Brian Lara Trivia Questions

Brian Lara never played in a Cricket World Cup final. West Indies' last final was in 1983, before his career began. Thus, he could not have been dismissed for a duck in one.

Brian Lara was born in Santa Cruz, Trinidad, not Cunupia. The birthplace error makes the statement false.

He set the world record for the highest first-class score (501*) in 1994, surpassing Hanif Mohammad's 499.

Brian Lara never hit six sixes in an over in any format. His most runs in a Test over was 28 against South Africa in 2003, featuring fours and sixes, but not six consecutive sixes.

Lara's 400* remains the highest individual score in Test cricket history, a record he set in Antigua in 2004.

Brian Lara's two Test triple centuries (375 in 1994 and 400* in 2004) were both against England.

In 2004, Brian Lara made 400 not out against England in Antigua, surpassing Matthew Hayden's 380 to reclaim the Test record.

Lara scored 400 not out for the West Indies against England in Antigua in April 2004, reclaiming the Test record from Matthew Hayden (380). As of early 2025, it remains the highest individual Test innings.