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In the issue of the Cricketer (Jul 1994)  there  was  an
excellent  statistical  review  of  Lara's  famous innings.  This
article brings everything together in one place.

Lara' Innings of 501 Not Out:

In        3:28pm on Friday June3, 1994. Score-Warwickshire 8-1
Tea       18* in score of 66-1 (Twose 30*)
          50 in 97 mins & 80 balls, 6 fours
          100 in 144 mins & 138 balls, 14 fours
Close     111* out of 210-2 in 43 overs

Saturday, June 4,1994: no play due to rain

Morning   Monday, June 6, 1994
          150 in 201 mins & 193 balls, 22 fours
          200 in 224 mins & 220 balls, 30 fours & 2 sixes
          250 in 246 mins & 245 balls, 37 fours & 5 sixes
Lunch     285* out of 423-2 in 78 overs
          300 in 280 mins & 278 balls, 44 fours & 7 sixes
          350 in 319 mins & 311 balls, 49 fours & 8 sixes
          400 in 367 mins & 350 balls, 53 fours & 8 sixes
Tea       418* out of 636-4 in 109 overs
          450 in 430 mins & 398 balls, 55 fours & 9 sixes
          501 in 474 mins & 427 balls, 62 fours & 10 sixes

MILESTONES passed during the innings:

100*   Completes seventh century in eight consecutive innings,  a
unique  achievement  in  the first-class cricket. In the previous
innings had achieved six centuries in  seven  innings, to   equal
E.Tyldesley   (1926),  V.Merchant  (1940/41-1941/42), W.R.Hammond
(1945-46) and P.N.Kirsten (1976/77); only sixth batsman to  score
seven centuries in nine innings, with C.B.Fry (1901), E.Tyldesley
(1926) and D.G.Bradman (four times, in 1931/32, 1937/38,  1938/39
and 1947/48).

Sixth century in seven Championship innings - unique feat.

111*   Resumes innings on the final day

148*   Achieves his highest score for Wawickshire

248*   Highest score in any first-class match against Durham
       -beating 247 by C.C.Lewis for Notts in 1993.

278*   Records highest score at Edgbaston by any batsman for any
       side, and highest score for Warwickshire by a left-hander.
       Previous holder of both records-R.G.Twose: 277* v
       Glamorgan in 1994.

285*   Lunch. 174 runs before lunch new Warwickshire record,
       beating F.R.Santall (173 v Northants at Northampton
       in 1933).

297*   Third-wicket stand of 314 in 55overs with T.L.Penney best
       for any wicket against Durham in first-class cricket.

301*   First triple century at Edgbaston for any team.

306*   New Warwickshire record for individual score, beating
       305* by F.R.Foster v Worcs at Dudley in 1914.

323*   Highest score in England by a West Indian, beating 322 by
       I.V.A.Richards, for Somerset v Warwickshire, Taunton 1985.

325*   Reaches 1,000 runs for season in seventh innings equalling
       record of D.G.Bradman in 1938. 1,000th run on June 7, new
       Warwicks record, beating W.J.Stewart (June 12) in 1962.

367*   Highest score by left-hander in England, beating 366 by
       N.H.Fairbrother, Lancashire v Surrey, The Oval 1990

376*   Highest score by a West Indian, beating his own 375 for
       WI against England at St. John's, Antigua 1994.

386*   Highest ever score by a left-hander, beating B.Sutcliffe's
       385, Otago v Canterbury, Christchurch 1952/53.

406*   Highest score in England this century, beating G.A.Hick's
       405*, Worcs v Somerset, Taunton 1988.

413*   19th player to score 300 runs in a day.

418*   Tea. 133 runs between lunch and tea; first Wawickshire
       player to score 100 or more runs in first two session of
       the day's play.

423*   274 runs (55 fours, 9 sixes) from strokes worth four or
       more, beating the record of 272 (68 fours) by P.A.Perrin
       (343*) Essex v Derbyshire, Chesterfield 1904

425*   Beats A.C.MacLaren's 424, Lancashire v Somerset, Taunton
       1895 for highest score in English first-class cricket.

454*   Passes D.G.Bradman, 452*, NSW v Queensland, Sydney
       1929/30, for second highest first-class score.

458*   Most runs by batsman in a day overtaking C.G.Macartney's
       345, Australians v Notts, Trent Bridge 1921
475*   69th hit worth four runs or more (60 fours, 9sixes) beat
       record of 68 (all fours) by P.A.Perrin (343*) Essex v
       Derbyshire, Chesterfield 1904

501*   Boundary off J.E.Morris sees new first-class individual
       record score, beating 499 by Hanif Mohammad, Karachi v
       Bhawalpur, Karachi 1958/59.

Other Records:

Lara (46*-297*) and T.L.Penney (0-44) added 314 for third  wicket
(185  mins,  55.1  overs)  and Lara (336*-501*) and K.J.Piper (0-
116*) added 322* for fifth wicket (162 mins, 45.1  overs).   This
was  the first time in the first-class cricket that two stands in
excess of 300 occured in the same innings; it follows  that  Lara
is  the  first  batsman  to be involved in two such stands in one
innings.

802 runs were  scored  while  Lara  was  at  the  wicket,  a  new
Warwickshire  record,  beating  the 657 scored during R.G.Twose's
277* against Glamorgan at  Edgbaston  earlier  in  1994.   Lara's
total  is  second  best  ever,  beaten only by the 811 runs which
R.Abel batted out during his 357* for  Surrey  against   Somerset
at  The Oval in 1899.

Lara scored 641 in two innings, beating the  previous  record  of
W.H.Ponsford, 639 (437 & 202) for Victoria 1927/28.

From his 375 for WI at ST John's to his 501*  Lara  scored  1,551
runs  in  eight  innings, beating the previous record of 1,400 by
W.H.Ponsford  (Vic)  over  the  Australian  seasons  1926/27  and
1927/28.

Lara's 1,615 runs in nine innings, 1,641 in 10 and 1,862  in  12,
also beat records previously held by Ponsford, while his 1,798 in
11 innings beats Bradman's record. Ponsford holds the records for
most  runs  in consecutive innings from 13 thru 16, while from 17
onwards Bradman takes over.