Relive the majestic Test career of Brian Lara, one of cricket’s all-time greats, with a special focus on his legendary performances against Australia.
From his unforgettable 277 at Sydney in 1993 to the heroic 153 at Bridgetown in 1999*, Lara's battles with the Aussies were nothing short of epic. He played 31 Test matches against Australia, scoring 2,856 runs at an average of 51.00, including 9 centuries and 11 fifties — a testament to his dominance against one of the greatest bowling attacks in history.
We also look at Lara’s complete Test career, where he amassed 11,953 runs in 131 matches at an average of 52.88, including 34 centuries and a world-record 400 not out*.
This video is a tribute to the Caribbean genius whose magical strokeplay, especially his cover drives, made him a global icon.
📽️ Watch now to experience Brian Lara’s cricketing genius in full flow!
I hope you like the video of Brian Lara's 65 off 112 balls in 168 minutes with 11 fours vs. Australia in the 1st Test, Bridgetown, March 31-April 02, 1995.
#BrianLara #TestCricket #CricketLegends #AustraliaVsWestIndies #LaraVsAustralia #CricketHistory #CricketHighlights #WestIndiesCricket #BattingMasterclass #Lara400 #CricketStats #Lara277 #Lara153 #ShaneWarneVsLara #LegendaryBatsman
From his unforgettable 277 at Sydney in 1993 to the heroic 153 at Bridgetown in 1999*, Lara's battles with the Aussies were nothing short of epic. He played 31 Test matches against Australia, scoring 2,856 runs at an average of 51.00, including 9 centuries and 11 fifties — a testament to his dominance against one of the greatest bowling attacks in history.
We also look at Lara’s complete Test career, where he amassed 11,953 runs in 131 matches at an average of 52.88, including 34 centuries and a world-record 400 not out*.
This video is a tribute to the Caribbean genius whose magical strokeplay, especially his cover drives, made him a global icon.
📽️ Watch now to experience Brian Lara’s cricketing genius in full flow!
I hope you like the video of Brian Lara's 65 off 112 balls in 168 minutes with 11 fours vs. Australia in the 1st Test, Bridgetown, March 31-April 02, 1995.
#BrianLara #TestCricket #CricketLegends #AustraliaVsWestIndies #LaraVsAustralia #CricketHistory #CricketHighlights #WestIndiesCricket #BattingMasterclass #Lara400 #CricketStats #Lara277 #Lara153 #ShaneWarneVsLara #LegendaryBatsman
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00:00In the first test against Australia at Bridgetown, played between March 31 to April 2, 1995,
00:07Brian Lara played a classy knock, crafting a brilliant 65 runs of 112 deliveries, during
00:12a stay of 168 minutes at the Greece.
00:15His innings was laced with 11 exquisite boundaries, showcasing his trademark elegance and timing.
00:21Facing a fiery Australian bowling attack, Brian Lara stood tall, especially against
00:26the legendary Shane Vaughan. A few of his trucks, particularly the cover drives, were nothing
00:31short of poetic. Each shot reminded cricket fans why Brian Lara is regarded as one of
00:36the finest to grace the game. Despite West Indies falling short and Australia clinching
00:41victory by 10 wickets, Brian Lara's inning was a standout moment, a treat for purists and
00:46fans alike. Watching him in full flow was a visual delight with every driver reminder of
00:52his unmatched class. Watch the video and relive the magic.
00:59the crowd welcoming the most famous left-handed batsman international cricket at the present
01:10time. And he comes in, in the course of the second over, his footwork, Stuart Williams.
01:20Great opportunity for Brendan Julian, get an early wicket. Get the best player in the world
01:26record holder. Get him in early. Oh, you're fresh and alive. Adrenaline's pumping now for Julian,
01:33he's got a whirly-whirly wicket.
01:36Oh, we have a shot here. Fitzman driving.
01:49Big responsibility here now on Brian Lara.
02:01Should be in good touch, although there was a little bit of concern in the West Indies camp
02:11when he aborted his practice session in the next Wednesday. Still is bothered a little bit
02:20by that hip injury, muscle injury in the buttocks, which is sustained in the One Day Internationals.
