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Brian Lara

Middle-order batter · 1990 to 2007 · 430 internationals

West Indies
Test131 matchesODI299 matches
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430Internationals
22,358Runs
53Hundreds
4Wickets
284Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR100s50s0s4s6s
Test131232611,953400*52.8819,75360.513448171,55988
ODI2992893210,40516940.4813,08679.511963161,042133
Bowling career records by format
FormatMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Test1314601280--N/A2.80N/A000
ODI29954906142/52/515.257.4612.2500-
Fielding career records by format
FormatMatInnsCtStDisDis/innsBest
Test13124116401640.6804 (4ct 0st)
ODI29929612001200.4053 (3ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Brian Lara: Test and ODI stats

Test

131 matches · 1990-2006

11,953runs
Matches
131
Average
52.88
Strike rate
60.51
Hundreds
34
Highest
400*
Fifties
48
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ODI

299 matches · 1990-2007

10,405runs
Matches
299
Average
40.48
Strike rate
79.51
Hundreds
19
Highest
169
Fifties
63
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Where the career sits

Runs by format
Test 11,953 53%ODI 10,405 47%

Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
FormatOfficial bat innsIn scorecardsOfficial bowl innsIn scorecardsFirstLatestCoverage
Test232230441990-12-062006-11-2799%
ODI289280551990-11-092007-04-2197%

Questions fans ask about Brian Lara

How many Test runs has Brian Lara scored?
Brian Lara has 11,953 runs in 232 Test innings from 131 matches at an average of 52.88 and a strike rate of 60.51. Highest score: 400*.
What is Brian Lara's Test batting average?
Brian Lara's Test batting average is 52.88, from 11,953 runs and 232 innings.
How many Test sixes has Brian Lara hit?
Brian Lara has hit 88 sixes in Test cricket.
How many ODI runs has Brian Lara scored?
Brian Lara has 10,405 runs in 289 ODI innings from 299 matches at an average of 40.48 and a strike rate of 79.51. Highest score: 169.
What is Brian Lara's ODI batting average?
Brian Lara's ODI batting average is 40.48, from 10,405 runs and 289 innings.
How many ODI sixes has Brian Lara hit?
Brian Lara has hit 133 sixes in ODI cricket.

Explore every recorded innings

426 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

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Records against the opposition

Selected studies with at least ten batting or bowling innings. Each page includes sample sizes, yearly trends and the scorecards behind the figures.

TestAgainst Australia30 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst England29 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst South Africa18 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst India17 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Pakistan48 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Australia47 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst India40 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst South Africa37 matches with recorded figures

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
DateMatchFormatResult
2007-04-21West Indies v EnglandODIEngland won by 1 wickets
2007-04-19West Indies v BangladeshODIWest Indies won by 99 runs
2007-04-10West Indies v South AfricaODISouth Africa won by 67 runs
2007-04-01West Indies v Sri LankaODISri Lanka won by 113 runs
2007-03-29West Indies v New ZealandODINew Zealand won by 7 wickets
2007-03-27West Indies v AustraliaODIAustralia won by 103 runs
2007-03-23West Indies v IrelandODIWest Indies won by 8 wickets (D/L method)
2007-03-19West Indies v ZimbabweODIWest Indies won by 6 wickets
2007-03-13West Indies v PakistanODIWest Indies won by 54 runs
2007-01-31India v West IndiesODIIndia won by 160 runs
2007-01-27India v West IndiesODIWest Indies won by 3 wickets
2007-01-21India v West IndiesODIIndia won by 14 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1990 to 2006

Brian Lara in Tests

Scorecards for 230 of 232 official batting innings

11,953Runs
52.88Average
60.51Strike rate
34Hundreds
48Fifties
400*Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career131232611,953400*52.8819,75360.513448171,55988
Official Test bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career1314601280--N/A2.80N/A000
Official Test fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career13124116401640.6804 (4ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings
03,0006,0009,0005k runs: 1999-03-135k10k runs: 2004-08-1210k11,912199019941997200020032006
Test runs by year
04008001,2001990: 49 runs19901991: 0 runs1992: 195 runs1993: 586 runs19931994: 996 runs1995: 1,222 runs1996: 226 runs19961997: 859 runs1998: 608 runs1999: 832 runs19992000: 497 runs2001: 1,151 runs2002: 351 runs20022003: 1,344 runs2004: 1,178 runs2005: 1,069 runs20052006: 749 runs2006
Last 20 Test innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
Test innings by score
How Test innings ended
Caught143 · 62.2%
Bowled36 · 15.7%
LBW36 · 15.7%
Run out3 · 1.3%
Stumped4 · 1.7%
Other dismissal2 · 0.9%
Not out6 · 2.6%
Test batting position: average and innings
120.001 inns
291.001 inns
360.4666 inns
451.68146 inns
541.2314 inns
68.001 inns
7-0 inns
814.001 inns
9-0 inns
10-0 inns
11-0 inns
Test runs from boundaries
Fours6,204 · 52.1%
Sixes528 · 4.4%
Other runs5,180 · 43.5%

