- Despite an opening stand
of 212 by Geoff Marsh and David Boon, Australia were
defeated by seven wickets with six overs to spare by
India at Jaipur in September 1986.
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- David Boon hit 15 fours
during his innings of 122 for Australia vs. Sri Lanka at
Adelaide in January 1988.
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- Carl Rackemann missed the last delivery when Australia needed
2 to beat England in 1989’ but managed to scramble a
bye and the game was tied.
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- David Boon broke his bat in two whilst playing for Australia
vs. New Zealand at Adelaide in December 1990.
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- Allan Border deliberately stonewalled during the match
between Australia and New Zealand in Auckland in March
1990, so that his Partner, Dean Jones, could reach 100.
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- Allan Border was the
second player to complete 5,000 ODI runs and take 50
wickets – he reached the combined target at Adelaide
in February 1990.
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- Allan Border played in
127 successive ODI matches for Australia, the sequence
ended on January 13, 1991 at Sydney.
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- David Boon was the first Tasmanian to hit a century in ODI
matches, a feat he achieved in his native state – at
Hobart in December 1991.
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- A cyclone occurred
just after the match between Australia and West Indies
at Brisbane on January 12, 1992 ended.
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- Mark Taylor was given the Man of the Match award in the game
between Australia and West Indies at Sydney in 1992/93
for his captaincy – he made only 9 with the bat.
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- Allan Border announced his retirement from ODI matches after
completing his 100th game as Australia’s
captain. The match was played against South Africa at
Sydney in January 1994.
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