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Brian Lara

West Indies
Personal information
Full name Brian Charles Lara
Nickname The Prince
Born 2 May 1969 (1969-05-02) (age 38)
Santa Cruz, Trinidad
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Role Higher middle order Batsman
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right-arm leg-break
International information
Test debut (cap 196) 6 December 1990: v Pakistan
Last Test 27 November 2006: v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 59) 9 November 1990: v Pakistan
Last ODI 21 April 2007:  v England
ODI shirt no. 9
Domestic team information
Years Team
1987–2006 Trinidad and Tobago
1994–1998 Warwickshire
1992–1993 Transvaal
Career statistics
Tests ODI FC LA
Matches 131 299 259 429
Runs scored 11953 10405 21971 14602
Batting average 52.88 40.48 51.57 39.67
100s/50s 34/48 19/63 64/87 27/86
Top score 400* 169 501* 169
Balls bowled 60 49 514 130
Wickets 4 4 5
Bowling average 15.25 104.00 29.80
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 2/5 1/1 2/5
Catches/stumpings 164/– 120/– 317/– 177/–

As of 18 August 2007
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Brian Charles Lara (born May 2, 1969) (nicknamed, "The Prince of Port-of-Spain" or simply "The Prince") was a record-breaking cricketer, and considered to be one of the finest batsman in the game. He has topped the Test batting rankings on several occasions and holds two of the most prestigious world records for batting in Tests: highest individual innings and the all-time leading run scorer.[1] He also holds the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with a total of 501* for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994. is the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Cricket has a rich tradition of using nicknames. ... For the womens version of the game, see Womens Test cricket. ... The LG ICC cricket ratings are a widely followed system of rankings for international cricketers based on their recent performances. ... Australian Donald Bradman is one of only two players in the Test cricket to have scored 300 or more runs in a single innings on more than one occasion. ... First-class cricket matches are those between international teams or the highest standard of domestic teams in which teams have two innings each. ... Edgbaston Cricket Ground (sometimes called Edgbaston Stadium) is a cricket venue in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. ...

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Early life

Lara's father Rueben and one of his older sisters Agnes Cyrus enrolled him in the local Harvard Coaching Clinic at the age of six for weekly coaching sessions on Sundays. As a result, Lara had a very early education in correct batting technique. Lara's first school was St. Joseph's Roman Catholic primary. He then went to San Juan secondary, but played no cricket there. A year later, at fourteen years old, he moved on to Fatima College. Lara moved in with his future fellow Trinidadian cricketer Michael Carew in Woodbrook, Port of Spain (a 20 minute drive from Santa Cruz). Michael's father Joey Carew worked with him on his cricketing and personal career development. Michael got Lara his first job at Angostura Ltd. in the marketing department. Lara played in Trinidad and Tobago junior soccer and table tennis sides but Lara believed that cricket was his path to success, saying that he wanted to emulate his idols Gordon Greenidge, Viv Richards and Roy Fredericks. Michael Phillip Carew born 10 February 1966 Trinidad Michael is retired professional cricketer who played for Trinidad Category: ... Port of Spain, population 49,000 (2000), is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the countrys second largest city by population, after San Fernando. ... Michael Conrad Carew (born September 15, 1937, Woodbrook, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in 19 Tests from 1963 to 1972. ... A bottle of Angostura Aromatic Bitters The House of Angostura (also known as Angostura Limited) is a Trinidad and Tobago company famous for the production of angostura bitters, invented by the companys founder. ... Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge was a West Indian cricketer, born May 1, 1951 in Black Bess, St. ... Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (born St Johns, Antigua on 7 March 1952), better known by his second name, Vivian or, more popularly, simply as Viv is a former West Indian cricketer. ... Roy Clifton Fredericks (born 11 November 1942, Blairmont, British Guyana, died 5 September 2000, New York, USA) was a West Indian cricketer who played from 1968 to 1977. ...


Lara began his cricket career while at school at Fatima College. Aged 14, he amassed 745 runs in the schoolboys' league, with an average of 126.16 per innings, which earned him selection for the Trinidad national under-16 team. When he was 15 years old, he played in his first West Indian under 19 youth tournament and that same year, Lara represented West Indies in Under-19 cricket.


