Brian Lara
97West Indies · BAT · 1990 to 2007 · on scorecards: BC Lara
BATTING
- Matches
- 299
- Innings
- 289
- Runs
- 10405
- Average
- 40.48
- Strike rate
- 79.51
- High score
- 169
- 100s / 50s
- 19 / 63
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 4
- Average
- 15.25
- Economy
- 7.46
- Strike rate
- 12.2
- Best figures
- 2/5
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 120 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 20
CAREER IN BRIEF
Brian Lara played 299 ODIs for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1990 to 2007. The first came against Pakistan at National Stadium, with a score of 11, and the last against England at Kensington Oval in 2007.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 6,166 runs at 42.8 in 162 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 169 from 129 balls against Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 1995, in a match West Indies won. In all: 19 hundreds, 63 fifties.
At home the average was 44.2 across 91 ODIs; away it was 37.8 across 94 ODIs. The most runs came against Australia: 1,858 runs at 39.5 in 51 ODIs. Queen's Park Oval was the most frequent ground, with 30 ODIs and 1,276 runs at 55.5. Brian Lara captained West Indies in 125 ODIs, winning 59 and losing 59. The scorecards record 30 player-of-the-match awards. West Indies won 139 of the ODIs Brian Lara played and lost 144.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 299 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | 129 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1995 | Won |
| 156 | 138 | Pakistan | Adelaide Oval | 2005 | Won |
| 153 | 143 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1993 | Won |
| 146* | 134 | New Zealand | Queen's Park Oval | 1996 | Won |
| 139 | 123 | Australia | Queen's Park Oval | 1995 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/5 | 2 | England | Arnos Vale Ground | 1994 | Won |
| 2/12 | 2.1 | Bangladesh | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1999 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 51 | 1,858 | 39.53 | 3/15 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 48 | 1,771 | 43.20 | 5/6 | 0 | – |
| India | 42 | 1,142 | 32.63 | 0/6 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 37 | 1,219 | 35.85 | 3/6 | 0 | – |
| England | 29 | 795 | 30.58 | 1/6 | 2 | 8.50 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1,068 | 50.86 | 2/7 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 25 | 1,122 | 48.78 | 2/9 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 908 | 47.79 | 1/6 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 243 | 40.50 | 1/0 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Kenya | 3 | 129 | 43.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Asia XI | 1 | 52 | 52.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 73 | 73.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 25 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 91 | 3,224 | 44.16 | 6/20 | 2 | 16.00 |
| Away | 94 | 3,212 | 37.79 | 6/21 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Neutral | 114 | 3,969 | 40.09 | 7/22 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 162 | 6,166 | 42.82 | 13/38 | 4 | 11.50 |
| 2000s | 137 | 4,239 | 37.51 | 6/25 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park Oval | 30 | 1,276 | 55.48 | 2/8 | 0 | – |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 21 | 727 | 34.62 | 2/2 | 0 | – |
| Sabina Park | 15 | 404 | 33.67 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 14 | 498 | 38.31 | 0/6 | 0 | – |
| Kensington Oval | 13 | 566 | 51.45 | 2/3 | 0 | – |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 11 | 400 | 36.36 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1990 at National Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2007 at Kensington Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 2 May 1969
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Legbreak googly
- Balls faced (career)
- 13,086
- Ducks
- 16
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 5th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 50.7
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 78.0
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 130.6
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 43.2
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 58.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 2,373 balls faced in that period.
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