Allan Robert Border

Allan Robert Border (born July 27, 1955, Cremorne, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian cricketer who held the all-time run-scorer record in Test (international) matches from 1993 to 2005, when he was surpassed by Brian Lara. A left-handed batsman and bowler, Border grew up in Sydney and entered first-class cricket in 1977. He played his first Test match in Melbourne in 1978–79, captained the Queensland team in 1983–84, and succeeded Kim Hughes as...