"occasional success as a part-time left arm orthodox spinner. 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 during the Third Ashes Test against England in July 2009. Border was one of the 55 inaugural inductees of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, Allan Border"
"subsequently moved to midwicket. On 23 January 2017, he became the fourth player to win the Allan Border Medal more than once and also win the award in consecutive years. Currently, he is ranked 5th in the list of top Test batsmen in the world and ranked 5th for the top ODI batsmen in the world, according to the official ICC Player Rankings, published in August 2018. He is the first Australian and sixth overall to reach 1,500 T20I runs. He is also the first Australian batsman to score 7 ODI centuries in a calendar year. On 28 September 2017"
"of remunerating all first-class cricketers in Australia. The current MOU between the two organisations ends in 2009. Since this official recognition, the ACA has been a significant presence in Australian cricket. The ACA was involved in the establishment of the Allan Border Medal in 1999. The following year, it hosted the ""Century of Australian Cricket"" (a reunion of all living Australian Test cricketers) where presentations were made for the ""Test Team of the Century"". The ACA has set up a number of on-going initiatives: Only players who meet one or more of the following criteria are eligible: There are three"
"Glendinning–Allan Medal The Glendinning–Allan Medal, formerly the Ross Glenndinning Medal, is awarded to the player judged best on ground in each Western Derby football match played between Fremantle Football Club and the West Coast Eagles. It is named after former Western Australian footballers Ross Glendinning, a Brownlow Medallist with North Melbourne and the inaugural captain of the West Coast Eagles, and Ben Allan, a former Hawthorn premiership player and the inaugural Fremantle captain. The medal, initially named the Ross Glendinning Medal, was first presented in 2001. In 2018 the name was changed to acknowledge both Fremantle's and West Coast's inaugural"
"innovation and a challenge for those who follow to keep the AIS at the forefront of technological advances in sport."" Allan Hahn Allan Geoffrey Hahn OAM (born 1951) is a leading Australian sports scientist. Between 1984 and 2011, he made a significant contribution to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in the areas of sports physiology and technology. In September 2011, he was appointed Emeritus Professor at the AIS . Hahn was born in Melbourne in 1951. He grew up in Melbourne and played a variety of sports including Australian rules football, boxing, cycling and cross country running. In 1973,"
"including cricket, yachting and athletics. In 1922 the Auckland Rugby Football Union introduced the Gallaher Shield in his honour; it has since been awarded to the winner of the union's premier men's club competition. PonsonbyGallaher's old clubhave won the title more than any other club. At international level New Zealand and France contest the Dave Gallaher Trophy, which was first awarded when New Zealand defeated France on Armistice Day in 2000. In 2011 New Zealand's then oldest living All Black, Sir Fred Allen, unveiled a high bronze statue of Gallaher beside one of the entrances at Eden Park in Auckland."
"including: athletics, triathlon, judo, boxing, wrestling, swimming, orienteering, squash, table tennis, power-lifting, equestrian and volleyball. Since its launch in 1989, ACTAS has developed numerous Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games representatives. Athletics Olympics: Susan Hobson, Matt Beckenham, Zoe Buckman, Lisa Corrigan, Stuart Rendell, Brendan Cole, Melissa Breen, Lauren Wells Paralympics: Angie Ballard, Andrew Laggner, Lisa Llorens, Richard Nicholson, Sharon Rackham, Murray Goldfinch, Roy Daniell, Louise Ellery Commonwealth Games: Susan Hobson, Matt Beckenham, Lisa Corrigan, Brendan Cole, Stuart Rendell, Melissa Breen, Lauren Wells Baseball Olympics: Jeff Williams Basketball Olympics: Patrick Mills Paralympics: Tristan Knowles Boxing Olympics: Gerard O'Mahony Commonwealth Games:Gerard O'Mahony, Steven"
"He is fifth on the AFL Umpiring all-time records for the number of finals games officiated with 33; one behind fellow 2006-listed umpire Darren Goldspink. He has also won the All Australian Umpire of the year 4 times over his AFL career in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2006. He announced his retirement on 5 September 2007 citing the increase in interstate travel and training required to umpire at the highest level. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2017. On 24 October 2000, Allen was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to the game."
