Rain washes out Lara's swansong

03 Dec, 2005

West Indies superstar Brian Lara's final appearance in Australia was washed out on Friday when a massive storm forced the abandonment of the tourists' match against the Prime Minister's XI in Canberra.
Lara was 13 not out when torrential rain hit Manuka Oval.
The match is expected to be the last on Australian soil for Lara, who last week passed former Australian captain Allan Border's all time Test run scoring record.
The tourists were three wickets down for 174 runs in the 32nd in reply to the Prime Minister's XI innings of 316-4 when rain stopped play in the one-day match.
The PM's XI won the match by six runs under the Duckworth Lewis system.
It was likely to be Lara's last appearance with a West Indies touring party. The Australians won the Test series 3-0.
Ramnaresh Sarwan made 90 for the visitors before being caught on the deep midwicket boundary off Chris Simpson, while Dwayne Bravo remained 54 not out.

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