In the subsequent home series against an Australian team which was soon to become one of greatest in cricket history, Lara alone carried his men on his shoulders, hitting 213, 153 and 100 in consecutive tests with the first 2 knocks being the sole reason West Indies drawing the series 2-2. But world knew Lara was born out of a different mould altogether and would strike back to form when a difficult opportunity arose. Rubbing salt on the wound was his recurring eye infection and shoulder problem, restricting his signature wide variety of shots and thereby the huge scores he was known for. Saddled with the captaincy of a squad in literal disarray, Lara's first overseas bout as a leader was an epic disaster as the West Indies was whitewashed by South Africa 5-0. Year after year, the West Indies lost test after test, series after series. Signed by Warwickshire in English County Cricket, Lara bought another landmark to his name hitting an unbeaten 501 against Durham in 1995, making him by far the biggest superstar on the global cricketing horizon.īut with the fame and continued individual success also came the decline of West Indies' supremacy as the best team in the world. And barely an year later, Lara bought the world on its feat scoring 375 against England at Antigua, beating the previous record of 365 in 1958 scored by another West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers. The wait bore fruit against Australia at Sydney in 1992 when in just his fifth test, Lara hit 277 and set the benchmark for the rest of his career. Making his debut against Pakistan in 1989-90, initial years were mediocre when compared to his visibly incredible prodigious talent. Born to Pearl and Bunty Lara, Brian from his school days aspired to play league football in England and represent his native Trinidad and Tobago on the global stage, something his classmate and best friend Dwight Yorke accomplished later as their sporting careers ran in parallel. No cricketer since Sir Don Bradman has had the appetite of massive runs, irrespective of how difficult the pitch or how formidable the bowling attack, as much as Brian Charles Lara. The result ? The ball raced to the boundary or even cleared it before the fielders could move from their positions.
This game uses a serial EEPROM (24C65 type) for backup.A high back lift above the head, exquisite footwork, razor sharp eyesight and sudden swing of the bat 180°. Lara '96 uses the same pseudo-3D graphics used in its predecessor, but the animations and sprites were updated. Notable additional features include the capability to play as English county sides as well as a player editor. Lara '96 featured the updated player names and statistics of the 1997 cricket season. The style and method of game play is almost identical to previous versions of the game.
It was developed by Audiogenic for Codemasters and released in 1996 for the Sega Mega Drive, Amiga and PC systems.
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