Brian Lara Profile
Posted: Tuesday March 30, 1999 05:26 PM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Reuters) -- Profile of Brian Lara, who scored an unbeaten 153 to lead the West Indies to an exciting one-wicket victory over Australia on Tuesday. Lara is a left-handed batsman, and occasional right-arm leg-break bowler.
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Born Santa Cruz, Trinidad, May 2.
First represented West Indies, at under-19 level.
Trinidad debut.
Captained West Indies B team to Zimbabwe.
Test debut, 3rd test vs. Pakistan, Lahore, making 44 and 6.
First test century, 277 vs. Australia, Sydney
World test record 375 in 5th test vs. England, St John's, Antigua.
World first-class record 501 not out for Warwickshire vs. Durham
at Edgbaston.
Scores six hundreds in his first seven first-class innings for
Warwickshire: 147, 106, 120 not out, 136, 26, 140, 501 not out.
Walks out of West Indies' tour of England after dressing room row
at end of the fourth test but is persuaded to rejoin party four
days later.
Pulls out of tour of Australia two days before squad leave the
Caribbean following fine by West Indies Board disciplinary
committee for breach of contract on England tour.
Reprimanded by West Indies Board for derogatory remarks
attributed to him following a World Cup defeat by Kenya and
for an altercation with team physio Denis Waight on flight from
Bombay to London following World Cup.
Named as West Indies captain against England in the Caribbean,
leading his side to 3-1 test series victory.
Sacked as West Indies captain when players' revolt over pay
delays start to tour of South Africa but is reinstated as
skipper after four days of talks end impasse.
Returns from disastrous tour of South Africa where West Indies
suffer 5-0 drubbing in test series and lose one-day series 6-1.
Re-appointed West Indies captain for first two of four test series
against Australia in the Caribbean. West Indies lose first test
by 312 runs, collapsing to 51 all out in second innings -
their lowest-ever test match total.
Scores first century for a year - 213 in Kingston - to lead West
Indies to victory in second test.
Scores unbeaten 153 as West Indies, for only the fourth time,
scores more than 300 in the fourth innings to win a test.
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