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings
634runs
63.40average
58.97strike rate
150s
3100s

Test record by situation

230 recorded innings
Brian Lara: Test batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Australia305622,81527752.124,61660.98911537321
England295132,983400*62.144,64564.21711441513
South Africa183501,71520249.003,19353.7149124313
India172901,00212034.551,90052.732631026
Pakistan122201,17321653.311,73167.7643215217
New Zealand1117070414741.411,15261.111511003
Sri Lanka81411,12522186.531,97456.995211198
Zimbabwe24022219155.5026085.38100284
Bangladesh22017312086.5022377.57110193
All129230611,912400*53.1719,69460.483448171,55188
Brian Lara: Test batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home6411156,217400*58.6510,30260.341726878555
Away6511915,69527748.269,39260.631722976633
All129230611,912400*53.1719,69460.483448171,55188
Brian Lara: Test batting by match innings
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1st innings of the match585814,000400*70.176,14665.081212551223
2nd innings of the match717104,24427759.776,75262.851321359139
3rd innings of the match565602,26414540.424,08655.4078226912
4th innings of the match454551,404153*35.102,71051.8027717914
All129230611,912400*53.1719,69460.483448171,55188
Brian Lara: Test batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 1110202020.003066.6600020
No. 2110919191.0010487.5001060
No. 3436643,749400*60.466,01162.36913450822
No. 49014617,49427751.6812,46460.1224311196659
No. 513141536153*41.231,02352.39132677
No. 6110888.007114.2800010
No. 8110141414.005525.4500010
All129230611,912400*53.1719,69460.483448171,55188
Brian Lara: Test batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won325242,92921361.024,38766.76816138930
Lost6212405,27522642.549,22457.1814221370434
Drawn355423,708400*71.306,08360.951210345824
All129230611,912400*53.1719,69460.483448171,55188
Brian Lara: Test batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1990120494424.5010646.2200050
19923601956432.5040548.14031240
1993710058627758.6084069.76130762
1994814099637571.141,57163.392411263
1995122021,22217967.881,66073.614611921
19965902267425.1142453.30010272
19971221085913240.901,46158.793311158
199881516089343.421,10355.12050895
1999815183221359.421,41258.923401198
2000917049718229.2384358.95214703
200191801,15122163.942,26550.8134112610
200271003517335.1069550.50031411
2003101911,34420974.662,12963.1255017816
2004122111,178400*58.901,91961.3834314710
200581501,06922671.261,61466.235011259
20061018074921641.611,24760.063239110
All129230611,912400*53.1719,69460.483448171,55188
Brian Lara: Test batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Kensington Oval152721,33917653.562,42855.143701799
Queen's Park Oval1224198619642.861,72557.152521225
Antigua Recreation Ground142211,650400*78.572,49366.1846219921
Sabina Park112011,11221358.521,70665.1836314111
Bourda69054816760.8887462.70211835
Adelaide Oval48061022676.2586270.76220774
Brisbane Cricket Ground4801765822.0041842.10012221
Lord's3601265421.0025150.19010170
Melbourne Cricket Ground360765212.6619838.3801150
Old Trafford36036414560.6658562.22211481
Basin Reserve35029114758.2047661.13120430
Kennington Oval35032017964.0043873.05111481
Sydney Cricket Ground35034327768.6050468.05100460
Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium34038920997.2575751.38210421
Edgbaston3401799544.7528363.25020301
All129230611,912400*53.1719,69460.483448171,55188
Brian Lara: Test batting by series and tournaments
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
India tour of West Indies48021112026.3744047.95101203
West Indies tour of England2402029550.5027573.45020321
South Africa tour of West Indies23019317664.3329964.54100241
West Indies tour of Pakistan230399216133.0058368.43210497
All129230611,912400*53.1719,69460.483448171,55188

