Brian Lara (West Indies)

Full Name  Lara, Brian 
Date of birth:  02/05/1969
Country  West Indies
Role  Batsman
Batting style  Left-hand
Bowling style  Leg break

Career summary
- Test Debut v Pakistan at Lahore - December 1990

- ODI Debut v New Zealand at Napier - March 2006

- Left-handed batsman.

- Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1995.

- In 1994 Lara broke the world records for highest test and first class scores of 375 and 501 not out.

- In Australia's visit in 1998-99 Lara scored 213, 8, 153 not out and 100.

- Against Sri Lanka in 2001-02 Lara scored a record 42% of the West Indies runs in the tour.

- An unbeaten 400 not out against England in Antigua in April 2004 reclaimed his world record for highest test innings.

- Led his team to victory in the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy in England.

- In November 2005 Lara became test cricket's most prolific run scorer with 11174 runs bypassing Alan Border's record.

- Reinstated as West Indies captain, for a third time, in April 2006.

- Has scored centuries against every test playing nation.

Test Matches
Batting Career Span:  1990 - 2006
Matches:  130
Innings:  232
Not outs:  6
Runs:  11953
Highest Score:  400
Average:  53
50s:  48
100s:  25
Ducks:  17
Pairs:  0
Catches:  164
Stumping:  0
Bowling Innings bowled:  8
Overs:  10
Maidens:  1
Runs conceded:  28
Wickets:  0
5 Wicket Innings:  0
10 Wicket matches:  0
Average:  0 
Economy Rate:  2.8 
Best bowling in Innings:  -

ODI Matches
Batting Career Span:  1990 - 2007
Innings:  280
Not outs:  31
Runs:  10117
Highest Score:  169
Strike-rate:  79.13 
Average:  41
50s:  62
100s:  19
Ducks:  16
Catches:  114
Stumping:  0
Bowling Innings bowled:  5
Overs:  8.1
Maidens:  0
Runs conceded:  61
Wickets:  4
4 Wicket Innings:  0
Average:  15.25 
Economy Rate:  7.53 
Best bowling in Innings:  2/5

Twenty20 Matches