Early cricket career

1987 was a breakthrough year for Lara, when in the West Indies Youth Championships he scored 498 runs beating the record of 480 by Carl Hooper set the previous year.[2] He captained the Trinidad and Tobago team at this tournament whom eventually won the tournament due to a matchwinning 116 from Lara. Carl Llewellyn Hooper (born December 15, 1966 in Georgetown, Guyana) was a West Indian cricket player and captain, renowned for his exquisite batting style. ...


In January 1988, Lara made his first-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago in the Red Stripe Cup against Leeward Islands. In his second first-class match he made 92 against a Barbados attack containing Joel Garner and Malcolm Marshall, two "greats" of West Indies teams. Later in the same year, he captained the West Indies team in Australia for the Bicentennial Youth World Cup where the West Indies reached the semi-finals. Later that year, his innings of 182 as captain of the West Indies under 23 XI against the touring Indian team elevated his reputation even further. The Carib Beer Cup is the current name of the first class cricket competition in the West Indies which is contested between the six teams with permanent first class status. ... The Leeward Islands cricket team is a first class cricket team representing the member countries of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, a regional association which again is part of the West Indies Cricket Board. ... Joel Garner (born December 16, 1952) also known as Big Joel or Big Bird, was a West Indian cricket player, and a member of the highly regarded late 70s and early 80s West Indies cricket sides. ... Malcolm Denzil Marshall (April 18, 1958 - November 4, 1999) was a West Indian cricketer, regarded as one of the finest fast bowlers ever to have played Test cricket; some have suggested he was the finest of all. ...


His first selection for the full West Indies team followed in due course, but unfortunately coincided with the death of his father and Lara withdrew from the team. In 1989, he captained a West Indies B Team in Zimbabwe and scored 145.


In 1990, at the age of 20, Lara became Trinidad and Tobago's youngest ever captain, leading them that season to victory in the one-day Geddes Grant Shield. It was also in 1990 that he made his belated Test debut for West Indies against Pakistan, scoring 44 and 5. He had made his ODI debut a month earlier against Pakistan, scoring 11. In the 1992 World Cup Lara did well averaging 47.57 with a highest score of 88 retired hurt. The Cricket World Cup in 1992 (aka Benson & Hedges World Cup) was the fifth edition of the tournament and was won by Pakistan. ...


In January 1993, Lara scored 277 versus Australia in Sydney, this was his maiden Test century in his fifth Test, this innings was the turning point of the series as West Indies won the final two Tests to win the series 2-1.


He was greatly influenced by Trinidadian Lester Armogan. Lara was devastated with "Uncle Les's" death, but has been able to rebound. He knows "Uncle Les" is watching.[3]


Career

Lara holds several world records for high scoring. He has the highest individual score in both first-class cricket (501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994) and Test cricket (400 not out for the West Indies against England in 2004). Lara amassed his world record 501 in 474 minutes off only 427 balls. He hit 308 in boundaries (10 sixes and 62 fours). His partners were Roger Twose (115 partnership - 2nd wicket), Trevor Penney (314 - 3rd), Paul Smith (51 - 4th) and Keith Piper (322 unbroken - 5th). earlier in that season Lara scored six centuries in seven innings while plaing for Warwickshire. First-class cricket matches are those between international teams or the highest standard of domestic teams in which teams have two innings each. ... Not out is a term used on cricket scorecards to signify that a batsman has not been dismissed when the innings is finished. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. ... Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... Roger Graham Twose (b. ... Trevor L. Penney (born 12 June 1968 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a former cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club and England, noted particularly for his fielding. ... Paul Andrew Smith born April 15, 1964 in Gosforth is former English cricketer who played for Warwickshire from 1982 to 1996. ... Keith Piper born 18 December 1969 in Leicester Keith is retired professional cricketer. ...


He is the only man to have reclaimed the Test record score, having scored 375 against England in 1994, a record that stood until Matthew Hayden's 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003. His 400 not out also made him the second player after Donald Bradman to score two Test triple-centuries, and the second after Bill Ponsford to score two first-class quadruple-centuries. He has scored nine double centuries in Test cricket, second only to Bradman's twelve. In 1995 Lara in the test match away series against England, Lara scored 3 hundreds in Three consecutive Matches which earned him the Man of the Series award. The Test Series was eventually drawn 2-2. He also holds the record for the highest total number of runs in a Test career, after overtaking Allan Border in an innings of 226 played at Adelaide Oval, Australia in November 2005. Matthew Lawrence Hayden (born 29 October 1971 in Kingaroy, Queensland to Laurence and Moya Hayden) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ... Sir Donald George Bradman AC (27 August 1908—25 February 2001), often called The Don, was an Australian cricketer, administrator and writer on the game, and generally acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. ... William Harold Ponsford (born 19 October 1900, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) was an Australian cricketer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Lara captained the West Indies from 1998 to 1999 in this period West Indies suffered their first whitewash at the hands of South Africa following this they played Australia in a four Test series which was drawn 2-2, Lara scored 546 runs including two centuries and one double hundred. In the second Test at Kingston he scored 213 while in the third Test he scored 153* in the second innings as West Indies chased down 311 with one wicket left. He won the Man of the Match award for both matches and was also named Man of the Series.


