Brian Lara-West Indies Batsman

Full name Brian Charles Lara

Born May 2, 1969, Cantaro, Santa Cruz, Trinidad

Current age 40 years 310 days

Major teams West Indies, ICC World XI, Mumbai Champs, Northern Transvaal, Trinidad & Tobago, Warwickshire

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak googly

Height 5 ft 8 in

Education Fatima College, Trinidad
Brian Charles Lara

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 1035 133 120 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
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
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
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
Profile

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.