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The list was promoted by Giants2008 00:08, 2 February 2013 [1].

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Nominator(s): —Vensatry (Ping me) 14:19, 27 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I am nominating this for featured list because I believe it meets the criteria. This one closely follows format of similar lists. Look forward to your comments and suggestions. —Vensatry (Ping me) 14:19, 27 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments by NapHit (talk) 11:47, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • "156 Tests and led Australia in 93 Tests." No need to repeat Tests
  • "He holds the record for making the most number of consecutive appearances (153 matches) as a player in Tests"
  • "and was one of the 55 initial inductees
  • "In ODI cricket, border" B on Border needs to capitalised
  • "remained not out on both the occasions"

NapHit (talk) 05:23, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Zia Khan 15:13, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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  • named by the Wisden as one → no need of "the"
  • for his contribution to sports,[7] → cricket?
  • England accumulating eight centuries against them. → I think there is no need to repeat "against them"
  • thirteenth in the overall list of most hundreds → thirteenth overall in the list of most hundreds
  • the first of them came against Sri Lanka and the last one against West Indies (127 not out), → for consistency you may also mention his 2nd century (118 not out) as you did with the 3rd one

Good work with the list! Zia Khan 05:46, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • ...he scored centuries in both .... → centuries need an explanation like (100 or mor runs in an innings) or something, and no need of "both"
    • "Centuries" is already wiki-linked, so I don't think an explanation is required. —Vensatry (Ping me) 08:22, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Link not out in the lead
    • I've already linked that as a pipe to "close of the innings". —Vensatry (Ping me) 08:22, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – meets the standards. Zia Khan 17:10, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 11:22, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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  • "and led Australia" perhaps be specific: "captained"...?
  • " different cricket grounds" I don't think you need "cricket" here.
  • "and batted till the close of the innings" looks to me, since he was an opener, that he carried his bat.
    • Carrying his bat refers to an instance where an opening batsman remains at the crease even after all the ten players have been dismissed. That's not the case here. —Vensatry (Ping me) 08:22, 1 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • You have won, lost and drawn in the key, but not tied?
  • Refs need en-dash check in date ranges etc, avoid spaced/unspaced hyphens.
  • Access date need consistent date formats.

The Rambling Man (talk) 15:29, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comments –

  • Second "the" in "He holds the record for the consecutive appearances as a player in Tests."
  • I see a couple of "till"s in the prose. Not sure whether this is considered formal enough in Australian/British English; if not, there's always "until".
  • No need to capitalize "Tie" in the one note.
  • "There have been only two occasions where a Test match ending in a tie." "ending" → "ended". Giants2008 (Talk) 23:20, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from Tintin 18:19, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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  • His first century came the following year against Pakistan at the same venue

For a cricket-aware reader it is misleading usage, because it came three months later in the same season.

  • Done. It should be clear to users who don't understand cricket too. So going by seasons also doesn't seem to be a good idea. —Vensatry (Ping me) 18:21, 6 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks, three months is the best possible option. Tintin 00:38, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • "when he made 105 and batted until the close of the innings"

This is also unconventional usage. Australia chased and won while the line gives the impression that he batted through the 50 overs

  • "Border remained not out on both occasions"

Redundant. See the previous line

  • "16 163 India"

He was the MoM

  • "3 127* West Indies"

May not be a bad idea to add a note. The match did not have a MoM but Border was a 'player of the final' Tintin 17:16, 6 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

See this scorecard of the third final : http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/65390.html Tintin 00:37, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I guess that's not particular to this final alone. He might have been awarded the title based on his performances in all the three finals put together. Unless it's specific to a particular game like MoM, I don't think we should add it. —Vensatry (Ping me) 14:45, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support No issues from me, looks good. Harrias talk 16:49, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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