In 2001 Lara was named the Man of the Carlton Series in Australia with an average of 46.50 the highest average by a West Indian in that series scoring two half centuries and one century, 116 against Australia. Also in that year Lara ammassed 688 runs in the three match away Test series against Sri Lanka making three centuries and one fifty including a double century and a century in the first and second innings of the 3rd Test Match at the Sinhalese Sports Ground making 42% of the team's runs in that series. These extrodinary performances led Muttiah Muralitharan to state that Lara was the most dangerous batsman he had ever faced.[4]

Lara batting against India, Kensington Oval, Barbados, May 2002
Lara batting against India, Kensington Oval, Barbados, May 2002

Lara was reappointed as captain against the touring Australians in 2003, and struck 110 in his first Test match back in charge, showing signs of him returning to his best. Later that season under his captaincy West Indies won the two match Test series against Sri Lanka 1-0 with Lara making a double century in the First Test. In September 2004, West Indies won the ICC Champions Trophy in England under his captaincy. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Scoreboard on day 3 of the 4th Test at St. John's, Antigua. West Indies v England - 12 April 2004

In March 2005, Lara declined selection for the West Indies team because of a dispute over his personal Cable & Wireless sponsorship deal, which clashed with the Cricket Board's main sponsor, Digicel. Six other players were involved in this dispute, including stars Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Dwayne Bravo. Lara said he declined selection in a stand of solidarity, when these players were dropped because of their sponsorship deals.[5] The issue was resolved after the first Test of the series against the touring South African team. Image File history File links Scoreboard at St. ... Image File history File links Scoreboard at St. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cable & Wireless (West Indies) Ltd. ... Digicel is a mobile phone network provider in the Caribbean region. ... Christopher Chris Henry Gayle (born 21 September 1979 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a West Indian cricketer. ... Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan (born June 23, 1980,Wakenaam Island, Guyana) is a West Indian cricketer of Indo-Guyanese ethnicity and captain of the West Indies cricket team. ... Dwayne James John Bravo (born October 7, 1983 in Trinidad and Tobago) is a West Indian cricketer. ... The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas, is a national cricket team representing South Africa. ...


Lara returned to the team for the second Test (and scored a huge first innings score of 196), but in the process lost his captaincy indefinitely to the newly-appointed Shivnarine Chanderpaul. In the next Test, against the same opponents, he scored a 176 in the first innings. After a one day series against South Africa, he scored his first Test century against the visiting Pakistanis in the first Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados which the West Indies eventually won. Shivnarine Shiv Chanderpaul (born 16 August 1974 in Unity Village, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana) is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. ... The Kensington Oval is located to the west of the capital-city Bridgetown on the island of Barbados. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


On April 26, 2006 Lara was reappointed the captain of the West Indies cricket team for the third time. This followed the resignation of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who had been captain for thirteen months - in which the West Indies won just one of the 14 Test matches they had competed. In May 2006, Lara led the West Indies to successful One-Day series victories against Zimbabwe and India. Lara's team played Australia in the finals of the DLF Cup and the ICC Champions Trophy where they finished runners up in both finals. is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


On 16 December 2006 he became the first player for the West Indies to pass 10,000 One Day International runs.[6] along with Sachin Tendulkar one of only two players to do so in both forms of the game. On 10 April 2007 Lara confirmed his retirement from one day cricket post the 2007 Cricket World Cup.[7] A few days later he announced that he would in fact be retiring from all international cricket after the tournament.[8] is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tendulkar redirects here. ... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was a mens cricket tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sports one-day international format. ...


Lara played his final international game on 21 April 2007 in a dead rubber World Cup game against England. He was run out for 18; England won the game. Before the end of this world cup Glenn McGrath stated that Lara is the greatest batsman that he has ever bowled to.[9] is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Dead-rubber is a term used in sporting parlance to describe a match in a series where the series result has already been decided by earlier matches. ...


