CANBERRA: Australian cricket captain Allan Border has been awarded the country’s third highest honor for leading the triumphant Ashes tour of England.
Border, who was made a member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1986, will now become an officer of the order (AO) the office of the Governor General Bill Hayden said on ‘Wednesday.
it was the first award made outside the annual Australia Day and Queen’s birthday lists since the system began in 1975, Only a few sporting figures have previously been elevated to the higher levels of the Australian honors roll.
The only others in recent years were Found the world solo sailor Kay Cotteem tennis star John Newcombe for his charity work and businessmen Alan Bond after Winning the America’s Cup.
Article extracted from this publication >> October 13, 1989
