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Friday, 25 November 2005 |
Cricketer Brian Lara has scored 11,000 runs
West Indies batsman Brian Lara has become only the second player in Test cricket history to score 11,000 runs.
Brian Lara, 36, passed the milestone on the way to a double century in the final Test against Australia in Adelaide.
The Trinidadian cricketer was 202 not out at stumps and is now only 11
runs behind Test record holder Allan Border, who plundered 11,174 runs
in 265 innings.
"I've been working hard all series without much success, but I was still feeling good," Brian Lara said.
"I'm playing against a world-class side, so I had to build a foundation.
"I know they're capable of getting me out, but there comes a time when you have to pick the momentum up and dictate to them.
"You have to give them their hour, ut once you know the pace and bounce
of the pitch and what the bowlers have to offer, you have to go out
there and not be intimidated."
Brian Lara already holds the records for the highest Test and first-class scores, 400 not out and 501 respectively.
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