Retirement

Lara during his lap of honour, 2007 CWC.
Lara during his lap of honour, 2007 CWC.

On 19 April 2007 Lara announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket, indicating that the West Indies vs England match on 21 April 2007 would be his last international appearance.[10] He was run out by Kevin Pietersen after a bad mixup with Marlon Samuels for 18, as England went on to win the match by one wicket.[11] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is an English cricketer. ... Marlon Nathaniel Samuels (born February 5, 1981 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a West Indian cricketer. ...


He announced before the 2007 Cricket World Cup that this would be his last appearance in one day internationals. After his last match, in the post-game presentation interview, he asked the fans, "Did I entertain?", to which he received a resounding "Yes!" from the West Indies fans, after which he went out and took his 'lap of honor' where he met and shook hands with many of the fans. This marked the last time Lara would play actively in the game.


It should be noted that while Lara has gone on record as saying that this would be his last appearance in international cricket, he has also indicated his interest in retaining some involvement in the sport.


On 23 July 2007 Lara agreed to sign for the Indian Cricket League.[12] He is currently the captain of the Mumbai Champs. is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Indian Cricket League (ICL) is a proposed private cricket league that will run parallel to the existing cricket league managed by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). ... Mumbai Champs is one of the six teams for proposed private cricket league called Indian Cricket League (ICL). ...


Controversies

On the fourth day of the first test match at Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua during India's tour of West Indies, 2006, Dhoni's flick off Dave Mohammed to the midwicket region was caught by Daren Ganga. As the batsman started to walk back, captain Dravid declared the innings when confusion started as the umpires were not certain if the fielder stepped on the ropes and Dhoni stayed for the umpire's verdict. While the replays were inconclusive, the captain of the West Indies side, Brian Lara wanted Dhoni to walk-off based on the fielder's assertion of the catch. The impasse continued for more than 15 minutes. Ultimately, Dhoni walked-off and Dravid's declaration was effected but the game was delayed. Lara was called by the match referee for explanation of his actions but was not fined.[13]


Off the field

Brian Lara has established the Pearl and Bunty Lara Foundation, which is a charitable organisation in memory of his parents that aims to address health and social care issues. He is an Ambassador for Sport of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and travels on a diplomatic passport to promote his country throughout the world.[14] Brian Lara will receive an honorary degree (LLD) from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom.[15] He also received on Wednesday 10 January 2007,a honorary doctorate from the University of Sheffield. The ceremony took place at the Trinidad Hilton, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.[14] The University of Exeter (usually abbreviated as Exon. ... is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...


Personal life

Lara has dated British supermodel Lindsey Ward. Lara is the father of an eight-year-old girl called Sydney whom he fathered with Trinidadian journalist and model Leasel Rovedas. Sydney is so named as a tribute to one of Lara's favourite grounds, the Sydney Cricket Ground, where Lara scored his first Test century- the highly acclaimed 277 in the 1992-93 season. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ...


