Brian Lara Test record against England
1994-02-19 – 2004-08-19 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 29 Test matches against England with recorded batting or bowling figures: 51 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 | 51 | 2,983 | 48 | 62.14 | 64.21 |
| Bowling | 1 | 0 | 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: 0.00 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 6.
Batting milestones in this sample: 7 centuries and 11 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 4,645.
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
- 1994798 runs
- 1995765 runs
- 1998417 runs
- 2000239 runs
- 2004764 runs
Exact yearly figures · 5 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 | 15 | 764 | 400 | 54.57 | 62.16 | 1 | 2 | 93 | 5 | 1,229 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2000 | 5 | 9 | 239 | 112 | 26.55 | 49.48 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 483 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1998 | 5 | 9 | 417 | 93 | 52.12 | 54.08 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 3 | 771 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1995 | 6 | 10 | 765 | 179 | 85.00 | 77.11 | 3 | 3 | 121 | 1 | 992 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0.00 | N/A |
| 1994 | 5 | 8 | 798 | 375 | 99.75 | 68.20 | 2 | 2 | 109 | 3 | 1,170 | 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 | 14 | 24 | 1,715 | 77.95 | 62.04 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Away | 15 | 27 | 1,268 | 48.76 | 67.41 | 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 England · Sabina Park
- First century in this archive · 167 runs
Test v England · Bourda
- Highest recorded innings · 400* runs
Test v England · Antigua Recreation Ground
- Latest available scorecard
Test v England · Kennington Oval
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-08-19 | Kennington Oval | 3 | 15 | 34 | - | - |
| 2004-08-19 | Kennington Oval | 2 | 79 | 93 | - | - |
| 2004-08-12 | Old Trafford | 3 | 7 | 4 | - | - |
| 2004-08-12 | Old Trafford | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 2004-07-29 | Edgbaston | 4 | 13 | 21 | - | - |
| 2004-07-29 | Edgbaston | 2 | 95 | 127 | - | - |
| 2004-07-22 | Lord's | 4 | 44 | 95 | - | - |
| 2004-07-22 | Lord's | 2 | 11 | 27 | - | - |
| 2004-04-10 | Antigua Recreation Ground | 1 | 400 | 582 | - | - |
| 2004-04-01 | Kensington Oval | 3 | 33 | 112 | - | - |
| 2004-04-01 | Kensington Oval | 1 | 36 | 71 | - | - |
| 2004-03-19 | Queen's Park Oval | 3 | 8 | 7 | - | - |
| 2004-03-19 | Queen's Park Oval | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 2004-03-11 | Sabina Park | 3 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 2004-03-11 | Sabina Park | 1 | 23 | 42 | - | - |
| 2000-08-31 | Kennington Oval | 4 | 47 | 104 | - | - |
| 2000-08-31 | Kennington Oval | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 2000-08-17 | Headingley | 3 | 2 | 10 | - | - |
| 2000-08-17 | Headingley | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| 2000-08-03 | Old Trafford | 3 | 112 | 158 | - | - |
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.