Brian Lara Fact File

by Brett and Thomas

Full Name: Brain Charles Lara

Birthdate: 2nd May 1969

Birthplace: Cantaro village, Santa Cruz, Trinidad

School: Fatima collage, Port of Spain

Club side: Queens park CC, Port of Spain

First-Class Teams: Trinidad and Tobago, Warwickshire

Type: Left-handed batsman, right-arm legspin bowler

First-class Debut: 1988 Trinidad and Tobago vs. Leeward and island,

Pointe-a-Pierre

Test Debut: 1990 vs. Pakistan, Lahore

One day international Debut: 1990 vs. Pakistan, karaci

Career Statistics Up To1 March 1995:

First-class record

Batting

88 matches; 141 innings; 4 not outs; 7,737 runs; 501 not out highest score;Average 56.47; 23 hundreds; 28 fifties

Bowling

281 balls;223 runs;1wicket;Average 223.00;best 1-22

Catches

110

Test match record

Batting

21 matches;34 innings;0 not outs;1,975 runs;375 highest score;Average 58.00;4 hundreds;23 fifties

Bowling

24 balls;0 maidens;12 runs;0 wickets;

Catches

33

One day internationals

Batting

80 matches; 80 innings; 7 not outs; 3,057 runs ; 153 highest score; Average 41.87; 4 hundreds; 23 fifties

Bowling

4 overs;0 maidens;22 runs;2 wickets;Average 11.00;Best 2-5

Catches

45

Career extras

Captain, Trinidad and Tobago youth team, 1987-88;captain, West Indies youth team to Australia, 1989;captain, Trinidad and Tobago team in red stripe tournament;1988;captain, West Indies B team to Zimbabwe.

375-Highest Test Score

score Mins Balls 4's 6's

50 150 121 7

100 228 180 16

150 324 240 22

200 436 311 27

250 511 377 32

300 610 432 38

350 721 511 42

369 748 530 44

375 766 538 45

501-Highest first class Score

score mins balls 4's 6's

100 144 138 14 -

150 201 193 22 -

200 224 220 30 2

250 246 245 37 5

300 280 278 44 7

350 319 311 49 8

400 367 350 53 8

450 430 398 55 9

501 474 427 62 10