# List of international cricket centuries by Brian Lara

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Brian Lara is a former cricketer and captain of the West Indies cricket team. He was a skilled batsman, and was known for his ability to bat for long and high-scoring innings. From his debut in international cricket in 1990 to his retirement in 2007, Lara scored 11,953 runs in Tests and 10,405 in One Day Internationals (ODI), accumulating a total of 53 centuries. His accomplishments with the bat saw him chosen as the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year in 1994, as well as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1995.
Lara scored a Test century for the first time in his fifth Test match in 1993 against Australia. His score of 277 in that match is the fourth-highest maiden century in Test history. The 375 he made against England in 1994 was the highest individual Test score for nine years, until Matthew Hayden surpassed it in 2003. Lara regained the world record in 2004 when he made an unbeaten 400, once again against England. It is also the only quadruple century in Test cricket. The unbeaten 153 he scored against Australia in 1999 was rated as the second-best Test innings of all time by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2001. He has scored more than 200 runs on nine occasions, the highest after Donald Bradman and Kumar Sangakkara Alongside Sir Donald Bradman, Virender Sehwag and Chris Gayle, he is one of four batsmen who have scored triple centuries on two occasions. Lara scored 34 centuries during his Test career, the highest number by a West Indian player. He is ranked sixth for the highest number of centuries in a career along with Mahela Jayawardene, Sunil Gavaskar and Younis Khan, behind Sachin Tendulkar, Jacques Kallis, Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara and Rahul Dravid.
Lara's first ODI century came more than two years after his debut match, when he scored 128 against Pakistan. His career best is 169 runs made against Sri Lanka in 1995. It is also the third highest individual score by a West Indian batsman. The 117 he made against Bangladesh in 1999 is the fifth fastest century in ODI cricket. It was made in 45 balls at a strike rate of 188.70, reaching the boundary on eighteen occasions and clearing it on four. During his career, he scored more than 150 runs on three occasions. By the time of his retirement, he had scored 19 centuries in ODI matches. This is the second highest number of centuries scored by a single batsman for the West Indies, a record that Chris Gayle surpassed.

## Key

* * – Remained not out
* ‡ – Captain in that match
* † – Player of the match
* (D/L) – Result was determined by the Duckworth–Lewis method