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Hundreds 34

  1. 216v PakistanMultan Cricket Stadium · 2006-11-19
  2. 122v PakistanGaddafi Stadium · 2006-11-11
  3. 120v IndiaDaren Sammy National Cricket Stadium · 2006-06-10
  4. 226v AustraliaAdelaide Oval · 2005-11-25
  5. 153v PakistanSabina Park · 2005-06-03
  6. 130v PakistanKensington Oval · 2005-05-26
  7. 176v South AfricaKensington Oval · 2005-04-21
  8. 196v South AfricaQueen's Park Oval · 2005-04-08
  9. 120v BangladeshSabina Park · 2004-06-04
  10. 400*v EnglandAntigua Recreation Ground · 2004-04-10
  11. 115v South AfricaNewlands · 2004-01-02
  12. 202v South AfricaThe Wanderers Stadium · 2003-12-12
  13. 191v ZimbabweQueens Sports Club · 2003-11-12
  14. 209v Sri LankaDaren Sammy National Cricket Stadium · 2003-06-20
  15. 122v AustraliaQueen's Park Oval · 2003-04-19
  16. 110v AustraliaBourda · 2003-04-10
  17. 130v Sri LankaSinhalese Sports Club Ground · 2001-11-29
  18. 221v Sri LankaSinhalese Sports Club Ground · 2001-11-29
  19. 178v Sri LankaGalle International Stadium · 2001-11-13
  20. 182v AustraliaAdelaide Oval · 2000-12-15
  21. 112v EnglandOld Trafford · 2000-08-03
  22. 100v AustraliaAntigua Recreation Ground · 1999-04-03
  23. 153*v AustraliaKensington Oval · 1999-03-26
  24. 213v AustraliaSabina Park · 1999-03-13
  25. 115v Sri LankaArnos Vale Ground · 1997-06-20
  26. 103v IndiaAntigua Recreation Ground · 1997-04-04
  27. 132v AustraliaWACA Ground · 1997-02-01
  28. 179v EnglandKennington Oval · 1995-08-24
  29. 152v EnglandTrent Bridge · 1995-08-10
  30. 145v EnglandOld Trafford · 1995-07-27
  31. 147v New ZealandBasin Reserve · 1995-02-10
  32. 375v EnglandAntigua Recreation Ground · 1994-04-16
  33. 167v EnglandBourda · 1994-03-17
  34. 277v AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground · 1993-01-02

Best Test performances

Brian Lara: highest Test scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
400*58268.72434EnglandAntigua Recreation Ground2004-04-10
37553869.70450EnglandAntigua Recreation Ground1994-04-16
27737274.46380AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground1993-01-02
22629875.83220AustraliaAdelaide Oval2005-11-25
22135462.42232Sri LankaSinhalese Sports Club Ground2001-11-29
21626282.44227PakistanMultan Cricket Stadium2006-11-19
21334461.91293AustraliaSabina Park1999-03-13
20936058.05241Sri LankaDaren Sammy National Cricket Stadium2003-06-20
20227473.72322South AfricaThe Wanderers Stadium2003-12-12
19628668.53250South AfricaQueen's Park Oval2005-04-08

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
2006-11-27Pakistan0 & 49-National Stadium, KarachiPakistan won by 199 runs
2006-11-19Pakistan216-Multan Cricket StadiumMatch drawn
2006-11-11Pakistan61 & 122-Gaddafi StadiumPakistan won by 9 wickets
2006-06-30India26 & 11-Sabina ParkIndia won by 49 runs
2006-06-22India10 & 19-Warner ParkMatch drawn
2006-06-10India7 & 120-Daren Sammy National Cricket StadiumMatch drawn
2006-06-02India18 & 0-Antigua Recreation GroundMatch drawn
2006-03-25New Zealand83-McLean ParkMatch drawn
2006-03-17New Zealand1 & 1-Basin ReserveNew Zealand won by 10 wickets
2006-03-09New Zealand5 & 0-Eden ParkNew Zealand won by 27 runs

ODI CAREER · 1990 to 2007

Brian Lara in ODIs

Scorecards for 280 of 289 official batting innings

10,405Runs
40.48Average
79.51Strike rate
19Hundreds
63Fifties
169Highest

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career2992893210,40516940.4813,08679.511963161,042133
Official ODI bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career29954906142/52/515.257.4612.2500-
Official ODI fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career29929612001200.4053 (3ct 0st)

