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Brian Lara 501 not out, Warwickshire v Durham June 2nd - 6th 1994 - original official final day fully printed scorecard recording Brian Lara’s histori

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Brian Lara 501 not out, Warwickshire v Durham June 2nd - 6th 1994 - original official final day fully printed scorecard recording Brian Lara’s historic innings of 501 not out, the world record highest individual innings in all first-class cricket; sold with a colour 10 by 8in. photograph and a nicely autographed Futera Cricket Trade card, all items in very good condition, ideal for display Warwickshire County Cricket Club in 1994 achieved the unprecedented feat of winning three trophies in an English domestic season. The treble included the County Championship, The Sunday League and the Benson & Hedges Cup, while the grand slam was narrowly missed as they lost to Worcestershire in the final of the NatWest Trophy. Wisden described it as the 'most remarkable season by any side in the history of county cricket'. The signing of Brian Lara as overseas player played a key role in the success, arriving days after recording a Test record innings of 375 against England, he began the season with six centuries in seven innings which culminated against Durham when broke the first-class individual innings record by scoring 501 not out. He finished the season with nine centuries and a total of 2,066 runs at an average of 89.82, topping both run scoring and average lists for the season