Statistics

Highlights

Brian Lara's career performance graph.
Brian Lara's career performance graph.
  • Lara struck 277 runs against Australia in Sydney, his maiden Test century, the fourth highest maiden Test century by any batsman,[16] the highest individual score in all Tests between the two teams and the fourth-highest century ever recorded against Australia by any Test batsman.
  • He became the first man to score seven centuries in eight first-class innings, the first being the record 375 against England and the last being the record 501 not out against Durham.
  • After Matthew Hayden had eclipsed his Test record for highest individual score 375 by five runs in 2003, he reclaimed the record scoring 400 not out in 2004 against England. With these innings he became the second player to score two Test triple centuries, the second player to score two career quadruple centuries, the only player to achieve both these milestones, and regained the distinction of being the holder of both the record first-class individual innings and the record Test individual innings.
  • He is the all-time leading run scorer in Test cricket, a record he attained on 26 November 2005.[17]
  • In the same innings, he became the second batsman to score 1000 Test runs in five different years, four days after Matthew Hayden first set the record.
  • He was the fastest batsmen to score 10,000 (with Sachin Tendulkar) and 11,000 Test runs, in terms of number of innings.[18]
  • He scored 34 centuries; joint second on the all-time list behind Sachin Tendulkar.
    • He has the most centuries for a West Indian[19]
    • Nine of his centuries are double centuries (surpassed only by Donald Bradman)[19]
    • Two of them are triple-centuries (matched only by Bradman[19]).
    • He has scored centuries against all Test-playing nations. He achieved this feat in 2005 by scoring his first Test century against Pakistan at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.
  • He became only the sixth batsman to speed from 0 to a 100 in one session, doing so against Pakistan on 21 November 2006.[20]
  • Lara has scored an astonishing 20% of his team runs,[21] a feat surpassed only by Bradman (23%) and George Headley (21%). Lara scored 688 runs (42% of team output, a record for a series of three or more Tests, and the second highest aggregate runs in history for a three-Test series) in the 2001-02 tour of Sri Lanka.[22]
  • He also scored a century and a double century in the third Test in that same Sri Lanka tour, a feat repeated only five other times in Test cricket history.[23]
  • Lara holds the world record of scoring most runs in a single over (28 runs against left-arm spinner RJ Peterson of South Africa) in Test cricket.[24] He also scored 26 runs in a single over off the bowling of Danish Kaneria at Multan Cricket Stadium on 21 November 2006.
  • He scored the ninth fastest Test century, doing so off 77 balls against Pakistan on 21 November 2006.[25]
  • With 164 catches, He is second all-time in the category of most catches in a career by a non-Wicketkeeper, behind Mark Waugh.[26]
  • In 1994, he was awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award. In 1995, he was chosen as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
  • Comfortably averaging over 50 per innings (the benchmark for batting greatness in Test cricket), Lara has been ranked the number one batsman in Test cricket in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Cricket Ratings several times.[27]
  • Lara has played some of his best innings in recent years. Wisden published a top 100 list in July 2001, a distillation of the best performances from 1,552 Tests, 54,494 innings and 29,730 bowling performances. Three innings by Lara were placed in the top 15 (the most for any batsman in that range).[28] His heroic 153 not out in Bridgetown, Barbados, during West Indies' 2-2 home series draw against Australia in *1998-1999 was deemed the second greatest Test innings ever played, behind Bradman's 270 against England in the Third Test of the 1936–1937 series at Melbourne. On 13 October 2003, PricewaterhouseCoopers Ratings team published a list of top innings since 1990 under their own methodology. Lara's 213 against Australia in Kingston, Jamaica in 1999 came out to be the top innings. His 375 was placed 8th and his three other innings, including the 153 not out, were not far behind.

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Test Centuries

The following tables illustrate a summary of the Test and ODI centuries scored by Brian Lara.

  • In the column Runs, * indicates being not out.
  • The column title Match refers to the Match Number of his career.
Test Centuries of Brian Lara
Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year
[1] 277 5 Australia Sydney, Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 1993
[2] 167 13 England Georgetown, Guyana Bourda 1993
[3] 375 16 England St John's, Antigua Antigua Recreation Ground 1994
[4] 147 21 New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand Basin Reserve 1995
[5] 145 29 England Manchester, England Old Trafford 1995
[6] 152 30 England Nottingham, England Trent Bridge 1995
[7] 179 31 England London, England Kennington Oval 1995
[8] 132 38 Australia Perth, Australia W.A.C.A. Ground 1997
[9] 103 42 India St John's, Antigua Antigua Recreation Ground 1997
[10] 115 45 Sri Lanka Kingstown, Saint Vincent Arnos Vale Ground 1997
[11] 213 61 Australia Kingston, Jamaica Sabina Park 1999
[12] 153* 62 Australia Bridgetown, Barbados Kensington Oval 1999
[13] 100 63 Australia St John's, Antigua Antigua Recreation Ground 1999
[14] 112 68 England Manchester, England Old Trafford 2000
[15] 182 73 Australia Adelaide, Australia Adelaide Oval 2000
[16] 178 81 Sri Lanka Galle, Sri Lanka Galle Stadium 2001
[17] 221 83 Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground 2001
[18] 130 83 Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground 2001
[19] 110 91 Australia Georgetown, Guyana Bourda 2003
[20] 122 92 Australia Port of Spain, Trinidad Queen’s Park Oval 2003
[21] 209 95 Sri Lanka Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Beausejour Stadium 2003
[22] 191 98 Zimbabwe Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Queen’s Sport Club 2003
[23] 202 99 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa New Wanderers Stadium 2003
[24] 115 101 South Africa Cape Town, South Africa Newlands 2004
[25] 400* 106 England St John's, Antigua Antigua Recreation Ground 2004
[26] 120 108 Bangladesh Kingston, Jamaica Sabina Park 2004
[27] 196 113 South Africa Port of Spain, Trinidad Queen’s Park Oval 2005
[28] 176 114 South Africa Bridgetown, Barbados Kensington Oval 2005
[29] 130 116 Pakistan Bridgetown, Barbados Kensington Oval 2005
[30] 153 117 Pakistan Kingston, Jamaica Sabina Park 2005
[31] 226 121 Australia Adelaide, Australia Adelaide Oval 2005
[32] 120 126 India Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Beausejour Stadium 2006
[33] 122 129 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan Gadaffi Stadium 2006
[34] 216 130 Pakistan Multan, Pakistan Multan Cricket Stadium 2006