02:27Solara is off the mark.
02:37Only just to push off the legs and there will be time for a third.
02:44Only just to push off the legs and there will be time for a third.
02:59Well, I must say, I felt all along that it's a hell of a risk to play a test match with two immature...
03:27Julian now to Lara.
03:32And the new backspun for the West Indies in Richard. He is at number four.
03:39He's such a big gamble in test match cricket to have two inexperienced openers together.
03:50And, uh, especially until it the day before.
03:55So the Australians are right on their toes now. Let's see what they expect.
04:09I just felt all along, it really is a big gamble to have two inexperienced openers together.
04:18I've been saying to friends of mine at the hotel where I've been staying, at Sandy Lane, that I would have batted Richie Richardson with one of the youngsters.
04:26I would really have one of the youngsters with an experienced player put the captain in first without Desmond Haynes being present.
04:35You need somebody to talk to a youngster. You know, it's in between overs as well.
04:44And also it helps the youngster who's starting his test career opening.
04:48If there's one guy at one end who's used to test match cricket, playing solid, playing well, using experience.
04:54Helps the youngster, talks him through the situation. You leave two of them on their own.
05:00Well, it really is fending for yourself. And they've paid the price at the moment.
05:05That may change, you know, the test matches, but it is a hell of a gamble.
05:18So that's the end of Julian Zova. And the West Indies are two for six.
05:23So here's Richie Richardson with his first delivery in a test match since April last year.
05:39Didn't play in the final test in Antigua because of a pulled muscle.
05:43So the last test he would have played would have been against England here at Kensington last April.
05:48And the cute fatigue which kept them out of the game for six months prevented them going to India or New Zealand.
05:56Yes, it's the sort of early morning test match pitch where you expect the early batsmen to have to just work a little bit hard to get in.
06:25A little bit of bounce, just a tiny bit of movement.
06:29Just got to work at it. Not going to get too many flashing shots.
06:33Just work damn hard to get in. Get a little bit of hardness off the ball.
06:37Little shine gone. Get yourself a few runs.
06:42He's gone. Richardson caught behind. Flashing outside the off stump.
06:46And this is real crisis now for the West Indies.
06:49They're three down for six. Richardson goes without scoring.
06:52Well, you can't blame the pitch for that. That was an atrocious shot. That was awful.
06:57Just a wild swisher to the ball.
07:00I mean, when he sees that replay on television, he'll be mortified.
07:05I mean, that's not the pitch. That's not even the bowler.
07:08That is just an awful shot. Look. Feet stuck in chewing gum on the crease. They've never moved.
07:14You'd think that that was a one-day shot in the 50th over the game, trying to crush it for six.
07:20So Richardson out without scoring. The West Indies are three for six.
07:26So Captain Mark Taylor having lost the toss today.
07:29Wouldn't mind that too much now.
07:32Carl Hooper has come in to replace Richardson. The West Indies are three down for six.
07:37Well, I can't find one redeeming feature to say about Richard Richardson's dismissal.
07:53I mean, you expect some decent concentration, a bit of fight from a new batsman just coming in, especially from the captain.
08:02You're looking for the captain to show the other players how to play, show them the lead.
08:09That was an appalling shot.
08:11West Indies are under pressure this morning from one good ball and two poor shots.
08:21Williams' shot was poor footwork and Richard Richardson's shot was just non-existent footwork.
08:29And they've put themselves under a lot of extra pressure now.
08:41All the fast bowlers this morning have been trying to concentrate on Lara's half-stump.
08:58They have set three skips on the gully and that occasion, Brendan Julian just slipping off that half-stump line,
09:05just tending to drip into Brian Lara's pads and getting punished for it.
09:09In the era bit past, David Boone had forward short leg, but that went too quickly for him.
09:21There again, just a little overpitched again, and just with a delicate click of the wrist.
09:27And that's where he's so strong off his pad with beautiful, beautiful hands, beautiful wrist work.
09:33That's four more.
