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Brilliant Lara punishes Pollock's profligacy

A quite superb hundred from Brian Lara was all that stood between West Indies and South Africa on the third day of the first Test at The Wanderers

14-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Martin Williamson

Kallis hits 158 as South Africa pile up 561

Jacques Kallis, whose imperious 158 was his 12th Test century, lifted South Africa into a seemingly impregnable position on the second day at the Wanderers

13-Dec-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Steven Lynch

Sarwan settles down to lead the challenge

Marcus Prior on how the West Indies tourists have the steel to avoid a repeat of the drubbing they received last time they were in South Africa

11-Dec-2003•Marcus Prior

Chanderpaul puts West Indians in charge

An unbeaten 111 from Shivnarine Chanderpaul, supported by half-centuries from Brian Lara, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Ridley Jacobs, put the West Indians in a commanding position at the close of the first day of their tour match

05-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Lara keen to exorcise ghosts of the past

West Indies arrived in South Africa for the start of their two-month tour, and Brian Lara was keen to play down comparisons with the last West Indies side to tour the Republic

03-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Lara leads West Indians to victory in pipe-opener

The West Indian tourists kicked off the South African leg of their tour with a 12-run victory in a 45-over game against Nicky Oppenheimer's XI, in the traditional curtain-raiser at the lovely Randjesfontein ground

03-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Gayle blows Zimbabwe away as Windies take the series

West Indies clinched the five-match one-day series 3-2 after a convincing win in the final match of the series, at Harare

30-Nov-2003•John Ward in Harare

Lara shines before the rain has its say

Chris Gayle and Brian Lara blazed their way to a century each and helped West Indies to a 51-run win againt Zimbabwe in a rain-affected match

22-Nov-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by John Ward

Lara stars but Zimbabwe refuse to roll over

After Brian Lara put West Indies into a dominating position with a breathtaking 191, Zimbabwe recovered from a poor start to reach 173 for 3 at the close of the second day

13-Nov-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by John Ward at Bulawayo

Lara and Hinds give West Indies the upper hand

A dazzling innings from Brian Lara put the Zimbabwe bowling to the sword andestablished West Indies' dominance on the shortened first day of the second Test of this short series, at Queen's Sports Club in Bulawayo

11-Nov-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by John Ward at Bulawayo

Murali: 'Lara's still No. 1'

Muttiah Muralitharan revealed he though Brian Lara was a better batsman than Matthew Hayden, even though Hayden is currently top of the latest PriceWaterhouse Coopers ratings

30-Oct-2003•Nathan Ross

Lara: 'We expect a tough tour'

The West Indies squad arrived in Harare today ready for their first warm-up match, against Zimbabwe A on Thursday, October 30

27-Oct-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Lara: Time for West Indies to perform overseas

As the West Indies squad assembled in Antigua to begin their five-day preparation before starting series in Zimbabwe and South Africa, Brian Lara spoke to the media about the need for his side to end their recent poor overseas record

24-Oct-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Dunne provides rare insight to Kiwi umpiring

Various aspects of the New Zealand cricket spectrum have been covered in books, but former international umpire Steve Dunne has been the first to present the umpire's view

12-Aug-2003•Lynn McConnell

Lara named Trinidad's player of year

Brian Lara was named Trinidad's Cricketer of the Year by Gus Logie, the West Indies coach, at the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board's 47th annual presentation function last week

22-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Lara hungry for more success

In what must sound like bad news to bowlers all over the world, Brian Lara has announced that he is ready to devote his entire attention to cricket

20-Jul-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Ponting: Australian behaviour is tarnishing the game

Ricky Ponting has admitted that Australia can let themselves down with their behaviour in the field, and the game of cricket has been tarnished as a result

16-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

The real deal

1973 When he was captain, nobody in world cricket had as much on his plate as Shaun Pollock , who was born today

16-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

`We learnt a lot from Australia': Brian Lara

Brian Lara has said that his West Indian team learnt a lot by playing Australia in the recent Test and one-day international series at home

05-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

'Batting should entertain'

In July's issue of Wisden Asia Cricket , Barry Richards talks about what goes into the making of a great batsman, and his nominees for the finest exponents of the craft

03-Jul-2003•Rahul Bhattacharya

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