Brian Lara Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More

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Hometown: Santa Cruz, Trinidad And Tobago

Marital Status: Unmarried

Age: 54 Years

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Brian Charles Lara
Nickname(s)	Princey, The Prince of Port of Spain, Michael Jordan of Cricket
Profession	Former West Indian Cricketer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet inches- 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 inches - Waist: 34 inches - Biceps: 12 inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- 9 November 1990 vs Pakistan at National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Test- 6 December 1990 vs Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
Jersey Number	#9 (West Indies)
Domestic/State Team	• Trinidad and Tobago (1987–2008) • Transvaal (1992–1993) • Warwickshire (1994–1998) • Southern Rocks (2010)
Coach/Mentor	Harry Ramdass
Favourite Shot(s)	Cover Drive, On Drive
Records (main ones)	• The First cricketer to score 7 centuries in 8 first-class innings. • The First player to set a record of scoring 400 runs in the history of Test Cricket. With this record, he also made the highest individual test score as a batsman and captain. • Fastest batsman to score 10,000 and 11,000 Test runs. • Only West Indian with 34 tons in Test Cricket. • The First West Indian to score more than 10,000 runs in Test Cricket. • Holds the world record of scoring most runs in a single over of a test match (28 runs against RJ Peterson of South Africa) along with George Bailey of Australia. • With an average of more than 50 runs per innings, he has been ranked the number one batsman in Test cricket several times.
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award (1994) • Wisden Cricketers of the Year (1995) • Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar joined the likes of Sir Donald Bradman, Alan Davidson, and Arthur Morris after the Sydney Cricket Ground honoured them by having a set of gates named in their honour; the gate was unveiled on the occasion of Sachin Tendulkar's 50th birthday. ^[1]Rediff
Career Turning Point	In January 1993, he scored 277 runs (his maiden century) against Australia in Sydney
Personal Life
Date of Birth	2 May 1969 (Friday)
Age (as of 2023)	54 Years
Birthplace	Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Signature
Nationality	Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Hometown	Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago
School(s)	• St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago • San Juan Secondary School, Santa Cruz
College/University	Fatima College, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Religion	Christianity
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Playing and Watching Football, Playing Golf, Listening to Music, Watching Movies
Controversy	In 2006, during a test match between India and West-Indies, when Darren Ganga took Mahendra Singh Dhoni's catch at deep mid-wicket, Brian Lara asked Dhoni to walk off. That incident caused a huge controversy in the media.
Girls, Affairs & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Lynnsey Ward (British Model) Jamey Bowers (Miss Scotland) Leasel Rovedas (Trinidadian Journalist)
Family
Wife/Spouse	N/A
Children	Son- None Daughters- Sydney (born 1996) and Tyla (born 2010)
Parents	Father- Bunty Lara Mother- Pearl Lara
Siblings	10 siblings
Favourites
Cricket Ground	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
Bowler	Wasim Akram
Football Players	Dwight Yorke, Shaka Hislop and Russell Latapy
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$60 million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Brian Lara

Does Brian Lara smoke?: Not Known

Does Brian Lara drink alcohol?: Yes

When he was 6 years old, he started playing cricket at Harvard Coaching Clinic.

When he was 14 years old, he scored 745 runs in the schoolboys’ league, with an average of 126.16 per innings. On account of this, he was selected to Trinidad national under-16 team.

As a first-class cricketer in 1987, Lara scored 498 runs in the West Indies Youth Championships and broke the record of 480, that was Carl Hooper set in 1986.

In 1995, after his first triple hundred against England, he wrote an autobiography titled Beating the Field: My Own Story, co-written with Brian Scovell

In 1989, his father died of a heart attack, due to this, his selection in the national team was delayed, and in 2002, his mother died of cancer.

In 1996, his first daughter was born. He named her after his favourite cricket ground, Sydney.

Though Lara is known for his composure on the field. However, during India-West Indies test match in 2006, when Darren Ganga took the Mahendra Singh Dhoni‘s catch at deep mid-wicket, Brian Lara asked Dhoni to walk off. That incident caused a huge controversy in media.

On 10 January 2007, he received the honorary doctorate from the University of Sheffield, England.

On 19 April 2007, he announced his retirement from all forms of Cricket. In his last match, he scored only 18.

On 23 July 2007, Lara was drafted to Indian Cricket League. He captained Mumbai Champs.

Lara runs the Pearls and Bunty Lara Foundation, a charitable foundation that spreads awareness about health and social issues.

He has been the ambassador of sports for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

Lara has also been a skilled football player. In his youth, he used to play football with his close friends Dwight Yorke, Shaka Hislop, and Russell Latapy.
Manchester United guest player Brian Lara tries a shot on goal

He has also been a golf player and has won several titles. In September 2009, he became the lifetime member of the Royal St. Kitts Golf Club.
Brian Lara playing golf

The Brian Lara Cricket Stadium was opened in Tarouba by the government of Trinidad and Tobago in his honour.
Brian Lara Cricket Stadium

In 2009, Lara became an Honorary Member of the Order of Australia for his services to West Indian and Australian cricket.

In 2009, when the then American President Barack Obama went to West Indies, he styled Brian Lara as “Michael Jordan of Cricket.”
Brian Lara and Barack Obama