Brian Lara
Brian Lara — career overview
Brian Lara is a cricketer who represents West Indies in international cricket as a batsman (Left Handed Bat, Right-arm legbreak bowler). In international cricket Brian Lara has appeared in 131 Tests (11,953 runs at 52.89, with 34 hundreds and 48 fiftys); 299 ODIs (10,405 runs at 40.17, with 19 hundreds and 63 fiftys). With the ball, Brian Lara has taken 4 international wickets across formats. Full batting and bowling records, recent form and milestones are shown below. Compare Brian Lara with other players using the player comparison tool, or see where West Indies rank in the latest ICC rankings.
Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 131 | 232 | 6 | 11953 | 400 | 52.89 | 19753 | 60.52 | 34 | 48 | 1559 | 88 |
| ODI | 299 | 289 | 30 | 10405 | 169 | 40.17 | 13086 | 79.52 | 19 | 63 | 1035 | 133 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5W | 10W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 131 | 4 | 60 | 28 | - | - | - | - | 2.80 | - | - | - |
| ODI | 299 | 5 | 49 | 61 | 4 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 15.25 | 7.47 | 12.3 | - | - |
Format Performance
Batting — Runs & Average
Bowling — Wickets & Economy
Career Milestones
Brian Lara — Career Overview
Brian Lara is a batsman from West Indies. Brian bats left handed bat and bowls right-arm legbreak. Specialist batters anchor an innings and shape its tempo. The best combine a tight defensive technique with the range of strokes needed to score off any ball, and the temperament to bat long across all conditions and formats. West Indies is one of the playing nations represented across the international and franchise calendar, with players drawn from the domestic system and the academy pathway into the senior side. International batting record — 131 Tests: 11,953 runs at an average of 52.89, strike rate 60.52 (34 hundreds, 48 fiftys); 299 ODIs: 10,405 runs at an average of 40.17, strike rate 79.52 (19 hundreds, 63 fiftys). International bowling — 4 wickets in ODI at 15.25, economy 7.47. Franchise leagues — the IPL, PSL, BBL, CPL, SA20 and others — make up an increasing share of the modern cricket calendar, with selection in these competitions shaping income, exposure and the pathway back into national squads. Career statistics in cricket are best read across formats: a Test average, an ODI strike rate and a T20I economy each tell a different part of the story, and modern selection often turns on how a player splits their time across red-ball and white-ball cricket within a packed annual schedule. Recent form, opposition strength and conditions at the venue also weigh heavily alongside the headline numbers. Our player database tracks Brian Lara's match-by-match appearances across the international and domestic calendar, with batting and bowling splits by format, opposition, venue and time period. Career milestones — highest score, best bowling figures, fastest fifty or hundred and notable franchise performances — sit alongside the running totals so the full arc of a career is easy to read in one view. On GeoCric you can dig into Brian Lara's career numbers, format-by-format breakdowns, batting and bowling averages, century and five-wicket counts, league appearances and recent form — refreshed against live match data and free to read.