Despite having 13 different opening partners in his Test career, he accumulated 3245 runs at an average of 45.06.
He hit the first ball of the next day for six, and accumulated 67 runs in the opening 71 minutes, to reach his maiden Test century.
He was required to bat just once in each Test, accumulating 185 runs at 37.00, including two half-centuries.
He improved his batting average in 1928, accumulating 517 runs at 25.85 with four more fifties.
He scored all of his centuries and accumulated 2,287 runs against that opposition.
Border had a modest time with the bat, accumulating 298 runs at 33.11.
In 355 games and 552 innings he had accumulated 17,558 runs at an average of 37.27.
In 1920 and 1921, he accumulated 1,335 runs at average of 225.83 in the local competition.
In four Tests he scored three half-centuries, accumulating 317 runs at 45.29.
He had an unsuccessful campaign, accumulating only 70 runs at 11.66.