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Alastair Cook vs Allan Border — International Fantasy Cricket Stats Comparison

Who is better — Alastair Cook or Allan Border?

Allan Border has the edge on the headline numbers: Allan Border leads on T20I bowling (73 wickets, avg 28.4). Full T20I, ODI, Test and IPL stats are below.

Alastair Cook () has 61 T20I runs in 4 matches. Allan Border () has 6,524 ODI runs at avg 30.6 in 273 matches. Head-to-head batting, bowling & fielding across T20I, ODI & Test.

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Alastair Cook
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Allan Border
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Alastair Cook
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Allan Border
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🏏 Alastair Cook
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T20I Career Overview
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Source: Cricsheet (cricsheet.org, CC BY 4.0) · International matches only

Alastair Cook vs Allan Border — Stat Comparison Table

Head-to-head numbers at a glance. Higher value is highlighted in green (lower is better for economy and bowling/batting averages).

International career — ODI
StatisticAlastair CookAllan Border
Matches92273
Runs32046524
Batting average—30.63
Strike rate—71.4
Centuries (100+)53
Half-centuries (50+)1939
Wickets073
Bowling average—28.37
Economy rate—4.67

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ODI. Alastair Cook has played 92 ODIs and Allan Border 273. Alastair Cook has 3,204 runs, against 6,524 at 30.6 (71.4) for Allan Border, so Allan Border has scored more. Hundreds: Alastair Cook 5, Allan Border 3. Fifties: 19 and 39. Allan Border also bowls: 73 wickets at an economy of 4.67, while Alastair Cook has not taken a ODI wicket.

Test. Alastair Cook has played 161 Tests and Allan Border 156. Alastair Cook has 12,472 runs, against 11,174 at 50.6 (41.4) for Allan Border, so Alastair Cook has scored more. Hundreds: Alastair Cook 33, Allan Border 27. Fifties: 57 and 63. With the ball, Alastair Cook has 1 wickets and Allan Border 39 at 2.34; Allan Border has more wickets.

International numbers up to 7 September 2018.

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📝 T20I Career Comparison

Alastair Cook vs Allan Border — T20I is a highly-debated cricket matchup. Below are their T20I career highlights.

Alastair Cook does not have T20I career data recorded yet.

Allan Border does not have T20I career data recorded yet.

Stats are sourced from international career records. Compare more players using our Player Comparison Tool.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Who has more ODI runs, Alastair Cook or Allan Border?

Allan Border has more ODI runs: Alastair Cook has 3,204 in 92 matches and Allan Border has 6,524 in 273 (average 30.6).

Who has more Test runs, Alastair Cook or Allan Border?

Alastair Cook has more Test runs: Alastair Cook has 12,472 in 161 matches and Allan Border has 11,174 in 156 (average 50.6).
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