Brian Lara

                         Brian Lara

Personal information

Full name:                 Brian Charles Lara

Born:                         May 2, 1969 (age 45) Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago

Nickname:                 Prince

Height:                       5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Batting style:             Left-handed

Bowling style:            Right-arm leg break

Role:                           Batsman

Career statistics

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

ODI debut                   Pakistan v West Indies at Karachi, Nov 9, 1990 scorecard

Last ODI                     West Indies v England at Bridgetown, Apr 21, 2007 scorecard

First-class debut        1987/88

Last First-class           Leeward Islands v Trinidad & Tobago at Philipsburg, Jan 18-21, 2008

List A debut               1987/88

Last List A                  West Indies v England at Bridgetown, Apr 21, 2007

Batting and fielding averages:

	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
Twenty20	3	3	0	99	65	33.00	86	115.11	0	1	11	1	0	0

Bowling averages:

	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
Twenty20	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

 

Profile:

Brain lara is a hero, a magician, an entertainer, a match-winner, a saviour, a leader, a tragic romantic, Brian Charles Lara, like a masterful actor, slipped in and out of several roles with effortless ease. First thing's first, Lara will forever be remembered as one of the greatest batsmen of the modern era, bracketed alongside the elite company of Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis.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. Brain lara is a great cricket player in the world.