Brian Lara
- Brian Lara was born in Trinidad on 2 May 1969.
- As at April 2007, when Brian Lara retired from international cricket his batting statistics were remarkable. Lara, a brilliant left-handed batsman, scored 11,953 runs in his 131 Tests - an average of 52.88, which includes 34 centuries and 48 half-centuries, including an amazing 400 not out.
- Brian Lara's first class cricket total of 21,993 runs, again at an average of over 50, includes a highest score of 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994, which included the most runs in one day (390) and the most fours in an innings (72).
- Brian Lara made his test debut against Pakistan in 1990.
- In 1994, when playing Australia, Lara hit a Test record score of 277. In 2004, he regained his record with 400 not out against England.
- Lara's ups and downs for West Indies were mainly off the pitch. In the mid-1990s he had a dispute with Richie Richardson and he was also reprimanded by the West Indies Cricket Board. Nevertheless he was given the captaincy in 1998, but temporarily lost it over a pay dispute.
- Lara would end up having three spells as captain of the West Indies.
- The BBC article, Lara - the great entertainer, quotes the batsman as saying: "Another thing that I'm proud of is that I've been knocked down so many times, both as a player and a person, and come back. I need to thank my parents for that, for being able to go out there in the face of adversity and perform. It's a family trait."
- In his first season at Warwickshire, he hit nine hundreds and amassed 2066 runs. For part of his spell at Warwickshire Brian Lara was coached by Bob Woolmer.