Brian Lara
West Indian cricketer · Trinidad and Tobago · On the map · Athletes · Born 1969 · age 57
Brian Charles Lara is a Trinidadian former international cricketer, widely renowned as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.
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Shaun Pollock Teammate at Warwickshire County Cricket Club, 1996-1998
Allan Donald Teammate at Warwickshire County Cricket Club, 1994-1998- Phil Simmons Teammate at Trinidad and Tobago national team, 1987-2001
Ashley Giles Teammate at Warwickshire County Cricket Club, 1994-1998- Samuel Badree Teammate at Trinidad and Tobago national team, 2002-2008
Dougie Brown Teammate at Warwickshire County Cricket Club, 1994-1998- Ian Bishop Teammate at Trinidad and Tobago national team, 1987-2000
Michael Burns Teammate at Warwickshire County Cricket Club, 1994-1996- Tony Gray Teammate at Trinidad and Tobago national team, 1987-1996
- Dermot Reeve Teammate at Warwickshire County Cricket Club, 1994-1996
- Gus Logie Teammate at Trinidad and Tobago national team, 1987-1992
- Neil Smith Teammate at Warwickshire County Cricket Club, 1994-1998
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Lara batting for Warwickshire in 1994
Brian Lara batting for the West Indies against India at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, in 2002
Lara during his lap of honour in his final international match, 2007 Cricket World Cup
Brian Lara bats during a warm-up for the Bicentenary Celebration match in 2014![Barack Obama and Lara during the US President's tour of Trinidad and Tobago in 2009. Obama had asked to meet Lara, whom he described as the "Michael Jordan of cricket".[53]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Barack_Obama_%26_Brian_Lara_in_Port_of_Spain_4-19-09_%28cropped%29.JPG/500px-Barack_Obama_%26_Brian_Lara_in_Port_of_Spain_4-19-09_%28cropped%29.JPG)
Barack Obama and Lara during the US President's tour of Trinidad and Tobago in 2009. Obama had asked to meet Lara, whom he described as the "Michael Jordan of cricket".[53]
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He holds several cricketing records, including the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994, and the record for the highest individual score in an international Test innings, after scoring 400 not out at Antigua during the 4th test against England in 2004. He is nicknamed "The Prince of Port of Spain" or simply "The Prince".