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One-Day International Centuries

ODI Centuries of Brian Lara
Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year
[1] 128 41 Pakistan Durban, South Africa Kingsmead 1993
[2] 111* 42 South Africa Bloemfontein, South Africa Springbok Park 1993
[3] 114 45 Pakistan Kingston, Jamaica Sabina Park 1993
[4] 153 54 Pakistan Sharjah, UAE Sharjah C.A. Stadium 1993
[5] 139 83 Australia Port of Spain, Trinidad Queen’s Park Oval 1995
[6] 169 90 Sri Lanka Sharjah, UAE Sharjah C.A. Stadium 1995
[7] 111 96 South Africa Karachi, Pakistan National Stadium 1996
[8] 146* 100 New Zealand Port of Spain, Trinidad Queen’s Park Oval 1996
[9] 104 102 New Zealand Kingstown, Saint Vincent Arnos Vale Ground 1996
[10] 102 108 Australia Brisbane, Australia Brisbane Cricket Ground 1997
[11] 103* 109 Pakistan Perth, Australia W.A.C.A Ground 1997
[12] 110 125 England Bridgetown, Barbados Kensington Oval 1998
[13] 117 157 Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium 1999
[14] 116* 176 Australia Sydney, Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 2001
[15] 111 202 Kenya Colombo, Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground 2002
[16] 116 203 South Africa Cape Town, South Africa Newlands 2003
[17] 116 217 Sri Lanka Bridgetown, Barbados Kensington Oval 2003
[18] 113 219 Zimbabwe Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club 2003
[19] 156 250 Pakistan Adelaide, Australia Adelaide Oval 2005

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Man of the Match Awards

Test Cricket

Man of the Match Awards – Brian Lara
Runs Against City/Country Venue Result Year
[1] 277 Australia Sydney, Australia Sydney Cricket Ground Match Drawn 1993
[2] 167 England Georgetown, Guyana Bourda West Indies won by an innings and 44 runs 1993
[3] 375 England St John's, Antigua Antigua Recreation Ground Match Drawn 1993
[4] 179 England London, England Kennington Oval Match Drawn 1995
[5] 104 India St John’s, Antigua Antigua Recreation Ground Match Drawn 1997
[6] 213 Australia Kingston, Jamaica Sabina Park West Indies won by 10 wickets 1999
[7] 8/153* Australia Bridgetown, Barbados Kensington Oval West Indies won by 1 wicket 1999
[8] 221/130 Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sport Club Ground Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets 2001
[9] 209 Sri Lanka Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Beausejour Stadium Match Drawn 2003
[10] 191/1 Zimbabwe Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club West Indies won by 128 runs 2003
[11] 400* England St John’s, Antigua Antigua Recreation Ground Match Drawn 2004
[12] 226/17 Australia Adelaide, Australia Adelaide Oval Australia won by 7 wickets 2005