09:34So that's the class of Brian Lara. Things have been a bit difficult out there this morning.
09:40And whenever the bowler has strayed in either line or length, he has been quick to punish them.
09:46That ball wasn't particularly a bad ball, just fractionally off-line.
09:51That was short. And Lara has dispatched it effortlessly for four, just a slight lapse in concentration by Julian.
10:07Well, he had tried that short on a delivery, a couple of deliveries ago as a matter of fact.
10:16And just succeeded in hitting it hard into the ground and it was filled by Steve Waugh at gully.
10:21On this occasion, Brendan Julian, just a fraction shorter than the previous delivery and Brian Lara quickly onto it.
10:30Four more. Very good shot.
10:32There's a very characteristic shot of Brian Lara off the hip.
10:44A little bit of a DI Gower in that as well, isn't there? The famous clip, the left-handers clip off the hip. Glorious shot.
10:50Well, they did say that Brian Lara was having problems with his hip, so he doesn't want anything to be hitting him in it, Mike.
10:58So he just dispatched that one off the said area quite easily.
11:10No!
11:15There he is in full flight.
11:20And that brings up his... his 2,000th test run. That shot, three for 48.
11:30And what a shot to bring it up with.
11:34The right leg was in the front, his foot coming forward.
11:38The back just flowing through the line of the ball, elbow upright.
11:42Nothing wrong with that shot. Perfectly timed.
11:45Good job. Great shot.
11:55Short cover, wide mid-off, and...
11:58...guys stick to them both.
11:59And whipped again from Shane Lorne, throwing it out there.
12:13Giving Lara the chance to chase it, and he chases it very well.
12:17Foot right over to the pitch, look.
12:19Head over the pad.
12:21Didn't time it perfectly, but the footwork was good.
12:33A big shout, and a genuine shout from behind the stumps as well.
12:36A long way down, Brian Lara.
12:38Would be disappointed to have been given out, but...
12:40...dangerous.
12:41You see, that ball did come back a lot.
12:44It hit the footmarks.
12:45You watch this ball closely.
12:47Big spin, but it hits the footmarks.
12:50Comes back, hits him on the inside of the pad.
12:53Well, he's found the gap.
12:58So typical of Brian Lara to find the gap in the field.
13:03And there wasn't much of it on the boundary to him.
13:13Very good shot again from Brian Lara.
13:15By no way, a half volley.
13:21Didn't quite get hold of it as he wanted.
13:23It would go all the way.
13:26But he put enough effort into it to carry the ball to the boundary.
13:31Very quickly in position.
13:33So four more to Lara.
13:35Carries him now to within one of his half's entry.
13:38Three for 95.
13:42You can make 501.
13:43You can make 375.
13:45You can make all the big runs you want.
13:47But when you see a landmark, even the first landmark,
13:51which is the 50, anxious to get it.
13:55And we saw Lara there just offering the single.
13:59Trying to get it.
14:04And he gets it now.
14:05Very sound, the half center there from Brian Lara.
14:21Team in desperate trouble.
14:22And again, he's responding.
14:24Very good innings so far.
14:26Just send the four balls that took him.
14:38So that is really authoritative response to a crisis.
14:44Sentry partnership in 92 minutes from 132 balls.
14:47Shane Warne with the last over before lunch.
14:52Oh, glorious.
14:53Oh, my goodness.
14:56That's worth the admission price.
14:59Alone.
15:00That was brilliant from Brian Lara.
15:13The man there, at silly point, brought in to intimidate him.
15:18And instead the rules are reversed.
15:20One good shot always deserves another.
15:29Well, that was not a real action replay done by the VT team.
15:43That was actually another shot by Brian Lara.
15:46Quite similar.
15:47Similar response from the man.
15:50At silly point.
15:52And now with Brian Lara.
15:54Doing the intimidating.
15:55The silly point now sent back.
15:58The extra cover.
15:591-1-A.
16:10So the end of play before lunch.
16:11And at lunch on the opening day.
16:13Of the series.
16:153-4-118.
16:17The West Indies.
16:22Correction.
16:233-4-1-16.
