CRICKET WICKETBrian Lara Test record against South Africa
1992-04-18 – 2005-04-29 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 18 Test matches against South Africa with recorded batting or bowling figures: 35 batting innings and 0 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 35 | 1,715 | 35 | 49.00 | 53.71 |
| Bowling | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. — means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Batting milestones in this sample: 4 centuries and 9 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 3,193.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 199281 runs
- 1998191 runs
- 1999119 runs
- 2001400 runs
- 2003290 runs
- 2004241 runs
- 2005393 runs
Exact yearly figures · 7 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | 5 | 393 | 196 | 78.60 | 66.38 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 592 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 | 241 | 115 | 60.25 | 51.60 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 467 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 290 | 202 | 72.50 | 60.66 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 478 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2001 | 5 | 10 | 400 | 91 | 40.00 | 43.01 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 5 | 930 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1999 | 2 | 4 | 119 | 68 | 29.75 | 45.94 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 259 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1998 | 3 | 6 | 191 | 79 | 31.83 | 57.53 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 332 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1992 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 64 | 40.50 | 60.00 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 16 | 870 | 54.37 | 53.43 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Away | 9 | 18 | 841 | 46.72 | 54.75 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 13.79 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v South Africa · Bridgetown
- Highest recorded innings · 202 runs
Test v South Africa · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
- Latest available scorecard
Test v South Africa · Antigua Recreation Ground
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-29 | Antigua Recreation Ground | 2 | 4 | 29 | — | — |
| 2005-04-21 | Kensington Oval | 3 | 13 | 46 | — | — |
| 2005-04-21 | Kensington Oval | 1 | 176 | 224 | — | — |
| 2005-04-08 | Port of Spain | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — |
| 2005-04-08 | Port of Spain | 1 | 196 | 286 | — | — |
| 2004-01-16 | Centurion | 3 | 6 | 13 | — | — |
| 2004-01-16 | Centurion | 2 | 34 | 78 | — | — |
| 2004-01-02 | Cape Town | 4 | 86 | 138 | — | — |
| 2004-01-02 | Cape Town | 2 | 115 | 238 | — | — |
| 2003-12-26 | Durban | 3 | 11 | 71 | — | — |
| 2003-12-26 | Durban | 1 | 72 | 111 | — | — |
| 2003-12-12 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 4 | 5 | 22 | — | — |
| 2003-12-12 | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2 | 202 | 274 | — | — |
| 2001-04-19 | Kingston | 3 | 14 | 50 | — | — |
| 2001-04-19 | Kingston | 1 | 81 | 156 | — | — |
| 2001-04-06 | St John's | 4 | 91 | 199 | — | — |
| 2001-04-06 | St John's | 2 | 19 | 42 | — | — |
| 2001-03-29 | Bridgetown | 4 | 8 | 59 | — | — |
| 2001-03-29 | Bridgetown | 2 | 83 | 186 | — | — |
| 2001-03-17 | Port of Spain | 4 | 0 | 11 | — | — |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Cricket Wicket’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.