04-06-2019 14:31 via theguardian.com

The Spin | Brian Lara's unbeaten 501, 25 years on, still looks unconquerable

The Trinidadian’s first-class masterpiece for Warwickshire remains the world record innings, despite the game’s evolution The Spin: listen and subscribe to our brand new podcastBrian Charles Lara. The middle name is nearly always inserted whenever the great Trinidadian is spoken about in reverential terms and being as this week’s Spin is a look back at his world record first-class score of 501 not out, it feels appropriate to do the same.At 5.30pm on Thursday, during what will
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