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Brian Charles Lara

Lara's life in pictures

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Brian Lara celebrates his maiden double century, Australia v West Indies, January 2, 1993, Sydney

Australia v West Indies, Sydney, January 3, 1993 Lara introduced himself to Australia with a magnificent 277 in his fifth Test

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Brian Lara is swamped by security guards after breaking Gary Sobers' world record, West Indies v England, April 18, 1994, St John's, Antigua

West Indies v England, Antigua, April 18, 1994 Lara is swamped by security guards after breaking Garry Sobers' world record

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The scoreboard from the match when Brian Lara broke the world record (for the first time) with his 375, West Indies v England, April 18, 1994, St John's, Antigua

West Indies v England, Antigua, April 18, 1994 The scoreboard from the match when Brian Lara broke the world record for the first time

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Brian Lara celebrates breaking Garfield Sobers' record of 365 in Tests, West Indies v England, April 18, 1994, St John's, Antigua

West Indies v England, Antigua, April 18, 1994 Brian Lara celebrates passing Garry Sobers' 365

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Brian Lara pulls on his way to 501, Warwickshire v Durham, Edgbaston, June 6, 1994

Warwickshire v Durham, Edgbaston, June 6, 1994 Brian Lara pulls on his way to 501

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Brian Lara, arms aloft, celebrates his incredible 501, Warwickshire v Durham, Edgbaston, June 6, 1994

Warwickshire v Durham, Edgbaston, June 6, 1994 Brian Lara, arms aloft, celebrates his incredible 501

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The scoreboard between Warwickshire and Durham when Brian Lara scored 501, Warwickshire v Durham, Edgbaston, June 6, 1994

Warwickshire v Durham, Edgbaston, June 6, 1994 The scoreboard between Warwickshire and Durham

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Brian Lara smashes one through the covers on his way to scoring 213 against Australia, West Indies v Australia, Jamaica, March 14, 1999

West Indies v Australia, Jamaica, March 14, 1999 Brian Lara smashes through the covers on his way to a remarkable 213 against Australia. Many say this innings, and his unbeaten 153 in the following Test, were his finest

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Brian Lara runs off the pitch after scoring 213 against Australia, West Indies v Australia, Jamaica, 14 March, 1999

West Indies v Australia, Jamaica, March 14, 1999 Lara runs off the pitch after his 213 against Australia

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Brian Lara and Glenn McGrath have had many duels over the years, West Indies v Australia, Barbados, March 30, 1999

West Indies v Australia, Barbados, March 30, 1999 Lara and Glenn McGrath have had many duels over the years. McGrath had taken his wicket 14 times before this innings. He made it 15 today

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Yet another special innings from Brian Lara, his innings of 153* taking his team to victory, West Indies v Australia, Barbados, March 30, 1999

West Indies v Australia, Barbados, March 30, 1999 Yet another special from Lara, his unbeaten 153 taking his team to victory over Australia

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Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test Galle International Stadium, 13- 17 Novermber 2001

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Galle, November 13-17, 2001 Lara was immense in the 2001-02 series in Sri Lanka, scoring an astonishing 42% of West Indies' runs.

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Brian Lara acknowledges the crowd after completing his double century

Sri Lanka v West Indies, Colombo, November 30, 2001 Lara reaches his fourth double-century. He now has eight

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Brian Lara lines up another drive, Zimbabwe v West Indies, Bulawayo, November 12, 2003

Zimbabwe v West Indies, Bulawayo, November 12, 2003 Lara's 191 against Zimbabwe moved him past Viv Richards' tally of 8,540 runs to become the leading scorer in West Indies' history

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Brian Lara pulls on his way to 400, West Indies v England, Antigua, April 10, 2004

West Indies v England, Antigua, April 10, 2004 Lara in full flow on his way to 400

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Brian Lara jumps for joy at reaching 400, West Indies v England, Antigua, April 10, 2004

West Indies v England, Antigua, April 10, 2004 Almost ten years to the day, Lara breaks the record. Again. His magnificent 400 helped avoid a whitewash by England, whose bowlers had dominated the series

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The scoreboard at Antigua, venue of Brian Lara's 400, West Indies v England, Antigua, April 10, 2004

West Indies v England, Antigua, April 10, 2004 The scoreboard at Antigua

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A guard of honour for the great Brian Lara

West Indies v England, Antigua, April 10, 2004A guard of honour for the great Brian Lara after he scored 400




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