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One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match Awards – Brian Lara
Runs Against City/Country Venue Result Year
[1] 54 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan National Stadium West Indies won by 24 runs 1991
[2] 69 Australia Brisbane, Australia Brisbane Cricket Ground West Indies won by 12 runs 1992
[3] 88 Pakistan Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground West Indies won by 10 wickets 1992
[4] 72 Zimbabwe Brisbane, Australia Brisbane Cricket Ground West Indies won by 75 runs 1992
[5] 86 South Africa Port of Spain, Trinidad Queens Park Oval West Indies won by 10 wickets 1992
[6] 128 Pakistan Durban, South Africa Kingsmead West Indies won by 124 runs 1993
[7] 111* South Africa Bloemfontein, South Africa Springbok Park West Indies won by 9 wickets 1993
[8] 114 Pakistan Kingston, Jamaica Sabina Park West Indies won by 4 wickets 1993
[9] 95* Pakistan Port of Spain, Trinidad Queens Park Oval West Indies won by 5 wickets 1993
[10] 153 Pakistan Sharjah, UAE Sharjah C.A. Stadium West Indies won by 6 wickets 1993
[11] 82 Sri Lanka Kolkata, India Eden Gardens West Indies won by 7 wickets 1993
[12] 55* New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand Eden Park West Indies won by 25 runs 1995
[13] 72 New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand Basin Reserve West Indies won by 41 runs 1995
[14] 139 Australia Port of Spain, Trinidad Queens Park Oval West Indies won by 133 runs 1995
[15] 169 Sri Lanka Sharjah, UAE Sharjah C. A. Stadium West Indies won by 4 runs 1995
[16] 111 South Africa Karachi, Pakistan National Stadium West Indies won by 19 runs 1996
[17] 146* New Zealand Port of Spain, Trinidad Queens Park Oval West Indies won by 7 wickets 1996
[18] 103* Pakistan Perth, Australia W.A.C.A Grounds West Indies won by 5 wickets 1997
[19] 90 Australia Perth, Australia W.A.C.A Grounds West Indies won by 4 wickets 1997
[20] 88 Pakistan Sharjah, UAE Sharjah C.A. Stadium West Indies won by 43 runs 1997
[21] 51 England Kingstown, Saint Vincent Arnos Vale Ground West Indies won by 4 wickets 1998
[22] 60 India Singapore Kallang Ground West Indies won by 42 runs 1999
[23] 117 Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium West Indies won by 109 runs 1999
[24] 116* Australia Sydney, Australia Sydney Cricket Ground Australia won by 28 runs 2001
[25] 83* Zimbabwe Perth, Australia W.A.C.A Grounds West Indies won by 44 runs 2001
[26] 59* New Zealand Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Beausejour Stadium West Indies won by 7 wickets 2002
[27] 103* Kenya Colombo, Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground West Indies won by 29 runs 2002
[28] 116 South Africa Cape Town, South Africa Newlands West Indies won by 3 runs 2003
[29] 80 Australia Port of Spain, Trinidad Queens Park Oval West Indies won by 39 runs 2003
[30] 156 Pakistan Adelaide, Australia Adelaide Oval West Indies won by 58 runs 2005

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See also

Cricket Portal

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Notes and references

  1. ^ Test Batting Statistics.
  2. ^ The Coming Foretold The Independent retrieved July 30, 2007
  3. ^ http://www.islandevents.com/profiles/article_3825.shtml
  4. ^ Murali: 'Lara's still No. 1'
  5. ^ 'I'm ready to play if best team is selected' - Lara
  6. ^ ODI Batting Statistics.
  7. ^ Lara confirms one-day retirement BBC News retrieved July 30, 2007
  8. ^ Legend Lara to end Windies career BBC News retrieved July 30, 2007
  9. ^ McGrath rates Lara just ahead of Tendulkar retrieved 4 December 2007
  10. ^ Lara turns his back on cricket retrieved on April 29, 2007
  11. ^ West Indies v England BBC News retrieved July 29, 2007
  12. ^ Lara signs up for new Indian league
  13. ^ Lara did not cross the line
  14. ^ a b West Indies cricketer to receive honorary degree from UK University of Sheffield retrieved July 30, 2007
  15. ^ Honorary Graduands of the University of Exeter. Retrieved July 30, 2007
  16. ^ Highest Maiden Tons Stats from CricInfo, retrieved July 30, 2007
  17. ^ Most Test Runs Stats from CricInfo retrieved July 30, 2007
  18. ^ Fastest Test Runs Stats from CricInfo retrieved July 30, 2007
  19. ^ a b c Leading Test Batsmen Stats from CricInfo retrieved July 30, 2007
  20. ^ 100 Before Lunch Stats from CricInfo retrieved July 30, 2007
  21. ^ The Lara story in numbers CricInfo retrieved July 30, 2007
  22. ^ Highest Aggregate runs in series Stats from CricInfo retrieved July 30, 2007
  23. ^ 100s in each innings Stats from Cric Info retrieved July 30, 2007
  24. ^ Most Runs from One Over Stats from CricInfo retrieved July 30, 2007
  25. ^ Fastest test landmarks Stats from CricInfo retrieved July 30, 2007
  26. ^ Test Career catces Stats from CricInfo retrieved July 30, 2007
  27. ^ PricewaterhouseCoopers.
  28. ^ Top 100 Batsmen of all time. Cricket channel. rediff.com.

