Brian Lara

The Prince of Port of Spain, holder of the highest Test and first-class scores.

He holds the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket with 501 not out and in Test innings with 400 not out.^[1] Born on 2 May 1969, Brian Charles Lara is a former international cricketer from Trinidad.^[1]

Quick Facts

Country: West Indies
Full name: Brian Charles Lara
Born: 2 May 1969
Birthplace: Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago
Height: 5 ft 8 in / 1.73 m
Role: Batsman
Batting: Left-handed
Bowling: Right-arm leg break

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

In 1987 Lara scored 498 runs in the West Indies Youth Championships, breaking Carl Hooper's record of 480.^[2] Lara scored 28 runs off a Robin Peterson over in 2003, holding the Test record for most runs in an over until 2022.^[3] Lara topped the Test batting rankings on several occasions.^[4] He was named in both the World Test XI and ODI XI by ICC for his 2004 performances.^[5]

Lara retired from all international cricket after the 2007 World Cup, playing his final game on 21 April 2007 against England.^[6][7] Trinidad and Tobago's first-class debut for Lara occurred in January 1988 versus the Leeward Islands.^[8] A run-out for 18 occurred in that contest following a misunderstanding with Marlon Samuels.^[6][7]

What the cited sources add

McGrath rated Lara just ahead of Sachin Tendulkar among batsmen he faced in his 14-year career.^[9] McGrath said the two standouts were Brian and Sachin, but Brian was slightly in front when both were at their peak.^[9] A Stabroek News report from January 2008 described Lara as unbeaten on 115 for Trinidad and Tobago against Guyana at Queen's Park Oval.^[10] The report noted Lara received a standing ovation when coming to the wicket.^[10]

The same article referred to Lara as the "King of Trinidad".^[10]

References

Wikipedia, "Brian Lara" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Player Profile: Brian Lara", ESPNcricinfo; Atherton, "Genius of Brian Lara hailed by Wisden", The Times, 7 April 2008; Gough, "Lara the best ever?", BBC News, 26 November 2005; "Lara the greatest among his peers"; "501 reasons why Lara the best"; "Brian Lara's 501 not out: The day Warwickshire's West Indies legend rewrote cricket records", BBC Sport; Martin, "The Spin. Brian Lara's unbeaten 501, 25 years on, still looks unconquerable", The Guardian, 4 June 2019; "Most runs in an innings", ESPNcricinfo; Burnett, "Brian Lara, the Prince of Po en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Brian Lara" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: The Coming Foretold The Independent. Retrieved 30 July 2007. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Brian Lara" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Stuart Broad bowls most expensive over in history of Test cricket - concedes 35 runs; Bumrah smashes 29 of those to set record", The Hindu, 2 July 2022 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Brian Lara" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Wisden 100 hails Laxman, ignores Tendulkar", The Hindu; "Lara a tougher opponent than Tendulkar: Murali", Rediff.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Brian Lara" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Rahul Dravid is the ICC's player of the year", ESPNcricinfo (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Brian Lara" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "McGrath rates Lara just ahead of Tendulkar", Rediff, 28 April 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2007. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Brian Lara" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Lara cuts his last dash", The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 April 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2007.; West Indies v England BBC News. Retrieved 29 July 2007. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia, "Brian Lara" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Brief but brutal", ESPNcricinfo, 22 January 2008; "Brief but brutal", ESPNcricinfo, 22 January 2008 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
"McGrath rates Lara just ahead of Tendulkar", Rediff, 28 April 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2007.. facts only, no text reused. rediff.com
"Spectacu-Lara at the Oval", Stabroek News, 6 January 2008. facts only, no text reused. stabroeknews.com

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