"in the Sandover Medal. Conway was awarded the medal on countback, but in 1997, the WAFL awarded Allen another medal retrospectively. He retired in 1956 due to a knee injury, missing out on East Perth's premiership. Allen later coached the Sunday Football League club Hellenics, having previously coached the East Perth seconds in 1954. Outside of football, he worked as an accountant. In 2016, he was awarded the Game Ball Legend title by the East Perth Football Club. He died in February 2018 from cancer. Frank Allen (Australian footballer) Frank William Allen (5 December 1926 – 4 February 2018) was"
"the lines of the state-of-the-art high performance centres based in Australia and England as part of the revamp of the National Cricket Academy. In the new plan the NCA will have a tie-up with the MRF Pace Foundation to train the fast bowlers from across the country. The following is the information available on the leadership of the Academy. NCA awards a scholarship to three promising players to visit Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Brisbane. The scholarship is named after the legendary Australian and Indian captains, Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar, who both scored more than 10,000 runs in Test"
"only player to have won in all formats and all five major awards. Three players won three major awards including the Allan Border Medal in the same year - Ricky Ponting in 2007, Shane Watson in 2011 and Steve Smith in 2015. Ref: Ref: After counting in the 2006 One Day International Player of the Year award, Andrew Symonds, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee and Adam Gilchrist all drew on 22 votes. On a count-back, the winner would have been Andrew Symonds but he was ruled ineligible because he was suspended for 2 One Day Matches for an off-field indiscretion. On"
"Runs, Paintballing and Orienteering. The Sports Blues Ball is traditionally the first Thursday in February and it the annual recognition of sporting achievement at the university where the five Sports Trophies are awarded along with the Blues. It is the largest all seated sports ball in Scotland. Guest speakers have included Jimmy Hill, Jason White, Ally McCoist, Clive Tyldesley, Doddie Weir, Gordon Smith and Chris Cusiter and Tim Baillie. The annual boat race between University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University has been competed for since 1995. The University of Aberdeen has lost only four times, in 2006, 2009, 2012"
"May 2018 during the first Test against Pakistan, Cook equalled Allan Border's record for appearing in the most number of consecutive Test matches, with 153, surpassing it a week later in the second Test at Headingley. On 3 September 2018, Cook announced that his twelve-year international career would end at the conclusion of the series against India on 11 September 2018. Finally on the 17th of December 2018 it was announced that he would receive a knighthood in the New Years Honours List for having the best jaw line in the history of sport. Born in Gloucester, Alastair Cook is"
"the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. Allan currently coaches the Bank of Scotland specialist sprint squad alongside another former Scottish sprinter, Ian Mackie. Wells's personal best for the 100 metres is 10.11, and for the 200 metres is 20.21, run at the Moscow 1980 games, and both are still Scottish records. Allan was the first baton holder for the Queen's Baton Relay for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, carrying the baton from Buckingham Palace in London. In July 2014 Allan received, along with his wife Margot, an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Edinburgh Napier University. In June 2015, a BBC documentary"
"Two weeks later he raised the Scottish native record to 2.23m, a mark set at the British International Match in Glasgow as he represented the Commonwealth Select team. In 2017 Allan was selected to represent Great Britain at the European Indoor Championships and the World University Games; and by Scotland for the Loughborough and Manchester Internationals. In 2018, Smith jumped 2.27m at the Commonwealth Games in Australia, narrowly missing a medal and finishing 5th overall. He also won the BUCS outdoor hj title as a first time participant. ALLAN SMITH - Commonwealth games 2018 - Gold Coast<br> http://www.winningstudents-scotland.ac.uk/news/2017/december/headline-168062-en.html Allan Smith"
"rugby, shot put, skiing, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, track, triathlete, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling. It has also inducted authors, broadcasters, columnists, and sportscasters. The first annual induction ceremony was held on March 21, 1993. In addition to inducted Hall of Fame members, it presents periodic awards as follows: Awarded to Charles Altchek (soccer), Yael Averbuch (soccer), Cliff Bayer (fencing), Matt Bernstein (football), Shay Doron (basketball), Hayden Epstein (football), David Ettinger (football), Jay Fiedler (football), Loren Galler Rabinowitz (figure skating), Rebekah Green (shot put), Bess Greenberg (basketball), Dustin Greenhill (gymnastics), Dan Grunfeld (basketball), Damion Hahn (wrestling), Sada Jacobson (fencing), Dan"
