West Indies captain Brian Lara set a world record for the highest individual Test score on Monday, passing Matthew Hayden's 380 on the third day of the fourth and final Test against England.
Almost exactly 10 years after he hit a then-world mark of 375 against England on the same ground, Lara took his score from 313 overnight to 390 not out at lunch, with West Indies on 734 for five. Ridley Jacobs was not out 100.
Lara, struggling for form earlier in the series as England stormed to a 3-0 lead, reached 380 with a straight six off spinner Gareth Batty before sweeping him for four next ball to break the record.
He leapt in the air with delight before being congratulated by England's players as the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
The left-hander then kissed the ground before play resumed, having set the record from 546 balls, hitting 42 fours and four sixes.
"It's hard to believe," he told Sky Sports after being a guard of honour by his team mates as he walked off.
"It's a great feeling. It's dampened a bit by the series result but we are going to press for a win. We need to get 750."
Hayden had overhauled Lara against Zimbabwe in Perth last October.
Lara, with just 100 runs in six innings before the fourth test, became only the second man after Australia's Donald Bradman to make two test triple centuries when he passed 300 on Sunday.
He hit his 375 in April, 1994 against an attack led by Angus Fraser, Andy Caddick and Chris Lewis and spinner Phil Tufnell.
With West Indies resuming on 595 for five, Lara looked good early on, hitting three boundaries to move into the 330s.
A well-run two through the leg side brought up his 350, coming off 494 balls, but with the record in sight, he began to look a little edgy.
England captain Michael Vaughan brought the field in to tempt Lara to hit over the top and he did just that, smashing him over mid-on to reach 372.
Lara then survived an appeal for a catch behind off Gareth Batty, and the nerves were clearly visible as he almost attempted a suicidal single next ball.
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