The
Brian Lara Cricket series is a series of six
cricket video games that are endorsed by the
West Indian cricketer
Brian Lara and published by
Codemasters.
The Games
As of 2007, there are six games in the
Brian Lara Cricket series on eight video game systems, spanning thirteen years.
Brian Lara Cricket
Brian Lara Cricket is the first game in the series to be endorsed by
Brian Lara. It was developed by
Audiogenic and published by
Codemasters in 1994 for
DOS and then a year later in 1995 for the
Sega Mega Drive and
Commodore Amiga systems.
Brian Lara Cricket '96
Also known as Lara '96, this game is a new version of Brian Lara Cricket on the Mega Drive with updated player names and statistics. It is the final game in the series to be developed by
Audiogenic and was published by
Codemasters in 1996.
Brian Lara Cricket '99
Released in 1999, this was the first 3D accelerated game in the series. It was the first
fifth generation game in the series, developed and shipped by
Codemasters for the
Sony PlayStation and
Windows platforms with commentary provided by Geoffrey Boycott and Jonathan Agnew. This game was also branded as Shane Warne Cricket '99 in Australia and New Zealand.
Brian Lara International Cricket 2005
<!-- Deleted image removed: -->Developed by
Swordfish Studios for
Codemasters, Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 is a
6th generation console game for the
PlayStation 2 and
Windows. It was released to coincide with the
2005 Ashes series. BLIC 2005...
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