Clarke, 31, and his predecessor as captain Ricky Ponting, are the only players to win the medal, considered Australian cricket’s most prestigious individual prize, four times. The Test and one-day skipper won for the second straight year with 198 votes, ahead of joint runners-up Mike Hussey and two-time winner Shane Watson, who each polled 165 votes.

Michael Clarke kisses his wife Kyly after winning the Allan Border Medal at Crown Palladium in Melbourne yesterday. Pic/Getty Images