Allan Border Medal Allan Border Medal The Allan Border Medal is considered to be the most prestigious individual prize in Australian cricket. First awarded in 2000, the medal is named after former Australian captain Allan Border and recognises the most outstanding Australian cricketer of the past season as voted by his peers, the media and umpires. Votes are cast after each game on a 3–2–1 basis, with a weighting applied to give both One Day International and Test players an equal chance of winning the award. The awards night also includes: New members of the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame are also inducted
Medal for Exemplary Border Service left edge of the obverse are curved, stylized stalks of wheat which terminate with the inscription • D • D • R •. In the center is a raised embossed three-line inscription: () For Exemplary Border Service. The reverse of the medal has a raised edge with a smooth center which contains with a four-digit award number at the bottom edge. There are known to be 1.5 mm and 2 mm high numbers. The medal was worn on the left upper chest suspended from a woven 36 x 39 mm wide pentagonal shaped ribbon. The ribbon is dark green with