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Brian Lara

Trinidad and Tobago · 1990–2007

Holds the highest individual score in Test cricket: 400 not out.

400*
Highest Test score: 11,953
Test runs: 501*
First-class best: 34
Test centuries

Career

Lara batted with a high backlift and a flourish that made even defensive shots look like statements. He is the only player to have twice held the Test record score, and his 501 not out in county cricket remains the highest first-class innings ever played.

Honours

Highest individual score in Test cricket, 400 not out
Highest score in first-class cricket, 501 not out
Twice broke the Test record score, ten years apart
Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World, 1994 and 1995

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