Life of Brian Lara Trivia Quiz

Answer: Charles

Brian Charles Lara was born on the 2nd of May, 1969, in Santacruz, Trinidad. He had many nicknames, like "The Prince of Port-Of-Spain", "The Prince of Trinidad", or simply "The Prince". He set many Test records and a few ODI records as well.

Answer: 501

Brian Lara was a left handed batsman and a right arm leg break bowler(He bowled very rarely). Most of his life, he took up the role of Higher middle order batsman, coming to bat at 3,4, or sometimes 5. He set his record for the highest individual score in first class cricket, at 501 not out, for Warwickshire, against Durham.

Answer: Pakistan

He made his One Day International debut against Pakistan, on the 9th of November, 1990. He scored just 11 in this game, but averaged 47.75 in the 1992 World Cup, with a highest score of 88 retired hurt.

Answer: Pakistan

Brian Lara made his Test debut after his ODI debut, on the 6th of December, 1990, against Pakistan again. He scored 44 in his first innings and 5 in the second innings. Three years later, he scored 277 against Australia, at Sydney, and then the historic 375, against England, in 1994.

Answer: 169

Brian Lara's highest ODI score is 169, while his highest test score is a record, 400 not out, against England, in 2004. He played 131 tests in his career, and 299 ODIs, which was surprising that he didn't go on to 300. He scored 34 centuries in Tests and 19 in ODIs.

Answer: Marlon Samuels

On the 19th of April, 2007, Brian Lara announced that he would make his final appearance on the 21st of April, their match against England. Here, he scored 18 and was run out by Kevin Pietersen, due to a bad mix up between him and Marlon Samuels. England went on to win this game by 1 wicket.

Answer: False

He named his daughter Sydney, after the Sydney Cricket Ground(SCG), where he scored his first test century, the highly acclaimed 277 against Australia. Earlier, he dated British supermodel, Lindsey Ward, but he paired up with Trinidadian journalist and model, Leasel Rovedas. His father died of a heart attack in 1989 and his mother died in 2002 of cancer.

Answer: Ridley Jacobs

Lara scored 375 against England in 1994, and this record was broken in 2003 by Matthew Hayden with 380. In 2004, Lara scored 400 not out against England again, and on the very same ground. Ridley Jacobs was the man present on the other end as he watched most of this great man's great innings, and he also supported him well, as he was the last well respected batsman in their batting line up.

Answer: False

He signed up for the ICL on the 23rd of July, 2007. There, he captained the Mumbai Champions. He was 38 at the time, one of the oldest in the tournament. He did not play the next ICL tournament because of a broken arm.

Answer: Trinidad and Tobago

He was born in Santa Cruz, Trinidad. He played the domestic league for his hometown, and he also played for Guyana. In ODIs, he mostly wore the shirt with the number 9 on it.