4. Allan Border
Batting Style : Left Handed Batsman
Allan Border takes the Fourth spot in our list of Top Ten Greatest Australian Batsmen of All Time. 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. Border still retains the world record for the number of consecutive Test appearances of 153. AB has also led Australia to their First World Cup Victory in 1987.
Tests:
| Matches | Runs | Average | Highest Score | 50/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | 11174 | 50.56 | 205 | 63/27 |
ODI’s:
| Matches | Runs | Average | Highest Score | 50/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273 | 6524 | 30.62 | 127* | 39/3 |
