West Indies vs England, 5th Test at St John's, Apr 16 1994 - Cricket Photos

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5th Test, St John's, April 16 - 21, 1994, England tour of West Indies

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West Indies

593/5d & 43/0

England

593

Match drawn

Player Of The Match

Brian Lara

, WI

375

Player Of The Series

Curtly Ambrose

, WI

91 runs • 26 wkts

The scoreboard shows Brian Lara on 375•Dec 26, 2003•Ben Radford/Getty Images

Brian Lara is swamped by security guards after breaking Gary Sobers' world record, West Indies v England, 5th Test, St John's, Antigua, April 18, 1994

Brian Lara is swamped by security guards after breaking Gary Sobers' world record•Apr 18, 1994•Getty Images

The West Indies form a guard of honour for Brian Lara who celebrates breaking Garfield Sobers' record of 365 in Tests, West Indies v England, 5th Test, St John's, Antigua, April 18, 1994

The West Indies form a guard of honour for Brian Lara•Apr 18, 1994•Getty Images

Brian Lara gets on his knees to kiss the pitch, West Indies v England, 5th Test, St John's, Antigua, 3rd day, April 18, 1994

Brian Lara gets on his knees to kiss the pitch•Apr 18, 1994•PA Photos

Garry Sobers and Brian Lara share a laugh •Apr 18, 1994•PA Photos

Brian Lara cuts on his way to a world-record score, West Indies v England, 5th Test, St John's, Antigua, 2nd day, April 17, 1994

Brian Lara cuts on his way to a world-record score•Apr 17, 1994•PA Photos

Brian Lara relaxes in the changing room after breaking Gary Sobers' world record, West Indies v England, April 20, 1994, St John's, Antigua

Brian Lara relaxes in the changing room after breaking Gary Sobers' world record•Apr 20, 1994•Getty Images

The scoreboard from the match when Brian Lara broke the world record (for the first time) with his 375, West Indies v England, April 18, 1994, St John's, Antigua

The scoreboard from the match when Brian Lara broke the world record (for the first time) with his 375•Apr 18, 1994•Getty Images

Brian Lara pulls Chris Lewis to break the world record Test score, West Indies v England, 5th Test, St John's, Antigua, April 18, 1994

Brian Lara pulls Chris Lewis to break the world record Test score•Apr 18, 1994•Getty Images

Brian Lara drives during his 375, West Indies v England, 5th Test, St John's, 3rd day, April 18, 1994

Brian Lara drives during his 375•Apr 18, 1994•PA Photos

The inimitable Gravey with his take on Brian Lara's record , West Indies v England, 5th Test, St John's, Antigua, April 18, 1994

The inimitable Gravey with his take on Brian Lara's record •Apr 18, 1994•PA Photos

Brian Lara relaxes after breaking Garry Sovbes' Test record , West Indies v England, 5th Test, St John's, Antigua, April 18, 1994

Brian Lara relaxes after breaking Garry Sovbes' Test record •Apr 18, 1994•PA Photos

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WEST INDIES v ENGLAND 1993-94

Toss: West Indies

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In this prescient article from Wisden Cricket Monthly in January 1994, Stephen Thorpe profiled the young West Indian batting star, Brian Lara

Lara's theme

In this prescient article from Wisden Cricket Monthly in January 1994, Stephen Thorpe profiled the young West Indian batting star, Brian Lara

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West Indies Innings

Player Name		R	B
PV Simmons	not out	22	71
SC Williams	not out	21	73
Total	43(0 wkts; 24 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	Econ
ARC Fraser	2	1	2	1
AR Caddick	2	1	11	5.5
PCR Tufnell	6	4	5	0.83
GA Hick	8	2	11	1.37
MR Ramprakash	3	1	5	1.66
GP Thorpe	2	1	1	0.5
AJ Stewart	1	0	8	8

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	43	Phil Simmons	Stuart Williams

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