10 best players of all time from New South Wales

#8 Allan Border

Border was one of Australia's most prolific run-scorers

The era of Australian dominance in the world of cricket began under the leadership of 'Captain Cranky' Allan Border.

When he took over the captaincy in 1984, the Australian team were going through a rebuilding phase.

In 1989, the underdog Australia toured England to compete in the Ashes series and ended up winning the series 4-0.

The Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1981, Border was named Australian of the Year for leading his nation to a historic Ashes victory.

In a 1993 Test match against New Zealand at Christchurch, he went past Sunil Gavaskar's tally of 10122 runs to become the highest run-getter in Tests.

In the year 1994, Border retired as the most-capped and highest run-scoring cricketer in history.