his two double centuries – came against New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval in 1987. As of 2012, he is thirteenth overall in the list of most hundreds in Test cricket.[1]
In ODI cricket, Border scored his first century against India in 1980, when he made 105 not out. The performance ensured Australia's victory and he was named "Man of the match".[11] Border went on to score two more centuries until the end of his career – the first of them came against Sri Lanka (118) and the last one against West Indies (127), which was also his highest score in the format – he remained not out on both occasions.
Key
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
* | Remained not out. |
‡ | Border was named "Man of the match". |
† | Captained the Australian cricket team. |
Pos. | Position in the batting order. |
Inn. | The innings of the match. |
Test | The number of the Test match played in that series. |
S/R. | Strike rate during the innings |
H/A/N | Venue was at home (Australia), away or neutral. |
Date | Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches. |
Lost | The match was lost by Australia. |
Won | The match was won by Australia. |
Drawn | The match was drawn. |
Test cricket centuries
No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
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1 | 105 | ![]() |
3 | 4 | 1/2 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 10 March 1979 | Lost[13] |
2 | 162 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1/6 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Away | 11 September 1979 | Drawn[14] |
3 | 115 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 1/3 | WACA Ground, Perth | Home | 14 December 1979 | Won[15] |
4 | 150* | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 3/3 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Away | 18 March 1980 | Drawn[16] |
5 | 153 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3/3 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Away | 18 March 1980 | Drawn[16] |
6 | 124 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3/3 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 7 February 1981 | Lost[17] |
7 | 123* | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 5/6 | Old Trafford, Manchester | Away | 13 August 1981 | Lost[18] |
8 | 106* | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 6/6 | Kennington Oval, London | Away | 27 August 1981 | Drawn[19] |
9 | 126 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 3/3 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Home | 30 January 1982 | Lost[20] |
10 | 118 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 2/5 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Home | 25 November 1983 | Drawn[21] |
11 | 117* | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 3/5 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Home | 9 December 1983 | Drawn[22] |
12 | 100* | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2/5 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Away | 16 March 1984 | Drawn[23] |
13 | 196 † ‡ | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2/6 | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | Away | 27 June 1985 | Won[24] |
14 | 146* † | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 4/6 | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | Away | 1 August 1985 | Drawn[25] |
15 | 152* † | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1/3 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Home | 8 November 1985 | Lost[26] |
16 | 163 † ‡ | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 2/3 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 26 December 1985 | Drawn[27] |
17 | 140 † ‡ | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2/3 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Away | 28 February 1986 | Drawn[28] |
18 | 114* † ‡ | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 2/3 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Away | 28 February 1986 | Drawn[28] |
19 | 106 † | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1/3 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Away | 18 September 1986 | Tied[29][N 1] |
20 | 125 † | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 2/5 | WACA Ground, Perth | Home | 28 November 1986 | Drawn[31] |
21 | 100* † | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 3/5 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Home | 12 December 1986 | Drawn[32] |
22 | 205 † ‡ | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2/3 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Home | 11 December 1987 | Drawn[33] |
23 | 113* † ‡ | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2/3 | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Away | 23 September 1988 | Drawn[34] |
24 | 106 † ‡ | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 3/3 | Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa | Away | 8 September 1992 | Drawn[35] |
25 | 110 † | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2/5 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Home | 26 December 1992 | Won[36] |
26 | 200* † ‡ | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 4/6 | Headingley, Leeds | Away | 22 July 1993 | Won[37] |
27 | 105 † | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 3/3 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Home | 3 December 1993 | Won[38] |
ODI cricket centuries
No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 105* ‡ | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 86.06 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 18 December 1980 | Won[40] |
2 | 118* † ‡ | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 134.09 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Home | 28 January 1985 | Won[41] |
3 | 127* † | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 90.71 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Home | 6 February 1985 | Won[42] |
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Records / Test matches / Batting records / Most hundreds in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Allan Border – Profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Records / Test matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most matches as captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Records / Test matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most consecutive matches for a team". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ "Indian Cricket Cricketers of The Year". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "Wisden Cricketers of The Year". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ Conn, Malcolm (17 October 2012). "Sachin Tendulkar's Order of Australia medal riles cricket community". Herald Sun. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "Border, Harvey, Gower, Underwood in ICC Hall of Fame". The Times of India. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "ICC Cricket Hall of Fame". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / AR Border / Test matches / Career summary". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / AR Border / One-Day Internationals / Match awards". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / AR Border / Test centuries". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "1st Test: Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Mar 10–15, 1979". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "1st Test: India v Australia at Chennai, Sep 11–16, 1979". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "1st Test: Australia v England at Perth, Dec 14–19, 1979". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ a b "3rd Test: Pakistan v Australia at Lahore, Mar 18–23, 1980". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "3rd Test: Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 7–11, 1981". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "5th Test: England v Australia at Manchester, Aug 13–17, 1981". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "6th Test: England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 27 – Sep 1, 1981". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "3rd Test: Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, Jan 30 – Feb 3, 1982". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane, Nov 25–29, 1983". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "3rd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide, Dec 9–13, 1983". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "2nd Test: West Indies v Australia at Port of Spain, Mar 16–21, 1984". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "2nd Test: England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 27 – Jul 2, 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "4th Test: England v Australia at Manchester, Aug 1–6, 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "1st Test: Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane, Nov 8–12, 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "2nd Test: Australia v India at Melbourne, Dec 26–30, 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ a b "2nd Test: New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, Feb 28 – Mar 4, 1986". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "1st Test: India v Australia at Chennai, Sep 18–22, 1986". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "The second tied Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "2nd Test: Australia v England at Perth, Nov 28 – Dec 3, 1986". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "3rd Test: Australia v England at Adelaide, Dec 12–16, 1986". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "2nd Test: Australia v New Zealand at Adelaide, Dec 11–15, 1987". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "2nd Test: Pakistan v Australia at Faisalabad, Sep 23–28, 1988". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "3rd Test: Sri Lanka v Australia at Moratuwa, Sep 8–13, 1992". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "2nd Test: Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, Dec 26–30, 1992". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "4th Test: England v Australia at Leeds, Jul 22–26, 1993". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "3rd Test: Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane, Dec 3–7, 1993". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / AR Border / One-Day Internationals centuries". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "6th Match: Australia v India at Sydney, Dec 18, 1980". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "13th Match: Australia v Sri Lanka at Adelaide, Jan 28, 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ "1st Final: Australia v West Indies at Sydney, Feb 6, 1985". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
External links
- Player profile of Allan Border from CricketArchive