| Full Name |
Brian Charles Lara |
| Nickname(s) |
THE PRINCE OF PORT-OF-SPAIN |
| Date of birth |
May 2nd 1969 |
| Place of birth |
Trinidad and Tobago |
| Sun Sign |
Taurus |
| School and College |
Fatima College |
| Family |
Dad
: Bunty Lara(his father,who died in 1988)
Mom : mother Pearl
Lara
Brother : 10 brothers and sisters |
| Residence |
His home is in Santa
Cruz, in the hills north of Port-of-Spain |
| Batting Style |
Left Hand Bat |
| Bowling Style |
Occasional Leg Break
Googly |
| Cricket Gurus |
Colin
Cowdrey, then Roy Fredericks and finally Gus Logie |
| ODI Debut |
West Indies v Pakistan
at Karachi,1st ODI, 1990/91 |
| Test Debut |
West Indies v Pakistan
at Lahore, 3rd Test, 1990/91 |
| Memorable matches |
375 vs.England, Antigua,
1994 ,
501 not out(first-class record for Warwickshire against
Durham in the English county Cricket Championship),
153 Not Out in Barbados against Australia 1999 |
| Major Teams |
West Indies, Trinidad
& Tobago, Warwickshire, Queen's Park Cricket Club |
| Assets |
His ability to find
the gaps is his big asset |
| Cricketing heroes |
The late Roy Fredericks
and Sir Vivian Richards |
| Bowlers he finds
difficult to face |
Wasim Akram |
| Other sports admired |
Football |
| Hobbies |
playing golf ,
playing with daughter and reading(John Grisham novels) |
| Favorite color |
Gray and Burgundy |
| Favorite music |
Alternative and
R&B. |
| Favorite film |
Movie- Shawshank
Redemption |
| Favorite TV show |
Sex in the City |
| Favorite restarunt/
hoiday place /hotel |
Chinese and Italian restaurants
|
| Other intersting
facts |
Test Match Statistics
: Man of the Match:8 times
ODI Statistics : Man of the Match:28 times
|
