Allan Border is a former Australian cricketer turned commentator who served as the captain of the Australian cricket team. Prior to his retirement from international cricket, Border had played a total of 156 test format matches. Besides that, he also held the record for having contributed to 153 test matches.
Born Name
Allan Robert Border
Nick Name
AB, Captain Grumpy, Pugsley
Allan Border as seen in a picture taken in Delhi at the India Today Group’s Salaam Cricket conference on October 19, 2014 ( Australian Embassy in India / Facebook / CC BY 3.0 AU)
Sun Sign
Leo
Born Place
Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality
Education
Allan studied at the North Sydney Boys High School and received his school-leaving certificate in 1972.
Occupation
Commentator, Former Cricketer
Family
Father – John Border (Wool Classer)
Mother – Sheila Border (Proprieter)
Siblings – He has 3 brothers.
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 9 in or 175 cm
Weight
94 kg or 207 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Allan’s name has been linked with –
Jane Hiscox – The couple has a son named Dene Border.
Allan Border as seen in a picture taken with postmaster general Jonathan Hunt at the Victoria University Wellington in 1986 (Archives New Zealand / Flickr / CC BY 2.0)
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Due to Allan’s age, his hair has turned white.
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Bulbous nose
Frontal baldness
Brand Endorsements
Allan has appeared in commercials for various brands such as –
Sun Boost
Revitive Circulation Booster
XXXX Beer
Allan Border as seen in a picture taken at Victoria University Wellington in 1986 (Archives New Zealand / Flickr / CC BY 2.0)
Allan Border Facts
He was brought up alongside his 3 brothers in Mosman.
Allan’s mother worked as a corner store proprietor and his father was a wool classer.
Growing up, he indulged in a number of games thanks to his home’s spacious backyard and Mosman Oval that was located just across the street from where he lived.
Border somehow managed to have been playing cricket with teammates that were 2 or 3 years older than them.
He is a left-handed batsman with a slow left-arm orthodox bowling style.
It is said that Border developed his classy horizontal bat shots and fielding skills from the time he played with the “Mosman Baseball Club.”
He played his first cricket match for Mosman at the age of 16 at the “Sydney Grade Cricket.” He went at 9th place to bat.
Allan was named part of the 1972–73 Combined High Schools and was coached by former English international cricketer Barry Knight.
He is regarded as one of Australia’s most respected batsman.
Allan is the only Australian captain to have a 10 player test haul dismissal.
He had previously worked with the film library of BHP.
In his name, players are given the Allan Border medal for outstanding performance on the field.
His nickname “Pugsley” was given to him due to his resemblance to artist Charles Addams’s fictional character creation of the “Addams Family” older son who was also named Pugsley.
In the past, he became the first player to play 150 test matches.
He is one of the only players to have scored 100 runs in each innings of the test format.
In 1993, Allan’s autobiography titled Beyond Ten Thousand: My Life Story was published.
He was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in the year 2000. The same year he also received the Australian Sports Medal.
Border is considered to be the test and ODI formats most capped player.
He was inducted into the “Queensland Sport Hall of Fame” in 2009.
During 2018, he worked as a commentator for Fox Sports Australia.
Featured Image By Australian Embassy in India / Facebook / CC BY 3.0 AU
