Brian Lara added 24 runs to his overnight 202, claiming the all-time test runscoring record yesterday before he was dismissed in the third cricket test against Australia.
Lara resumed on day two at the Adelaide Oval 11 runs behind former Australian captain Allan Border's world record of 11,174 test runs.
He took two off Glenn McGrath in the fifth over to equal the mark Border set in 1994, then glanced the last ball of that over to fine leg for a single to move to 214 and take the record in his own right.
Lara jumped in the air as he ran down the pitch and punched the air. He then added a further 12 runs before he was bowled by McGrath for 226 with the West Indies total at 381 for eight.
It was significant that McGrath was involved. A former teammate of Border's, McGrath is the leading fast bowler of all time and has now claimed Lara's wicket in test matches 15 times -- more than any other bowler.
Coming into this match, Lara had 10,961 runs in 120 tests at an average of 53.20, including 30 hundreds and a highest score of 400 not out -- the world record.
He compiled his 31st test hundred, and eighth double-hundred, on Friday, coming to the crease with the West Indies reeling at 19 for two and already down 2-0 in the best-of-three test series.
The 36-year-old left-hander from Trinidad had scored only scored 107 runs in his six previous innings against Australia this season and made a cautious start as the West Indies struggled to 71-3 at lunch on the opening day.
He dominated partnerships of 68 with skipper Shivnarine Chanderpaul (25), 116 with Dwayne Bravo (34) and 70 with Denesh Ramdin (27) as the West Indies recovered to 352-7 by stumps.
"Coming on the back of six poor performances -- on that front, I really enjoyed it," Lara said of his 200. "I didn't think it was my prettiest. But coming out and scoring a double-century against the best team in the world on the opening day of the test match, it's a special feeling."
Lara received standing ovations for every milestone at the Adelaide Oval and waved his bat for the crowd as he left the field after his epic innings.
"I enjoy it. I've been here in three or four test tours and tried my best in a team that really has been in decline," said Lara.
Lara has twice held the record for the highest individual innings in a test match. He scored 375 in 1994 and, after that was topped by Australian Matt Hayden's 380 in 2003, Lara regained the world mark with 400 not out against England in Antigua last year.
He also holds the record for the biggest first-class innings with his unbeaten 501 for English county Warwickshire in 1994.
Lara said his records would be worth more if he could help restore West Indies cricket to the highs of international cricket it reached in the 1970s and 1980s.
"If we ever turn the corner I will be the happiest individual in the world because that's what I really want to see. I think the talent is there," he said.
Border scored his runs at an average of 50.56 in 156 test matches from December 1978 until March 1994. He had 27 test hund-reds and a highest score of 205.
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