## Test cricket centuries

| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A | Date | Result |
| 1 | 277† | Australia | 4 | 2 | 1/5 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Away | 2 January 1993 | Drawn |
| 2 | 167† | England | 3 | 2 | 2/5 | Bourda, Georgetown | Home | 17 March 1994 | Won |
| 3 | 375† | England | 3 | 1 | 5/5 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | Home | 16 April 1994 | Drawn |
| 4 | 147 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2/2 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Away | 10 February 1995 | Won |
| 5 | 145 | England | 3 | 3 | 4/6 | Old Trafford, Manchester | Away | 27 July 1995 | Lost |
| 6 | 152 | England | 3 | 2 | 5/6 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Away | 10 August 1995 | Drawn |
| 7 | 179† | England | 4 | 2 | 6/6 | The Oval, London | Away | 25 August 1995 | Drawn |
| 8 | 132 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 5/5 | WACA Ground, Perth | Away | 1 February 1997 | Won |
| 9 | 103† | India | 4 | 1 | 4/5 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | Home | 4 April 1997 | Drawn |
| 10 | 115 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 2/2 | Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown | Home | 20 June 1997 | Drawn |
| 11 | 213†‡ | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2/4 | Sabina Park, Kingston | Home | 13 March 1999 | Won |
| 12 | 153*†‡ | Australia | 5 | 4 | 3/4 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Home | 26 March 1999 | Won |
| 13 | 100‡ | Australia | 4 | 2 | 4/4 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | Home | 3 April 1999 | Lost |
| 14 | 112 | England | 4 | 3 | 3/5 | Old Trafford, Manchester | Away | 3 August 2000 | Drawn |
| 15 | 182 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 3/5 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Away | 15 December 2000 | Lost |
| 16 | 178 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 1/3 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Away | 13 November 2001 | Lost |
| 17 | 221† | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 3/3 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Away | 29 November 2001 | Lost |
| 18 | 130† | Sri Lanka | 4 | 3 | 3/3 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Away | 29 November 2001 | Lost |
| 19 | 110‡ | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1/4 | Bourda, Georgetown | Home | 10 April 2003 | Lost |
| 20 | 122‡ | Australia | 4 | 4 | 2/4 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Home | 19 April 2003 | Lost |
| 21 | 209†‡ | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 1/2 | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet | Home | 20 June 2003 | Drawn |
| 22 | 191†‡ | Zimbabwe | 4 | 1 | 2/2 | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Away | 12 November 2003 | Won |
| 23 | 202‡ | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 1/4 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Away | 12 December 2003 | Lost |
| 24 | 115‡ | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 3/4 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Away | 2 January 2004 | Drawn |
| 25 | 400*†‡ | England | 3 | 1 | 4/4 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | Home | 10 April 2004 | Drawn |
| 26 | 120‡ | Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 2/2 | Sabina Park, Kingston | Home | 4 June 2004 | Won |
| 27 | 196 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 2/4 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Home | 8 April 2005 | Lost |
| 28 | 176 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 3/4 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Home | 21 April 2005 | Lost |
| 29 | 130 | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 1/2 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Home | 26 May 2005 | Won |
| 30 | 153 | Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 2/2 | Sabina Park, Kingston | Home | 3 June 2005 | Lost |
| 31 | 226† | Australia | 4 | 1 | 3/3 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Away | 25 November 2005 | Lost |
| 32 | 120‡ | India | 3 | 3 | 2/4 | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet | Home | 10 June 2006 | Drawn |
| 33 | 122‡ | Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1/3 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Away | 11 November 2006 | Lost |
| 34 | 216‡ | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 2/3 | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Away | 19 November 2006 | Drawn |

## ODI centuries

| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S.R. | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
| 1 | 128* | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 102.40 | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban | Neutral | 19 February 1993 | Won |
| 2 | 111*† | South Africa | 2 | 2 | 79.28 | Springbok Park, Bloemfontein | Away | 23 February 1993 | Won |
| 3 | 114† | Pakistan | 1 | 2 | 98.27 | Sabina Park, Kingston | Home | 23 March 1993 | Won |
| 4 | 153† | Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 106.99 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 5 November 1993 | Won |
| 5 | 139† | Australia | 3 | 1 | 113.00 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Home | 12 March 1995 | Won |
| 6 | 169† | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 131.00 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 16 October 1995 | Won |
| 7 | 111† | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 118.08 | National Stadium, Karachi | Neutral | 11 March 1996 | Won |
| 8 | 146*† | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 108.95 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Home | 30 March 1996 | Won |
| 9 | 104 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 100.97 | Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown | Home | 6 April 1996 | Won |
| 10 | 102 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 89.47 | The Gabba, Brisbane | Away | 5 January 1997 | Won |
| 11 | 103*† | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 88.79 | WACA Ground, Perth | Neutral | 10 January 1997 | Won |
| 12 | 110‡ | England | 3 | 2 | 103.77 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Home | 29 March 1998 | Lost |
| 13 | 117†‡ | Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 188.70 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Away | 9 October 1999 | Won |
| 14 | 116*† | Australia | 4 | 2 | 109.43 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Away | 17 January 2001 | Lost (D/L) |
| 15 | 111† | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 92.50 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Neutral | 17 September 2002 | Won |
| 16 | 116† | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 86.56 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Away | 9 February 2003 | Won |
| 17 | 116‡ | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 109.43 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Home | 8 June 2003 | Lost |
| 18 | 113‡ | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 137.80 | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Away | 22 November 2003 | Won |
| 19 | 156†‡ | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 113.04 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Neutral | 28 January 2005 | Won |