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Brian Lara factfile

April 12, 2004 21:46 IST

Factfile on West Indies captain Brian Lara after he reclaimed the world record for the highest individual Test score in the fourth Test against England on Monday:

1969: Born Santa Cruz, Trinidad, May 2; youngest of seven brothers.

1984: First represents West Indies at under-19 level.

1988: Makes debut for Trinidad.

1989: Captains West Indies B team to Zimbabwe.

1990: Test debut, third Test v Pakistan, Lahore, makes 44 and 6.

1993: First Test century, 277 v Australia, Sydney.

1994: World Test record 375 in fifth Test v England, St John's, Antigua.

1994: World first-class record 501 not out for Warwickshire v Durham at Edgbaston.

1994: Scores six hundreds in his first seven first-class innings for Warwickshire: 147, 106, 120 not out, 136, 26, 140, 501 not out.

1995: 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.

1995: 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.

1996: 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.

1998: Named as West Indies captain against England in the Caribbean, leading his side to 3-1 Test series victory.

1998: Sacked as West Indies captain when players' revolt over pay delays start to tour of South Africa but is reinstated after four days of talks end impasse.

1999: Returns from dreadful tour of South Africa where West Indies suffer 5-0 drubbing in Test series and lose one-day series 6-1.

1999: Re-appointed West Indies captain for Test series against Australia in the Caribbean. Scores 213 in Kingston -- his first three-figure innings for a year -- to lead West Indies to series-levelling win in second Test against Australia. Hits unbeaten 153 as West Indies score 311-9 in fourth innings to win third test. Series against Australia ends 2-2.

1999: Leads West Indies as they lose both Tests and all five one-dayers on tour of New Zealand.

2000: Resigns as West Indies captain on February 24. Takes break from cricket for four months.

2001: Returns to West Indies side for Sri Lanka tour making 221 and 130 to become first player for almost three decades to make a century and double century in the same Test but still lose. Averaged 114.66 for series, then dislocates left elbow in one-dayer, an injury which troubles him for most of 2002. Scores century in Champions Trophy match v Kenya, then collapses with mystery illness.

2003: Scores match-winning century against South Africa in the first game of the World Cup. Re-appointed West Indies captain for series against Australia, lost 3-1. Leads West Indies to 1-0 win over Sri Lanka, scoring 209 in the first Test. Scores runs at 531 runs at 66.37 in four-Test series in South Africa. West Indies lose series 3-0.

2004: Makes ducks in both the first and second Tests as England take 3-0 lead in four-match series in the Caribbean. Passes Matthew Hayden's world record of 380, set in Perth in October 2003, in the fourth Test with a six and a four off spinner Gareth Batty.


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