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Preceded by
Courtney Walsh
West Indies Test cricket captains
1996/97-1999/2000
Succeeded by
Jimmy Adams
Preceded by
Carl Hooper
West Indies Test cricket captains
2002/2003-2004
Succeeded by
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Preceded by
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
West Indies Test cricket captains
2006–2007
Succeeded by
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Preceded by
Matthew Hayden
World Record - Highest individual score in Test cricket
400 not out vs England at St John's 2003-04
Succeeded by
current holder


Courtney Andrew Walsh (born October 30, 1962, Kingston, Jamaica) is a former international cricketer (fast bowler) who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches. ... This is a list of all men, boys and women who have captained the West Indian cricket team at official international level in at least one match. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... For the article on the racing driver Jimmy Adams, see Jimmy Adams (driver). ... Carl Llewellyn Hooper (born December 15, 1966 in Georgetown, Guyana) was a West Indian cricket player and captain, renowned for his exquisite batting style. ... This is a list of all men, boys and women who have captained the West Indian cricket team at official international level in at least one match. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shivnarine Shiv Chanderpaul (born 16 August 1974 in Unity Village, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana) is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. ... Shivnarine Shiv Chanderpaul (born 16 August 1974 in Unity Village, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana) is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. ... This is a list of all men, boys and women who have captained the West Indian cricket team at official international level in at least one match. ... Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan (born June 23, 1980,Wakenaam Island, Guyana) is a West Indian cricketer of Indo-Guyanese ethnicity and captain of the West Indies cricket team. ... Matthew Lawrence Hayden (born 29 October 1971 in Kingaroy, Queensland to Laurence and Moya Hayden) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ... This is a list of Test cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in Test cricket. ... Image File history File links West_Indies_Cricket_Board_Flag. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Stephen Rodger Waugh AO (born June 2, 1965 in Canterbury, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer who captained the Australian Test cricket team from 1999 to 2004. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Tendulkar redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Sunil Manohar Gavaskar   (Marathi:सुनिल मनोहर गावसकर) (born July 10, 1949 at Bombay, Maharashtra), nicknamed Sunny, was a cricket player during the 1970s and 1980s for Bombay and India. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... This article is about the sport. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Tendulkar redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sri_Lanka. ... Sanath Teran Jayasuriya (born 30 June 1969 in Matara) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Inzamam-ul-Haq (born 3 March 1970) is a Pakistani cricketer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (Bengali: ) ( ) (first name occasionally spelt Saurav) is an Indian cricketer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Rahul Sharad Dravid (Marathi:राहुल शरद द्रविड , Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್‌ ಶರದ್‌ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ)   is an Indian cricketer, and the former captain of the Indian national cricket team, of which he has been a regular member since 1996. ... Image File history File links West_Indies_Cricket_Board_Flag. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Ricky Thomas Ponting (born December 19, 1974, in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian cricketer and current captain of the Australia national cricket team (for both One-Day International and Test cricket). ...

West Indian batsmen with a Test batting average over 50
C Davis | A Ganteaume | G Headley | B Lara | V Richards | G Sobers | C Walcott | E Weekes

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Lara always stops to chat with her whenever he visits the Angostura offices; when he was shown the list of Angostura employees Cook thought should be invited to official state function celebrating the 375, Lara noticed Awai's name was not on the list and immediately picked up a pen and wrote it in himself.
As their captain, Brian Lara, faced the media on his own at SuperSport Centurion, just as he had done in Port Elizabeth after a crisis team meeting and promised, as a result of those indepth discussions, a better all-round team effort, serious questions were being asked of him and the immediate Windies future.
Lara, his captaincy abilities now being questioned and under pressure, tried to explain some of the problems as he saw it on Monday after the second crushing defeat within four days in a series which promised much but delivered little.
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Brian Charles Lara (born May 2, 1969) (nicknamed "The Prince of Port-of-Spain" or simply "The Prince"} is a West Indian cricketer.
Lara is acknowledged as one of the world's greatest batsmen, having several times topped the Test batting rankings and being the current world record holder for the highest individual innings score and the all-time leading run scorer in Test cricket.
Lara's batting average in Tests is over 54 an innings and in One-day Internationals he averages over 42 an innings at a strike rate (number of runs scored per 100 balls) of close to 80.
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