Allan Border Medal won the award twice. Watson also has the highest vote count of 296, with a huge margin of 100 votes in 2011. Ref: No count-back is used in the Allan Border Medal. On Allan Border Medal night there are also other awards announced such as the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year, One Day International Player of the Year, Test Player of the Year, Twenty20 International player of the year, State Player of the Year and Women's International Cricketer of the Year. Shane Watson won a total of 7 awards which is the most by any player. He is the
Medal for Exemplary Border Service in his hands and a machine gun slung across his chest. Behind him and to the left is an East German border marker. Near the top rim is a semicircular inscription: () “For Exemplary Border Service”. The reverse of the medal displays the Coat of Arms of the GDR. This version of the medal is not numbered on the reverse. This medal was worn on the left upper chest suspended from a woven 21mm wide pentagonal shaped 46 x 35mm ribbon. The Ribbon was initially dark green later changed to lighter green shade with two perpendicular 1 mm wide red