Brian Lara

Brian Lara

Brian Lara 2012
Player information
Surname	Brian Charles Lara
Born	May 2, 1969 (age 51) Santa Cruz , Trinidad and Tobago
Nickname	Prince
height	1.73 m
Batting style	Left handed
Bowling style	Right-handed leg-break
Player role	Batsman
International games
National team	West Indies
Test debut (cap 196)	6th December 1990 v  England
Last test	November 27, 2006 v  Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 59)	November 9, 1990 v  Pakistan
Last ODI	April 21, 2007 v  England
ODI shirt no.	9
National teams
Years	team
1987-2008	Trinidad and Tobago
1992-1993	Transvaal
1994-1998	Warwickshire
2010	Southern Rocks
Career statistics
Game form	test	ODI	FC	LA
Games	131	299	261	429
Runs (total)	11,953	10,405	22,156	14,602
Batting average	52.88	40.48	51.88	39.67
100s / 50s	34/48	19/63	65/88	27/86
Highscore	400 *	169	501 *	169
Balls	60	49	514	130
Wickets	-	4th	4th	5
Bowling Average	-	15.25	104.00	29.80
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	0
10 wickets in play	0	n / A	0	n / A
Best bowling performance	-	2/5	1/1	2/5
Catches / stumpings	164 / -	120 / -	320 / -	177 / -
Source: Cricinfo , September 16, 2012

Brian Lara during the West Indies v India Test at the Kensington Oval, Barbados (May 2002)

Brian Charles Lara AM , TC (nickname: " The Prince of Port-of-Spain" ) (born May 2, 1969 in Santa Cruz , Trinidad and Tobago ) is a retired cricketer who played in Test Cricket and One-Day International Cricket Matches (ODI) played for the West Indies team. He is considered one of the most successful batsmen in the history of cricket.

Records

During his career, Lara twice improved the world record for most points (runs) in a test match innings . He set his first record in the West Indies test against England in 1994, scoring 375 runs. He set his second record in Antigua in 2004 , again in a test against England. He scored 400 runs 'not out' and broke the record held by the Australian Matthew Hayden . Lara is so far the only player who has managed to regain the record for the most runs scored in test cricket.

Career

Lara played a total of 131 tests during his career, in which he scored 11,953 runs (an average of 52.89 runs per elimination). The Indians Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid and the Australian Ricky Ponting are the only players to date who have achieved more runs overall in test matches. Brian Lara also scored 34 Centuries (100 or more runs) in test innings. Only Sachin Tendulkar (51), Ricky Ponting (39) and Rahul Dravid (36) outbid this mark more often. He made his test debut on December 6, 1990 against Pakistan. His last test was against Pakistan on November 27, 2006. Lara also played 299 one-day international matches, in which he scored 10,405 runs (an average of 40.49 runs). Lara played his first ODI match on November 9, 1990 against Pakistan. He played his last ODI on April 21, 2007 against England as part of the World Cricket Championship . Brian Lara also took part in five cricket world championships ( 1992 , 1996 , 1999 , 2003 , 2007) with the West Indies team. At club level Brian Lara played in England from 1994 to 1998 for the Warwickshire County Cricket Club, for which he scored 501 runs 'not out' in a championship match against Durham in 1994. He holds both the record for the most runs scored in a test match and the record for the most runs scored in a first-class cricket match.

Honors

In 1994 Lara was awarded the Trinity Cross . On September 14, 2012, he was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame . In 2017, the Brian Lara Cricket Academy was opened in San Fernando, Trinidad .

Web links

Commons : Brian Lara  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Entry on Cricinfo

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{a b} Brian Lara ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
2. ↑ Lara dedicates Hall of Fame honor to father ( English ) Cricinfo. September 16, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.