Test runs
11,174
Test centuries
27
World Cup titles
1
Tests as captain
93
Consecutive Tests played
153
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3 | |
| 1980 | 4 | |
| 1981 | 5 | |
| 1982 | 4 | |
| 1983 | 3 | |
| 1984 | 5 | |
| 1985 | 4 | |
| 1986 | 3 | |
| 1987 | 4 | |
| 1988 | 2 | |
| 1989 | 3 | |
| 1990 | 2 | |
| 1991 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 |
Data sources
- ICC
- ESPNcricinfo
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Allan Border ranks #20 in Cricket
Allan Border ranks #20 in Cricket and #436 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.5/100.
The verified career covers 1976–1996 and 17 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test runs 11174, Test centuries 27, World Cup titles 1, Tests as captain 93.
Nearest context: ahead George Headley (90.6); behind Stuart Broad (90.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Allan Border GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Border comparisons
Allan Border — frequently asked
- Is Allan Border the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Allan Border ranks #20 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 90.5/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Allan Border's GOAT Score?
- 90.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Allan Border rank all time?
- #436 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #20 in Cricket.
- Allan Border vs George Headley: who ranks higher?
- George Headley ranks higher at 90.6 versus Allan Border at 90.5, a margin of 0.1 points.