His figures were 317 runs at 45.28 average.Christison, pp. Three Tests were played in each country, and both series ended 1–1.cite web| title= Statsguru - AR Border - Tests - Innings by innings list | url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/guru?sdb=player;playerid=1572;class=testplayer;filter=basic;team=0;opposition=0;notopposition=0;season=0;homeaway=0;continent=0;country=0;notcountry=0;groundid=0;startdefault=1985-12-26;start=1985-12-26;enddefault=2004-01-06;end=2004-01-06;tourneyid=0;finals=0;daynight=0;toss=0;scheduledovers=0;scheduleddays=0;innings=0;result=0;followon=0;seriesresult=0;captain=0;keeper=0;dnp=0;recent=;viewtype=aro_list;runslow=;runshigh=;batposition=0;dismissal=0;bowposition=0;ballslow=;ballshigh=;bpof=0;overslow=;overshigh=;conclow=;conchigh=;wicketslow=;wicketshigh=;dismissalslow=;dismissalshigh=;caughtlow=;caughthigh=;caughttype=0;stumpedlow=;stumpedhigh=;csearch=;submit=1;.cgifields=viewtype | publisher=Cricinfo| accessdate=2008-06-05] Border's final Test innings was an obdurate 42 not out that helped secure a draw in the Third Test at Durban.

[ [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BATTING/100_EACH_INNS_TEST.html Hundred in each innings of a match] , Cricinfo] He was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1982.FootnotesReferences*cite book| title=Allan Border:The Man| first=Darren |last=Christison |year=1994 |publisher=Five Mile Press | isbn=0-86788-873-3External links* [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PLAYERS/AUS/B/BORDER_AR_02001572/ CricInfo Player Profile : Allan Border] ----PersondataNAME=Border, Allan RobertALTERNATIVE NAMES=SHORT DESCRIPTION=CricketerDATE OF BIRTH=27 July 1955PLACE OF BIRTH=Sydney, New South WalesDATE OF DEATH=PLACE OF DEATH=. The lower-order batsmen got within one run when Craig McDermott was given out by a controversial decision.

Border ended the season with 328 runs at 41, with five half-centuries.Australia reinforced its superiority over England with a convincing 3–0 win in the 1990–91 Ashes series: the three victories were by eight, nine and ten wickets respectively, and Border compiled 281 runs at 46.83.Perry, p. He hit 27 centuries in his Test career. Despite Border's unbeaten 152 in the second innings, Australia fell to a heavy defeat in the First Test at Brisbane.

He accepted the position and his first tour with the team was to India later in the same year.Fact|date=June 2008During the First Test of the tour at Madras, Border scored 106 and the match ended in a historic tie, only the second such result in history.Fact|date=June 2008 The other two Tests were drawn, and Border finished the tour with 245 runs at 81.66.
Mike Coward wrote of Border's legacy:... [he] committed the greater part of a long and distinguished career to re-establishing the credibility and image of Australian cricket. In the First Test at Christchurch, Border scored 88 to pass Gavaskar's record for the most Test runs.Final seasonsIn 1993, Border became the first player since Joe Darling to lead Australia in England on three Ashes tours.Fact|date=June 2008 Australia won 4–1,Perry, p. 326.]

Australia slumped to 8/102 in pursuit of the 186 runs needed to give them a series victory. Border had a modest time with the bat, accumulating 298 runs at 33.11.LegacyUltimately, Border left his successor Mark Taylor with a side that would go on to be the best in the world. 33–34.] 326.] Feeling loyal to the discarded vice-captain Geoff Marsh, Border generated controversy when he refused to travel to Perth with the team after the decision was announced.Fact|date=June 2008 Border maintained his consistency by scoring 275 runs at 55.00, although he again failed to make a century. Border played two classic innings in the Second Test at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad.

In the final Test at The Oval, Border scored 106 not out and 84. Despite his limited captaincy experience and his stated indifference to taking the position,Fact|date=June 2008 Border replaced Hughes for the Third Test at Adelaide, which Australia also lost: their sixth consecutive defeat by the West Indies. 25.] [8] The family had a spacious backyard for playing games, and Mosman Oval, the home of district cricket and baseball clubs, was across the street. ] 1987 World CupAustralia's unexpected victory in the 1987 World Cup proved to be a turning point and heralded the start of more prosperous times.Christison, p.

*Most Test catches by a non-wicket-keeper (156); record since first passed by Mark Taylor in 1999. However, he was unable to maintain this form and ended the season with 317 runs at 31.70 in six Tests against England and the West Indies.On the tour of Pakistan that followed, Border hit 150 not out and 153 in the Third Test at Lahore to become the first batsmen in Test history to pass 150 in both innings of a Test.Christison, p.
19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - Match 11, 29 Sep, 2020 He then returned to England and played for East Lancashire Cricket Club in the Lancashire League, scoring 1191 runs at 56.71 and taking 54 wickets at 18.60.

Australia had lost nine wickets and required 74 runs to win when Jeff Thomson joined Border at the crease.