List of international cricket centuries by Brian Lara
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Brian Lara is a former cricketer and captain of the West Indies cricket team. He was a skilled batsman, and was known for his ability to bat for long and high-scoring innings.[1] From his debut in international cricket in 1990 to his retirement in 2007, Lara scored 11,953 runs in Tests and 10,405 in One Day Internationals (ODI), accumulating a total of 53 centuries.[2] His accomplishments with the bat saw him chosen as the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year in 1994,[3] as well as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1995.[4]
Lara scored a Test century for the first time in his fifth Test match in 1993 against Australia.[5] His score of 277 in that match is the fourth-highest maiden century in Test history.[6] The 375 he made against England in 1994 was the highest individual Test score for nine years, until Matthew Hayden surpassed it in 2003.[7] Lara regained the world record in 2004 when he made an unbeaten 400, once again against England.[8] It is also the only quadruple century in Test cricket.[9] The unbeaten 153 he scored against Australia in 1999 was rated as the second-best Test innings of all time by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2001.[10][11] He has scored more than 200 runs on nine occasions, the highest after Donald Bradman.[12] Alongside Bradman and Virender Sehwag, he is one of three batsmen who have scored triple centuries on two occasions.[13] Lara scored 34 centuries during his Test career, the highest number by a West Indian player. He is ranked third for the highest number of centuries in a career along with Sunil Gavaskar and Jacques Kallis, behind Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting.[14]
Lara's first ODI century came more than two years after his debut match, when he scored 128 against Pakistan.[15] His career best is 169 runs made against Sri Lanka in 1995. It is also the third highest individual score by a West Indian batsman.[16] The 117 he made against Bangladesh in 1999 is the third fastest century in ODI cricket. It was made in 45 balls at a strike rate of 188.70, reaching the boundary on eighteen occasions and clearing it on four.[17] During his career, he scored more than 150 runs on three occasions. By the time of his retirement, he had scored 19 centuries in ODI matches.[18] This is the highest number of centuries scored by a single batsman for the West Indies, a record that Lara shares with Chris Gayle.[19]
Key
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
* | Remained not out |
♠ | Player of the match |
† | Captained the West Indies side |
Test | The number of the Test match played in that series |
Pos. | Position in the batting order |
Inn. | The innings of the match |
S.R. | Strike rate during the innings |
H/A/N | Venue was at home (West Indies), away or neutral |
Lost | The match was lost by the West Indies |
Won | The match was won by the West Indies |
Drawn | The match was drawn |
Test cricket centuries
No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 277♠ | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1/5 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Away | 2 January 1993 | Drawn[20] |
2 | 167♠ | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 2/5 | Bourda, Georgetown | Home | 17 March 1994 | Won[21] |
3 | 375♠ | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 5/5 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | Home | 16 April 1994 | Drawn[22] |
4 | 147 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2/2 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Away | 10 February 1995 | Won[23] |
5 | 145 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 4/6 | Old Trafford, Manchester | Away | 27 July 1995 | Lost[24] |
6 | 152 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 5/6 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Away | 10 August 1995 | Drawn[25] |
7 | 179♠ | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 6/6 | The Oval, London | Away | 25 August 1995 | Drawn[26] |
8 | 132 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 5/5 | WACA Ground, Perth | Away | 1 February 1997 | Won[27] |
9 | 103♠ | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 4/5 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | Home | 4 April 1997 | Drawn[28] |
10 | 115 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 2/2 | Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown | Home | 20 June 1997 | Drawn[29] |
11 | 213♠† | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2/4 | Sabina Park, Kingston | Home | 13 March 1999 | Won[30] |
12 | 153*♠† | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 3/4 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Home | 26 March 1999 | Won[31] |
13 | 100† | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 4/4 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | Home | 3 April 1999 | Lost[32] |
14 | 112 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 3/5 | Old Trafford, Manchester | Away | 3 August 2000 | Drawn[33] |
15 | 182 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3/5 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Away | 15 December 2000 | Lost[34] |
16 | 178 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1/3 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Away | 13 November 2001 | Lost[35] |
17 | 221♠ | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3/3 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Away | 29 November 2001 | Lost[36] |
18 | 130♠ | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 3/3 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Away | 29 November 2001 | Lost[36] |
19 | 110† | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1/4 | Bourda, Georgetown | Home | 10 April 2003 | Lost[37] |
20 | 122† | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 2/4 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Home | 19 April 2003 | Lost[38] |
21 | 209♠† | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1/2 | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet | Home | 20 June 2003 | Drawn[39] |
22 | 191♠† | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2/2 | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Away | 12 November 2003 | Won[40] |
23 | 202† | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1/4 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Away | 12 December 2003 | Lost[41] |
24 | 115† | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 3/4 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Away | 2 January 2004 | Drawn[42] |
25 | 400*♠† | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 4/4 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | Home | 10 April 2004 | Drawn[43] |
26 | 120† | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2/2 | Sabina Park, Kingston | Home | 4 June 2004 | Drawn[44] |
27 | 196 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2/4 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Home | 8 April 2005 | Lost[45] |
28 | 176 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3/4 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Home | 21 April 2005 | Lost[46] |
29 | 130 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1/2 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Home | 26 May 2005 | Won[47] |
30 | 153 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2/2 | Sabina Park, Kingston | Home | 3 June 2005 | Lost[48] |
31 | 226♠ | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3/3 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Away | 25 November 2005 | Lost[49] |
32 | 120† | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 2/4 | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet | Home | 10 June 2006 | Drawn[50] |
33 | 122† | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1/3 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Away | 11 November 2006 | Lost[51] |
34 | 216† | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 2/3 | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Away | 19 November 2006 | Drawn[52] |
ODI centuries
No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S.R. | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 128♠ | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 102.40 | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban | Neutral | 19 February 1993 | Won[53] |
2 | 111*♠ | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 79.28 | Springbok Park, Bloemfontein | Away | 23 February 1993 | Won[54] |
3 | 114♠ | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 98.27 | Sabina Park, Kingston | Home | 23 March 1993 | Won[55] |
4 | 153♠ | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 106.99 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 5 November 1993 | Won[56] |
5 | 139♠ | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 113.00 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Home | 12 March 1995 | Won[57] |
6 | 169♠ | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 131.00 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 16 October 1995 | Won[58] |
7 | 111♠ | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 118.08 | National Stadium, Karachi | Neutral | 11 March 1996 | Won[59] |
8 | 146*♠ | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 108.95 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Home | 30 March 1996 | Won[60] |
9 | 104 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 100.97 | Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown | Home | 6 April 1996 | Won[61] |
10 | 102 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 89.47 | The Gabba, Brisbane | Away | 5 January 1997 | Won[62] |
11 | 103*♠ | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 88.79 | WACA Ground, Perth | Neutral | 10 January 1997 | Won[63] |
12 | 110† | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 103.77 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Home | 29 March 1998 | Lost[64] |
13 | 117♠† | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 188.70 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Away | 9 October 1999 | Won[65] |
14 | 116*♠ | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 109.43 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Away | 17 January 2001 | Lost[66] |
15 | 111♠ | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 92.50 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Neutral | 17 September 2002 | Won[67] |
16 | 116♠ | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 86.56 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Away | 9 February 2003 | Won[68] |
17 | 116† | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 109.43 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Home | 8 June 2003 | Lost[69] |
18 | 113† | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 137.80 | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Away | 22 November 2003 | Won[70] |
19 | 156♠† | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 113.04 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Neutral | 28 January 2005 | Won[71] |
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