
Full name Brian Charles Lara
Born May 2, 1969, Cantaro, Santa Cruz, Trinidad
Current age 48 years 356 days
Major teams West Indies, ICC World XI, Marylebone Cricket Club, Mumbai Champs, Northern Transvaal, Southern Rocks, Trinidad & Tobago, Warwickshire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Height 5 ft 8 in
Education Fatima College, Trinidad
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
131 | 232 | 6 | 11953 | 400* | 52.88 | 19753 | 60.51 | 34 | 48 | 1559 | 88 | 164 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
299 | 289 | 32 | 10405 | 169 | 40.48 | 13086 | 79.51 | 19 | 63 | 120 | 0 | ||
First-class | 261 | 440 | 13 | 22156 | 501* | 51.88 | 65 | 88 | 320 | 0 | ||||
List A | 429 | 411 | 43 | 14602 | 169 | 39.67 | 27 | 86 | 177 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 65 | 33.00 | 86 | 115.11 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
131 | 4 | 60 | 28 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.80 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
299 | 5 | 49 | 61 | 4 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 15.25 | 7.46 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 261 | 514 | 416 | 4 | 1/1 | 104.00 | 4.85 | 128.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 429 | 130 | 149 | 5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 29.80 | 6.87 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | Pakistan v West Indies at Lahore, Dec 6-11, 1990 scorecard |
Last Test | Pakistan v West Indies at Karachi, Nov 27-Dec 1, 2006 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Pakistan v West Indies at Karachi, Nov 9, 1990 scorecard |
Last ODI | West Indies v England at Bridgetown, Apr 21, 2007 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1987/88 |
Last First-class | Leeward Islands v Trinidad & Tobago at Philipsburg, Jan 18-21, 2008 scorecard |
List A debut | 1987/88 |
Last List A | West Indies v England at Bridgetown, Apr 21, 2007 scorecard |
T20s debut | Mashonaland Eagles v Southern Rocks at Harare, Nov 13, 2010 scorecard |
Last T20s | Matabeleland Tuskers v Southern Rocks at Harare, Nov 17, 2010 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | Leo Lions | v Arabians | Dubai (DSC) | 13 Feb 2016 | Other T20 |
11 | Leo Lions | v Virgo SKings | Dubai (DSC) | 12 Feb 2016 | Other T20 |
1 | Leo Lions | v Virgo SKings | Sharjah | 4 Feb 2016 | Other T20 |
0 | Leo Lions | v Arabians | Dubai (DSC) | 30 Jan 2016 | Other T20 |
8 | Leo Lions | v Commanders | Dubai (DSC) | 29 Jan 2016 | Other T20 |
19 | SRT Blasters | v Warne’s Warr | Houston | 11 Nov 2015 | Other T20 |
1 | SRT Blasters | v Warne’s Warr | New York | 7 Nov 2015 | Other T20 |
63* | UWI CelebXI | v WICB CelebXI | Bridgetown | 26 Sep 2015 | Other T20 |
16 | ROW XI | v Help XI | The Oval | 17 Sep 2015 | Other T20 |
47 | World XI | v Asia XI | Doha | 6 Oct 2014 | Other T20 |
The 10th of 11 children, Brian Lara learnt his game at the Harvard Coaching Clinic, where he was enrolled at the age of six, and although at school he played for Trinidad's junior football and table tennis side, it was cricket which really drew him. Aged 14, he made 745 runs at 126.16, earning him selection for the Trinidad Under-16 team. A year later he was in the West Indies Under-19 side. In 1990, aged 20, Lara became Trinidad and Tobago's youngest captain, leading them to victory in the Geddes Grant Shield. In that year he made his Test debut, scoring 44 and 6 against Pakistan.
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Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1995
Honorary Member of the Order of Australia, Nov 2009