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Lara reclaims his throne in style

Rajneesh Gupta | April 13, 2004

Brian Lara sits on the batting throne of Test cricket once again. Just 185 days after losing the world record to Australia's Matthew Hayden, Lara set the Antigua Recreation Ground alight with an unbeaten knock of 400 that sets the bar at a level never seen before.

His 375 against the same team at the same ground in 1994 had stood for almost 10 years before Hayden eclipsed it with a knock of 380 against Zimbabwe at Perth last October.

Highest individual Test scores:
Score BatsmanForVsVenueSeason
400* B C LaraWIEngSt John's, Antigua2003-04
380M L HaydenAusZimWACA, Perth2003-04
375B C LaraWIEngSt John's, Antigua1993-94
365*G St A SobersWIPakKingston, Jamaica1957-58
364L HuttonEngAusThe Oval, London1938
340S T JayasuriyaSLIndColombo, RPS1997-98
337Hanif MohammedPakWIBridgetown, Barbados1957-58
336*W R HammondEngNZAuckland1932-33
334*M A TaylorAusPakPeshawar1998-99
334D G BradmanAusEngHeadingley, Leeds1930
333G A GoochEngIndLord's1990
329Inzamam-ul-HaqPakNZLahore2001-02
325A SandhamEngWIKingston1929-30
311R B SimpsonAusEngManchester1964
310*J H EdrichEngNZLeeds1965
309V SehwagIndPakMultan2003-04
307R M CowperAusEngMelbourne1965-66
304D G BradmanAusEngHeadingley, Leeds1934
302L G RoweWIEngBridgetown, Barbados1973-74

Evolution of highest individual Test score:
Score Batsman For Vs Venue Season
165* C A BannermanAusEngMelbourne1876-77
211W L MurdochAusEngThe Oval1884
287R E FosterEngAusSydney1903-04
325A SandhamEngWIKingston, Jamaica1929-30
334D G BradmanAusEngLeeds1930
336*W R HammondEngNZAuckland1932-33
364L HuttonEngAusThe Oval, London1938
365*G St A SobersWIPakKingston1957-58
375B C LaraWIEngSt John's, Antigua1993-94
380M L HaydenAusZimWACA, Perth2003-04
400*B C LaraWIEngSt John's, Antigua2003-04

Highest individual first-class scores:
ScoreBatsmanTeam v OpponentVenueSeason
501* B C LaraWarwickshire v DurhamBirmingham1994
499Hanif MohammedKarachi v BahawalpurKarachi1958-59
452*D G BradmanNew South Wales v QueenslandSydney1929-30
443*B B NimbalkarMaharashtra v KathiawarPoona1948-49
437W H PonsfordVictoria v QueenslandMelbourne1927-28
429W H PonsfordVictoria v TasmaniaMelbourne1922-23
428Aftab BalochSind v BaluchistanKarachi1973-74
424A C MacLarenLancashire v SomersetTaunton1895
405*G A HickWorcestershire v SomersetTaunton1988
400*B C LaraWest Indies v EnglandSt John's2003-04

Highest individual Test scores in each batting position:
PositionRunsBatsmanForVsVenueSeason
1st364L HuttonEngAusThe Oval, London1938
2nd380M L HaydenAusZimWACA, Perth2003-04
3rd400*B C LaraWIEngSt John's, Antigua2003-04
4th329Inzamam-ul-HaqPakNZLahore2001-02
5th304D G BradmanAusEngHeadingley, Leeds1934
6th250K D WaltersAusNZChristchurch1976-77
7th270D G BradmanAusEngMelbourne1936-37
8th257*Wasim AkramPakZimSheikhupura1996-97
9th173I D S SmithNZIndAuckland1989-90
10th117W W ReadEngAusThe Oval, London1884
11th68*R O CollingeNZPakAuckland1972-73

Most Test runs added during a batsman's stay at the wicket:
RunsBatsman (Score)ForVsVenueSeason
770L Hutton (364)EngAusThe Oval, London 1938
735M L Hayden (380)AusZimWACA, Perth2003-04
720A Sandham (325)EngWIKingston, Jamaica1929-30
718B C Lara (400*)WIEngSt John's, Antigua2003-04
703G St A Sobers (365*)WIPakKingston1957-58

Most runs in boundaries in a Test innings:
RunsBatsman (Score)CountriesVenueSeason6s4s
238J H Edrich (310*)Eng v NZHeadingley, Leeds1965552
218M L Hayden (380)Aus v ZimWACA, Perth2003-041138
206Inzamam-ul-Haq (329)Pak v NZLahore2001-02938
196W R Hammond (336*)Eng v NZAuckland1932-331034
196B C Lara (400*)WI v EngSt John's, Antigua2003-04443
192V Sehwag (309)Ind v PakMultan2003-04639
190G A Gooch (333)Eng v IndiaLord's1990343
184D G Bradman (334)Aus v EngHeadingley, Leeds1930-46
184D G Bradman (304)Aus v EngHeadingley, Leeds1934243
180B C Lara (375)WI v EngSt John's, Antigua1993-94-45
178N J Astle (222)NZ v EngChristchurch2001-021128
176V V S Laxman (281)Ind v AusEden Gardens, Calcutta2000-01-44
172R G Pollock (274)SA v AusKingsmead, Durban1969-70-43
168R B Kanhai (256)WI v IndEden Gardens, Calcutta1958-59-42
166D L Amiss (262)Eng v WIKingston, Jamaica1973-74140
160P A de Silva (267)SL v NZWellington1990-91-40
160Wasim Akram (257*)Pak v ZimSheikhupura1996-971222

Most Test runs in a day's play:
RunsBatsman (Score)CountriesVenueSeason
309(0-309*)D G Bradman (334)Aus v EngHeadingley, Leeds1930
295(41*-336*)W R Hammond (336*)Eng v NZAuckland1932-33
273(5*-278)D C S Compton (278)Eng v PakTrent Bridge, Nottingham1954
271(0-271*)D G Bradman (304)Aus v EngHeadingley, Leeds1934
244(0-244)D G Bradman (244)Aus v EngThe Oval, London1934
239(0-239*)F M M Worrell (261)WI v EngTrent Bridge, Nottingham1950
228(0-228)H H Gibbs (228)SA v PakNewlands, Cape Town2002-03
228(0-228*)V Sehwag (228*)Ind v PakMultan2003-04
227(86*-313*)B C Lara (400*)WI v EngSt John's, Antigua2003-04
223(0-223*)W R Hammond (227)Eng v NZChristchurch1932-33
223(0-223*)D G Bradman (223)Aus v WI'Gabba, Brisbane1930-31



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