Lara, Brian (1969-…), a West Indian cricketer, made cricket history with a record-breaking Test score. In April 1994, playing for the West Indies against England in Antigua, he scored 375 runs. This score broke the previous record of 365, made by West Indian cricketer Garry Sobers in 1958 (see Sobers, Garry ). Soon after making his Test-match record, Lara joined the English county cricket team, Warwickshire. Batting for Warwickshire against Durham in June 1994, he made another record with a score of 501 not out, the world’s highest first-class innings. The record had been held since 1959 by Pakistani batsman Hanif Mohammad, with a score of 499.
Brian Charles Lara was born on May 2, 1969, in Santa Cruz, Trinidad. At the age of 18, he captained the West Indies under-23 team. In 1990-1991, he played in his first Test match, for the West Indies against Pakistan.
