Brian Lara is a Trinidadian former international cricketer who batted for the West Indies and captained the team through much of the 1990s and 2000s. Celebrated for his elegant, powerful batting, he set and reset the record for the highest individual score in a Test innings and also holds the record for the highest score in first-class cricket, feats that stood out even as the West Indies team around him declined from its earlier dominance.
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Career HighlightHolds the record for the highest individual score in a Test innings (400 not out, 2004) and in first-class cricket (501 not out, 1994). 1 Classification
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Did Brian Lara hold the Test record score more than once?
Yes. He is the only man to have reclaimed the Test record score.
Yes. Lara scored 375 against England in 1994, a record that stood until Matthew Hayden scored 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003. Lara later reclaimed the record, and he is the only man to have done so.
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Brian Charles Lara (born 2 May 1969) is a Trinidadian former international cricketer, widely renowned as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.
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Brian Charles Lara (born 2 May 1969) is a Trinidadian former international cricketer, widely renowned as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.
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Brian Charles Lara (born 2 May 1969) is a Trinidadian former international cricketer, widely renowned as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.
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He holds several cricketing records, including the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994, and the record for the highest individual score in an international Test innings, after scoring 400 not out at Antigua during the 4th test against England in 2004.
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Brian Charles Lara (born 2 May 1969) is a Trinidadian former international cricketer, widely renowned as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.
Competed In: The Ashes, lead paragraph, competed-in
Lara topped the Test batting rankings on several occasions, and his match-winning performance of 153 not out against Australia in Bridgetown, Barbados in 1999 was rated by Wisden the second-best batting performance in the history of Test cricket, next only to the 270 runs scored by Sir Donald Bradma
Competed In: Cricket World Cup, lead paragraph, competed-in
As captain, Lara led the West Indies team to win the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, the first time the team won any major ICC trophy since winning the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
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