ODI career in charts

ODI runs, innings by innings
03,0006,0009,0005k runs: 1997-11-035k10k runs: 2007-03-2710k10,121199019931996199920022005
ODI runs by year
04008001,2001990: 11 runs19901991: 263 runs1992: 794 runs1993: 1,349 runs19931994: 479 runs1995: 806 runs1996: 684 runs19961997: 755 runs1998: 386 runs1999: 606 runs19992000: 359 runs2001: 732 runs2002: 181 runs20022003: 805 runs2004: 484 runs2005: 381 runs20052006: 660 runs2007: 386 runs2007
Last 20 ODI innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
ODI innings by score
How ODI innings ended
Caught155 · 55.4%
Bowled42 · 15.0%
LBW23 · 8.2%
Run out19 · 6.8%
Stumped6 · 2.1%
Caught and bowled3 · 1.1%
Other dismissal1 · 0.4%
Not out31 · 11.1%
ODI batting position: average and innings
146.5218 inns
245.8334 inns
345.64102 inns
433.3981 inns
532.5437 inns
640.756 inns
760.001 inns
8-0 inns
911 inns
10-0 inns
11-0 inns
ODI runs from boundaries
Fours4,076 · 40.3%
Sixes750 · 7.4%
Other runs5,295 · 52.3%

Recent ODI form

Last 10 batting innings
355runs
39.44average
84.52strike rate
250s
0100s

ODI record by situation

280 recorded innings
Brian Lara: ODI batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Pakistan484871,77115643.192,24378.9556418218
Australia474731,85313942.112,41376.79315216921
India404051,1428932.621,53274.5406111416
South Africa373731,21911635.851,71471.123621398
England2727179511030.5799879.65162905
New Zealand262651,068146*50.851,18989.8227111111
Sri Lanka252521,12216948.781,48475.602919914
Zimbabwe2424590811347.781,00490.431618624
Bangladesh66024311740.50201120.89100298
All2802803110,12116940.6412,77879.201861141,019125
Brian Lara: ODI batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home8585123,224146*44.164,07879.05620331938
Away909083,20711739.104,15177.25621430835
Neutral105105113,69016939.254,54981.11620739252
All2802803110,12116940.6412,77879.201861141,019125
Brian Lara: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Batting first12912924,80716937.855,91481.28934846766
Chasing151151295,31415343.556,86477.41927655259
All2802803110,12116940.6412,77879.201861141,019125
Brian Lara: ODI batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 11818179111446.521,17167.54170802
No. 2343441,37515345.831,72879.5748317010
No. 310210294,24516945.644,97185.391125642560
No. 4818182,43815633.393,25474.92213522831
No. 5373761,0098332.541,38073.110609512
No. 66621637140.7518389.07010135
No. 7110606060.0043139.5301025
No. 91114040*N/A4883.3300060
All2802803110,12116940.6412,77879.201861141,019125
Brian Lara: ODI batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won129129276,28216961.587,30785.971540265096
Lost14014043,544116*26.055,00070.883201234028
Tied330471815.6611540.8600030
No result8802488931.0035669.66010261
All2802803110,12116940.6412,77879.201861141,019125
Brian Lara: ODI batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1990110111111.002055.0000020
1991111102635423.9042362.17011150
19922121279488*41.781,17067.86091794
1993303031,34915349.961,86572.334711544
1994141404798934.2159380.77040481
19951414280616967.1683996.062608612
199614143684146*62.1873493.18320737
199717172755103*50.3392281.882536812
199888138611055.1443888.12130475
19992727160611723.3074381.561126617
2000101003598735.9043981.77040296
200120203732116*43.0599173.86153735
200288318159*36.2027865.10011161
20031919280511647.3598681.643307516
20041818348459*32.2659082.03030525
20051111038115634.6343986.78111367
2006262656608731.4286576.300416914
2007111113868338.6044387.13020319
All2802803110,12116940.6412,77879.201861141,019125
Brian Lara: ODI batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Queen's Park Oval292961,276146*55.471,61279.1528212917
Sharjah Cricket Stadium2121072716934.6184086.542236814
Melbourne Cricket Ground1313144688*37.1673360.84052340
Sabina Park1313140411433.6658069.65121364
Kensington Oval1212156611651.4569881.08230597
Brisbane Cricket Ground1111040010236.3654173.93120404
Arnos Vale Ground1010036910436.9043884.24120393
Sydney Cricket Ground991270116*33.7536374.38112262
Adelaide Oval77133015655.0039882.91111227
WACA Ground772397103*79.4052675.47130343
Toronto6601203420.0018365.57000161
Bangabandhu National Stadium55120611751.50178115.73110265
Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium55216659*55.3320381.77020131
Gaddafi Stadium5501738034.6023374.24021181
Newlands55115911639.7523467.94100182
All2802803110,12116940.6412,77879.201861141,019125
Brian Lara: ODI batting by series and tournaments
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
ICC World Cup1212143411639.4556676.67110367
ICC Champions Trophy111122417126.7733871.30010266
DLF Cup4421598779.5017690.34010222
India in West Indies ODI Series4401246931.0020460.78010122
NatWest Series4417832*26.0010475.0000070
VB Series440933923.2510489.42000112
West Indies in Pakistan ODI Series441714423.6610567.6100141
West Indies tour of Zimbabwe440914122.7512175.20000103
Zimbabwe in West Indies ODI Series4418740*29.0010087.0000054
Australia tour of West Indies33111375*56.5012590.4001064
West Indies tour of South Africa3317659*38.008391.5601071
All2802803110,12116940.6412,77879.201861141,019125

