Test Batting
- Matches
- 131
- Innings
- 232
- Runs
- 11,953
- Highest score
- 400*
- Batting average
- 52.88
- Centuries
- 34
- Fifties
- 48
WEST INDIES CRICKET LEGEND
Brian LaraCareer Stats, 22,358 Runs & Records
Former West Indies captain and left-handed batter
Brian Lara scored 22,358 international runs and produced two of cricket's most celebrated batting records: 400 not out in a Test and 501 not out in first-class cricket.
Player Information
Full nameBrian Charles Lara
Date of birth2 May 1969
BirthplaceSanta Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago
International teamWest Indies
RoleBatter / Former captain
Batting styleLeft-handed
Bowling styleRight-arm leg break
International Career Stats
ODI Batting
- Matches
- 299
- Innings
- 289
- Runs
- 10,405
- Highest score
- 169
- Batting average
- 40.48
- Centuries
- 19
- Fifties
- 63
International Totals
- Matches
- 430
- Innings
- 521
- Runs
- 22,358
- Centuries
- 53
- Fifties
- 111
- Catches
- 284
Career statistics are final.
Lara played his final international match in April 2007. The figures above were checked against ICC and established statistical records.
Across a 17-year international career, Lara combined a high backlift, exceptional footwork and fluent strokeplay with the concentration required for monumental innings. He remains the West Indies' leading Test run-scorer.
Brian Lara's Unbeaten 400 Test World Record
In April 2004 at the Recreation Ground in St John's, Antigua, Lara scored an unbeaten 400 against England from 582 balls, with 43 fours and four sixes. The innings reclaimed the individual Test record he had first held after making 375 at the same ground in 1994.
The First-Class Record of 501 Not Out
Only weeks after his 375 in 1994, Lara made 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston. That innings remains the highest individual score in first-class cricket and completed one of the most extraordinary record-breaking seasons by any batter.
International Debuts and Final Appearances
Test career
6 December 1990 – 27 November 2006
Debuted against Pakistan at Lahore and made his final Test appearance against the same opponent at Karachi.
ODI career
9 November 1990 – 21 April 2007
Debuted against Pakistan at Karachi and ended his international career against England in the 2007 World Cup.
West Indies captain
Three leadership periods
Led the West Indies in Tests and ODIs while remaining the team's central batting figure.
Major Records & Achievements
Highest Test score
Set the world record against England at Antigua in 2004.
Highest first-class score
Established the record for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994.
West Indies Test runs
Finished as the region's leading run-scorer in Test cricket.
International centuries
Made 34 Test hundreds and 19 ODI hundreds.
First Test world record
Passed Garry Sobers' mark at Antigua in 1994.
Sydney masterpiece
Produced a celebrated maiden Test century against Australia in 1993.
Honours and Legacy
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
Was inducted in recognition of his outstanding international career.
International seasons
Represented the West Indies from 1990 to 2007.
West Indies captain
Led the regional side during multiple periods of his career.
Test record holder
Set the individual Test record with 375, then reclaimed it with 400*.
Sources
- ICC Hall of Fame: Brian Lara career profile
- ICC: Brian Lara Hall of Fame induction and career figures
- ICC: Brian Lara's leading Test innings
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