Brian Lara

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Batting average

Lara's batting average in Tests is over 54 an innings and in One-day Internationals he averages over 42 an innings at a strike rate (number of runs scored per 100 balls) of close to 80. The following four graphs show his test batting average over the years in four chronological sections:

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Batting average - Tests - One-day International

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Image:Lara_Career_Graph_1.gif|The beginning

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Image:Lara_Career_Graph_2.gif|First drop

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Image:Lara_Career_Graph_3.gif|Second drop

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Image:Lara_Career_Graph_4_(revised).gif|The rise

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• The beginning: his first 55 Test innings, from December 1990 to April 1996, with an average of 60.32
• The first drop of his batting form: innings #56 to #103, November 1996 to March 1999, with an average of 36.00
• Then second drop of his batting form: innings #108 to #138, April 1999 to April 2001, with an average of 30.58
• The rise of his form in recent years: innings #139 to #197, April 2001 to August 2004, with an average of 64.93