Brian Lara

Videos

Watch: Australia cricketer Zoe Goss dismisses Brian Lara twice in one ball in a charity game in 1994

Caught behind and stumped

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Watch: Wasim Akram's yorker injures Lara, leaves his shoe with a huge tear

Akram did not spare anyone!

by Wisden Staff / June 15, 2021
Videos
Watch: 1 over, 55 to win - Brian Lara, the leg-spinner, into the attack

15 came off it

by Wisden Staff / June 2, 2021
Videos
Watch: Brian Lara responds to Steve Waugh's sledge with three breathtaking shots

West Indies completed the highest successful run-chase in Test history

by Wisden Staff / May 3, 2021
Stories
Five batting legends in the Road Safety World Series who still look good enough to compete with the best

One of them tops the batting and bowling charts

by Wisden Staff / March 17, 2021
Archive
My Golden Summer, 2000: A blue-haired Colin Miller and the majestic Glenn McGrath

"With West Indies’ 2000/01 tour of Australia went the last link to their golden era"

by Geoff Lemon / November 25, 2020
Archive
The Ten: Acts of skulduggery

"It's not all teas and scones"

by Ed Davis, Richard Dawson and Phil Walker / November 25, 2020
1990s in Review
Wisden's Test innings of the 1990s, No.1: Brian Lara's 153*

Ben Gardner on the best Test innings of the Ninties

by Ben Gardner / November 20, 2020
Archive
The Ten: Inspired last-wicket stands

Some long, some snappy, a few arse-nippers and large dollops of tension

by Phil Walker and Steve Coleman / October 18, 2020
Features
Five cricket feats to match Rafa Nadal's 13 French Open wins

Is Lara better than Nadal?

by Josef Rindl / October 15, 2020

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November '21 Issue

T20 World Cup preview – profiles of every team, CricViz analysis, Keiron Pollard and Mohammad Rizwan
County season review – all 18 counties covered, in-depth features on Warwickshire and Kent
Andrew Miller writes on player power
Lawrence Booth on the wider impact of T20’s exponential growth
Adam Collins on the hoopla and hypocrisy that surrounds an Ashes series
Peter Oborne tears into the ECB following their decision to cancel the tour of Pakistan
John Crawley on the most significant moments in his run-laden career
Tymal Mills opens up on the bumpy road which has eventually led to World Cup selection

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Brian Lara

Watch: Australia cricketer Zoe Goss dismisses Brian Lara twice in one ball in a charity game in 1994

Watch: Wasim Akram's yorker injures Lara, leaves his shoe with a huge tear

Watch: 1 over, 55 to win - Brian Lara, the leg-spinner, into the attack

Watch: Brian Lara responds to Steve Waugh's sledge with three breathtaking shots

Five batting legends in the Road Safety World Series who still look good enough to compete with the best

My Golden Summer, 2000: A blue-haired Colin Miller and the majestic Glenn McGrath

The Ten: Acts of skulduggery

Wisden's Test innings of the 1990s, No.1: Brian Lara's 153*

The Ten: Inspired last-wicket stands

Five cricket feats to match Rafa Nadal's 13 French Open wins

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