"2016, two more bronze medals were added when he competed in the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. He added a pairs silver as part of the Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games with Paul Foster. He then set a gold medal record for Scotland by winning the gold medal in the Fours with Ronnie Duncan, Derek Oliver and Paul Foster. Alex Marshall (bowls) Alex ""Tattie"" Marshall, MBE (born 8 February 1967) is record breaking Scottish bowls player. Marshall plays at Gifford Bowls Club (outdoor) and East Lothian Indoor Bowling Club. He was awarded an MBE in the"
"one point in March 2002, Gilchrist's Test average was over 60; the second-highest for any established player in Test history, and he topped the ICC Test batting rankings in May 2002. Gilchrist warmed up for the World Cup in South Africa by scoring 310 runs at 44.28 in the triangular tournament in Australia against England and Sri Lanka. His performances over the past year were recognised with the Allan Border Medal. Gilchrist played in all but one of the matches in Australia's successful defence of their World Cup title; he was rested for the group match against the Netherlands. He"
"years and 9 months (from August 2009 to April 2014), when Australia defeated South Africa 2–1 in a 3 match Test series, during Australia's tour of South Africa in 2014. Clarke has been unpopular with some members of the public. Some of the criticism revolves around his batting position at number five in Australia's Test line-up, with detractors accusing him of using much more inexperienced batsmen to protect him by having them bat higher up the order. Clarke has won the Allan Border Medal, considered to be the most prestigious individual prize in Australian cricket, four times, in 2005, 2009"
"captains. Retrospective medals were also awarded to the best player from the initial 12 derbies between 1995 and 2000. The medal is voted by selection of media representatives and joint medals are presented in the event of more than one player finishing with the equal-highest number of votes. Fremantle's Paul Hasleby has currently won the medal 4 times, the most by any player. Glendinning–Allan Medal The Glendinning–Allan Medal, formerly the Ross Glenndinning Medal, is awarded to the player judged best on ground in each Western Derby football match played between Fremantle Football Club and the West Coast Eagles. It is"
"Medal, as well as four premierships and the club's player of the year award a record five times. The Allan Langer Medal, which is the Ipswich Jets' player of the year award was named in his honour. Alfie's Bar at the Broncos Leagues Club is also named after him. The youngest of Queensland Rail worker Harry Langer's four sons, Allan Langer was born in Ipswich, Queensland on 30 July 1966. He grew up playing football at Ipswich's Northern Suburbs Tigers alongside his brothers. This combination of players would become known famously as ""The Ipswich Connection"". Langer was selected as an"
"American woman with gold medals in the summer and winter games. Alana Nichols Alana Jane Nichols (born March 21, 1983) is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player and alpine skier. While growing up in Farmington in northern New Mexico, Nichols would spend winters snowboarding in Colorado. During one such snowboarding trip in 2000, she attempted a back flip but over-rotated and landed back-first on a rock. The subsequent injury broke her T10/11 vertebra, and left her paralyzed from the waist down. In 2002, Nichols was introduced to wheelchair basketball and quickly excelled at the sport. She received a scholarship to"
"Allan Hahn Allan Geoffrey Hahn OAM (born 1951) is a leading Australian sports scientist. Between 1984 and 2011, he made a significant contribution to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in the areas of sports physiology and technology. In September 2011, he was appointed Emeritus Professor at the AIS . Hahn was born in Melbourne in 1951. He grew up in Melbourne and played a variety of sports including Australian rules football, boxing, cycling and cross country running. In 1973, Hahn obtained a Diploma of Physical Education from the University of Melbourne and in the following year he completed a"
"settlement between the ACB and WSC led to the introduction of a series of innovations including night cricket, coloured clothing and an annual limited overs tri-series called the World Series Cup. It also signalled the return of the champion cricketers Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh. Their retirement at the end of the 1983–84 season was quickly followed by a series of tours to South Africa by a rebel Australian team in breach of the sporting sanctions imposed on the apartheid regime. The combined effect was to leave Australian cricket at its nadir under reluctant captain, Allan Border, losing"
"sportsman who donated the Allan Cup, a trophy that is still awarded today to the Canadian men's amateur ice hockey champions. Born in Montreal's Golden Square Mile, he was the second son of Sir Hugh Allan of Ravenscrag and Caroline Matilda Smith (1828–1881), daughter of John Smith (d. 1872) of Athelstane Hall, Montreal, and his wife Betsy Rae. From 1878, he was known as H. Montagu Allan to avoid confusion with his cousin Hugh Andrew Allan (1857–1938). He studied at Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec, then in Paris, before joining the family's shipping business, the Allan Line. Allan rose"