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

ODI milestones

Hundreds 18 of 19

  1. 156v PakistanAdelaide Oval · 2005-01-28
  2. 113v ZimbabweQueens Sports Club · 2003-11-22
  3. 116v Sri LankaKensington Oval · 2003-06-08
  4. 116v South AfricaNewlands · 2003-02-09
  5. 116*v AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground · 2001-01-17
  6. 117v BangladeshBangabandhu National Stadium · 1999-10-09
  7. 110v EnglandKensington Oval · 1998-03-29
  8. 103*v PakistanWACA Ground · 1997-01-10
  9. 102v AustraliaBrisbane Cricket Ground · 1997-01-05
  10. 104v New ZealandArnos Vale Ground · 1996-04-06
  11. 146*v New ZealandQueen's Park Oval · 1996-03-30
  12. 111v South AfricaNational Stadium, Karachi · 1996-03-11
  13. 169v Sri LankaSharjah Cricket Stadium · 1995-10-16
  14. 139v AustraliaQueen's Park Oval · 1995-03-12
  15. 153v PakistanSharjah Cricket Stadium · 1993-11-05
  16. 114v PakistanSabina Park · 1993-03-23
  17. 111*v South AfricaMangaung Oval · 1993-02-23
  18. 128v PakistanKingsmead · 1993-02-19

Best ODI performances

Brian Lara: highest ODI scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
169129131.00154Sri LankaSharjah Cricket Stadium1995-10-16
156138113.04125PakistanAdelaide Oval2005-01-28
153143106.99210PakistanSharjah Cricket Stadium1993-11-05
146*134108.95123New ZealandQueen's Park Oval1996-03-30
139123113.00153AustraliaQueen's Park Oval1995-03-12
128125102.40200PakistanKingsmead1993-02-19
11762188.70184BangladeshBangabandhu National Stadium1999-10-09
116*106109.43102AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground2001-01-17
11613486.56122South AfricaNewlands2003-02-09
116106109.4382Sri LankaKensington Oval2003-06-08

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
2007-04-21England18-Kensington OvalEngland won by 1 wickets
2007-04-19Bangladesh33-Kensington OvalWest Indies won by 99 runs
2007-04-10South Africa21-National Cricket Stadium, St George'sSouth Africa won by 67 runs
2007-04-01Sri Lanka2-Providence StadiumSri Lanka won by 113 runs
2007-03-29New Zealand37-Sir Vivian Richards StadiumNew Zealand won by 7 wickets
2007-03-27Australia77-Sir Vivian Richards StadiumAustralia won by 103 runs
2007-03-23West Indies v Irelanddid not bat-Sabina ParkWest Indies won by 8 wickets (D/L method)
2007-03-19Zimbabwe44*-Sabina ParkWest Indies won by 6 wickets
2007-03-13Pakistan37-Sabina ParkWest Indies won by 54 runs
2007-01-31India3-Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited Sports Complex GroundIndia won by 160 runs