Brian Lara Test record against Australia
1992-11-27 – 2005-11-25 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 30 Test matches against Australia with recorded batting or bowling figures: 56 batting innings and 1 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 56 | 2,815 | 54 | 52.12 | 60.98 |
| Bowling | 1 | 4 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. A hyphen means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 2.00 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 12.
Batting milestones in this sample: 9 centuries and 11 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 4,616.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 1992114 runs
- 1993352 runs
- 1995308 runs
- 199677 runs
- 1997219 runs
- 1999546 runs
- 2000258 runs
- 200163 runs
- 2003533 runs
- 2005345 runs
Exact yearly figures · 10 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | 6 | 345 | 226 | 57.50 | 56.37 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 612 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | 4 | 8 | 533 | 122 | 66.62 | 58.18 | 2 | 3 | 70 | 8 | 916 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 35 | 31.50 | 57.79 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2000 | 4 | 8 | 258 | 182 | 32.25 | 71.66 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 360 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1999 | 4 | 7 | 546 | 213 | 91.00 | 65.00 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 7 | 840 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 | 219 | 132 | 73.00 | 60.83 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 360 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1996 | 3 | 6 | 77 | 44 | 12.83 | 39.69 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1995 | 4 | 8 | 308 | 88 | 44.00 | 64.84 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 475 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1993 | 3 | 4 | 352 | 277 | 88.00 | 73.33 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 480 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 2.00 | N/A |
| 1992 | 2 | 4 | 114 | 58 | 28.50 | 42.22 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 23 | 1,387 | 66.04 | 62.16 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Away | 18 | 33 | 1,428 | 43.27 | 59.87 | 1 | 0 | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v Australia · Brisbane Cricket Ground
- Highest recorded innings · 277 runs
Test v Australia · Sydney Cricket Ground
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Australia · Adelaide Oval
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-11-25 | Adelaide Oval | 3 | 17 | 27 | - | - |
| 2005-11-25 | Adelaide Oval | 1 | 226 | 298 | - | - |
| 2005-11-17 | Bellerive Oval | 3 | 45 | 119 | - | - |
| 2005-11-17 | Bellerive Oval | 1 | 13 | 46 | - | - |
| 2005-11-03 | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 4 | 14 | 51 | - | - |
| 2005-11-03 | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2 | 30 | 71 | - | - |
| 2003-05-09 | Antigua Recreation Ground | 4 | 60 | 119 | - | - |
| 2003-05-09 | Antigua Recreation Ground | 2 | 68 | 94 | - | - |
| 2003-05-01 | Kensington Oval | 3 | 42 | 133 | - | - |
| 2003-05-01 | Kensington Oval | 2 | 14 | 55 | - | - |
| 2003-04-19 | Queen's Park Oval | 4 | 122 | 208 | - | - |
| 2003-04-19 | Queen's Park Oval | 2 | 91 | 120 | - | - |
| 2003-04-10 | Bourda | 3 | 110 | 157 | - | - |
| 2003-04-10 | Bourda | 1 | 26 | 30 | - | - |
| 2001-01-02 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 | 28 | 36 | - | - |
| 2001-01-02 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1 | 35 | 73 | - | - |
| 2000-12-26 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 2000-12-26 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 16 | 33 | - | - |
| 2000-12-15 | Adelaide Oval | 3 | 39 | 38 | - | - |
| 2000-12-15 | Adelaide Oval | 1 | 182 | 235 | - | - |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Crickrida’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.