Brian Lara

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.

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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)

Origin

Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago

Occupation

cricketer / athlete

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rooster

University

Fatima College

Awards & achievements

• 1995 Wisden Cricketer of the Year
• 2009 Honorary Member of the Order of Australia

• Official sitehttp://bclara.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/brianlaraofficial/
• Xhttps://x.com/BrianLara
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20Lara
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202877

Tags

• cricketer
• athlete

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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