In what year did Brad Williams break Allan Border's arm in a game
between Victoria and Queensland?

Hello sportsman

It was 1995.

I found a 1995 article from the Herald-Sun posted in a newsgroup,
including this sentence:

"Williams made his first class debut against Queensland at the MCG in
February this year, where he took 5-88 in the Bulls' first innings 
and broke Allan Border's arm."

Title: Busrangers Armed and Dangerous
Author: Michael Horan
Source: Herald-Sun (October 19, 1995)
http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?q=%22Allan+Border%27s+arm%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=46o7bu%24jbp%40risky.ecs.umass.edu&rnum=1

You might like this interview with Brad Williams too:

"As a young bowler, you forced Allan Border to retire hurt for the
only time in his first-class career. How were you feeling when you
realised that you had broken AB's arm with one of your thunderbolts?

That was an interesting one actually. I don't know if he didn't pick
it up, or if he thought it was going to bounce more or what, but he
just stood there and it hit him in the arm. He didn't flinch at the
time so I didn't think it had even hurt him. I walked down to fine-leg
and then I turned around and he was walking off the ground. Then Dean
Jones came up to me at lunch and said, "Did you know that that is the
first time Allan Border has retired hurt in his career?" I had no idea
and then news got back later in the day that he had a broken arm. But
it didn't stop him from coming back out and batting. So you've got to
have a bit of respect for a bloke who can come out and do that. "

Brad Williams: In the fast lane
Eddie Smith - 23 May 2002 
http://www.cricket.org/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2002/MAY/006417_CI_23MAY2002.html


The story fits together nicely since these two pages confirm that Brad
Williams' first time playing against Queensland was February 1995:
http://www.cricket.org/link_to_database/PLAYERS/AUS/W/WILLIAMS_BA_02006290/
http://www.cricket.org/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1994-95/AUS_LOCAL/MMC/VIC_QLD_MMC_19FEB1995.html

I hope this gives you all the information you need, but please don't
hesitate to ask if anything needs clarification.

Best Wishes - Leli


Searches on google and google groups with:

"Brad Williams"
"Allan Border"
broke OR broken arm
"Brad Williams" "first time" OR debut