"the Order of the British Empire for services to rugby. In the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours, Allen was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, also for services to rugby. Following the death of Morrie McHugh on 25 September 2010, Allen had been the oldest living All Black. Allen developed leukaemia and died on 28 April 2012. He had moved into full-time care on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, north of Auckland. Tests: 6 (6 as Captain)<br> Games: 15 (15 as Captain)<br> Total Matches: 21 (21 as Captain)<br> Test Points: 0pts<br> Game Points: 21pts (7t, 0c, 0p, 0dg,"
"Paralympics: Michael Milton Shooting Olympics: Matthew Inabinet Softball Olympics: Joanne Brown, Sally McCreedy Squash Commonwealth Games: Stuart Boswell Swimming Olympics: Angela Kennedy Paralympics: Siobhan Paton, Katrina Lewis, Joshua Alford Table tennis Olympics: Jeff Plumb, Alison Shanley Triathlon Olympics: Simon Thompson Paralympics: Katie Kelly, Nic Beveridge Volleyball Olympics: Ben Hardy Wheelchair Rugby Paralympics: Garry Croker ACT Academy of Sport The ACT Academy of Sport (ACTAS) was launched in 1989. It is an endorsed Australian Olympic Committee and Australian Paralympic Committee National Training Centre and a member of the National Institutes of Network. The establishment of ACTAS as a pilot program was"
"Buster Farrer represented Border in six sports: cricket, tennis, squash, hockey, golf and bowls. Border, Eastern Cape Border is a region of Eastern Cape province in South Africa, comprising roughly the eastern half of the province. Its main centre is East London. Like the Boland region in Western Cape, Border does not have defined boundaries. The name has long been applied to sports teams that have represented the region in South African interprovincial competitions. The Border rugby union team has competed in interprovincial rugby union since 1891, and the Border cricket team has competed in interprovincial cricket since 1898. The"
"Paralympic Games, Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games. The committee later submits their recommendations to the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports for further approval. The first recipient of the award was Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, who was honoured for the performance in the year 1991–92. In 2001, sport shooter Abhinav Bindra, then aged 18, became the youngest recipient of the award. Usually conferred upon only one sportsperson in a year, a few exceptions have been made (1993–1994, 2002, 2009, 2012, and 2016–2018) when multiple recipients were awarded in a year. , there have been thirty-six recipients from fourteen sport"
"Border–Gavaskar Trophy The Border–Gavaskar Trophy is a Test cricket series, played between India and Australia. It has witnessed some of the most competitive Test series played in recent years, with a number of results being a narrow win for one of the sides or a closely fought draw. It is currently played via the International Cricket Council's future tours program, with varying lengths of time between matches. If the series is drawn, then the country holding the trophy retains it. The series is named after Australia's Allan Border and India's Sunil Gavaskar, who both scored over 10,000 Test runs in"
"media and club awards. He added the 2010 and 2011 Magarey Medals to his 2007 win and would be selected to every ""Advertiser"" Team of the Year since his debut as well as five consecutive ""Football Budget"" Player of the Year awards from 2007–2011. As of the end of the 2011 season, Allan is second only to Barrie Robran in both Magarey Medal wins and North Adelaide best and fairest awards. Allan has won five best and fairest awards for the Roosters (2007–11) while Robran won eight during his stellar career (1967–73 and 1976). On 5 September 2012, it was"
"player, Allan was named one of Canada's top 25 under 19 year old players while in High School. He was named to the Harrison Trimble High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. He played university basketball at Ottawa University and Dalhousie University. He is an owner and board member of the Halifax Hurricanes 2016 Champions of the National Basketball League of Canada. Allan Abbass Dr. Allan Abbass (born February 22, 1962) is professor, psychiatrist, and founding Director of the Centre for Emotions and Health at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Dr. Abbass's clinical specialty and research focus"
"a shoe maker for the Commonwealth rehabilitation artificial limb plant. He started competing in archery three years before the Games. At the 1972 Heidelberg Games, he won a bronze medal in the Men's FITA Round Team open. Alan Conn Alan Conn is an Australian Paralympian archer and table tennis player from New South Wales. He had an accident at 18 on his motorcycle that led to him becoming paraplegic. At the 1968 Tel Aviv Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's Columbia Round open archery event, with a world record score of 618, and a silver medal in"