It took ONE innings for Lara to establish that record. A test match consists of two innings- both sides batting twice, except in a case like this: Team A bats first and scores 400 runs. Team B bats and is out for 100 runs. Team A then has the option to enforce the 'follow-on', making Team B bat its second innings immediately. If this happens, and Team B is out for 100 runs again, then Team A wins by batting one innings and 200 runs.
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The person's record that Brian Lara beat was Matthew Haydens. The record was for the highest score ever recorded in the game of cricket.
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Brian Lara (400*) Matthew Hayden (380) Brian Lara (375) Mahela Jayawardene (374)
brian Lara plays for west indies
West Indian cricketer Brian Lara measures 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 metres) tall.