Lara holds several world records for high scoring. He has the highest individual score in both first-class cricket (501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994) and Test cricket (400 not out for the West Indies against England in 2004). Lara amassed his world record 501 in 474 minutes off only 427 balls. He hit 308 in boundaries (10 sixes and 62 fours).
In 2001 Lara was named the Man of the Carlton Series in Australia with an average of 46.50, the highest average by a West Indian in that series, scoring two half centuries and one century, 116 against Australia. That same year Lara amassed 688 runs in the three match away Test series against Sri Lanka making three centuries, and one fifty - including the double century and a century in the first and second innings of the 3rd Test Match at the Sinhalese Sports Ground, equating to 42% of the team's runs in that series.
Personal information
| Full name | Brian Charles Lara |
| Born | 2 May 1969 |
| Nickname | The Prince of Port-of-Spain |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Batting style | Left-handed |
| Bowling style | Right-arm leg-break |
| Role | Higher middle order batsman |
International information
| National side | West Indies |
| Test debut | 6 December 1990 v Pakistan |
| Last Test | 27 November 2006 v Pakistan |
| ODI debut | 9 November 1990 v Pakistan |
| Last ODI | 21 April 2007 v England |
| ODI shirt no | 9 |
Career statistics
| Competition | Test | ODI |
| Matches | 131 | 299 |
| Runs scored | 11,953 | 10,405 |
| Batting average | 52.88 | 40.48 |
| 100s/50s | 34/48 | 29/63 |
| Top score | 400* | 169 |
| Balls bowled | 60 | 49 |
| Wickets | – | 4 |
| Bowling average | – | 15.25 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a |
| Best bowling | – | 2/5 |
| Catches/stumpings | 164/– | 120/– |
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