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My Take
Brian Lara is, to my mind, the easiest way to explain greatness to someone who has never watched cricket: the numbers alone are dizzying. The 501 not out at Edgbaston in 1994, the record Test innings, the 1995 Wisden Cricketer of the Year, an honorary Order of Australia. He emerged from Trinidad and Tobago, a small nation, and stood atop a global sport. That ascent is what moves me most. He let his bat do the talking, yet I sense the pride of the entire Caribbean riding on those innings. Even removed from the cricketing world, the sheer scale of his dominance commands respect.
Overview
Brian Charles Lara (born 2 May 1969) is a Trinidadian former international cricketer, widely renowned as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. 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…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Brian Lara
- Name (Japanese)
- ブライアン・ララ
- Reading
- ぶらいあん・らら
- Born
- May 2, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rooster
- Origin
- Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- cricketer / athlete
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Fatima College
Awards & achievements
- 1995 Wisden Cricketer of the Year
- 2009 Honorary Member of the Order of Australia
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.