16:25With 58 to Brian Lara.
16:2751 to Karl Hooper.
16:30Each batsman has struck 10 fours.
16:33And the crowd here has been royally entertained.
16:36As I'm sure those of you watching our television coverage all over the world have been.
16:42Well, what a terrific second.
16:51You'll need to move for that.
17:00Last ball to be over with that.
17:02Magnificent boundary.
17:04Four for 100.
17:05He's gone, I think, at the third attempt.
17:06Laura looked around to Lloyd Barker.
17:07Looking for some confirmation.
17:08But it was worn.
17:09Steve Waugh to his right at the third attempt.
17:10On the cut.
17:11He's gone, I think, at the third attempt.
17:13Laura looked around to Lloyd Barker.
17:15Looking for some confirmation.
17:17But it was worn.
17:18Steve Waugh to his right at the third attempt.
17:19On the cut.
17:20Laura looked around to Barker.
17:21Looking for confirmation.
17:22or reconfirmation.
17:23Again, it's the bones here that ran.
17:24Again, it's the bones here that ran.
17:25He's gone, he's gone, he's gone, he's gone.
17:26He's gone, he's gone, he's gone.
17:27It's the bones here that ran.
17:28Laura is unable to get on top of that shot.
17:29Right.
17:30To Steve Waugh.
17:31Bones it out here.
17:32The bones are down.
17:33The bones are down to Lloyd Barker.
17:34Looking for some confirmation.
17:35But it was worn.
17:36Steve Waugh.
17:37To his right at the third attempt.
17:38On the cut.
17:39Laura looked around to Barker.
17:40Looking for confirmation.
17:41A reconfirmation.
17:42Again, it's the bones here that ran.
17:43Laura is unable to get on top of that shot.
17:48Right.
17:51So, Steve Waugh.
17:53Bones is out here.
17:54shot, right to Steve Waugh, bounces out once, he grabs at it again, finally, but I can see
18:04now why Brian Lara looked behind him, he wasn't too sure if that ball had actually touched
18:08the ground, very difficult to say there, but Steve Waugh claimed it, so it's 6-for-1,
18:125-6 the West Indies, Mike, but it's debatable whether Steve Waugh realized that the ball
18:21hit the ground or not, you know, I would hate to think that he was well aware of the fact
18:26that the ball did hit the ground, because normally you don't find test cricketers claiming catches
18:31if the ball actually hits the ground, there you see the ball hitting the ground by his
18:34arm, then bouncing back up by his left shoulder.
18:38Brian Lara encounters with Australia in test cricket were marked by both brilliance and
18:43resilience, over 31 tests he amassed 2,858 runs at an average of 51, including 9th century
18:51and 11th half centuries.
18:53One of his most memorable innings was the Momental 277 at Sydney in 1993, showcasing his ability
19:00to dominate even the most formidable bowling attack.
19:04Another standout performance was his unbeaten 153 in Bridgetown in 1999, leading West Indies
19:09to a thrilling one-wicket victory.
19:12Brian Lara's consistent performances against Australia cemented his reputation as one of the
19:17the game's grades.
19:18Brian Lara's test carrier spanned 131 matches, during which he scored 11,953 runs at an average
19:26of 52.88.
19:28His highest score in test cricket was an unbeaten 400, and he notched up 34 centuries and 48 half-centuries.
19:35Brian Lara's elegant stroke play and strategic ecumen made him a linchpin in the West Indies
19:41batting line-up.
19:42His performance was not just about accumulating runs, but also about rising to the occasions.
19:49Throughout his entire test career, Brian Lara's consistency and flair made him one of the most
19:54respected and admired batsmen in international cricket.
19:58In one day international, Brian Lara faced Australia in 50 innings, scoring 1,858 runs at
20:04an average of 39.53 with three centuries and 1550s.
20:09A highlight of his zodiac career was the 139 run innings in Port of Spain in 1995, where
20:15he led West Indies to a commanding victory.
20:18His ability to perform under pressure against top-tier teams like Australia underscored his
20:23status as a premier best man of his era.