Diego Maradona or Michael Jordan slowly progress to iconic status.
For those of us who lived in Trinidad & Tobago in the nineteen seventies and eighties, some were lucky to see the evolution of a young Brian Charles Lara before becoming the Prince of Port of Spain.
I have travelled the world and nothing can turn a conversation on its head like saying you know Brian Lara. I have received discounts from restaurants and even tours of hotels letting me know that “Brian is very welcome.”
Full Story2 legends in 1 story..If you read about Lara, you get legend Suruj Raghoonath's story for free..
In reply to Khaga
you sir, are a shit stirrer! 
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
Played football with Brian at Petrotrin.
After a day’s cricket at Guaracara, the team would camp out at the clubhouse but of course the Prince wasn’t limin with the likes of David Williams and Co
In reply to Halliwell
I read a story of Lara batting against Bim with a certain Marshall on Bim team,a 16 year old Lara strode out to bat and the Marshall floored Lara,Lara got up after some treatment and serenely cover drove the next ball for 4,went on to get a few more.
In reply to granite
I recall Macco hitting him in the head, however I doubt he was 16
In reply to Baje
I can't remember where I read it,but it said a 16 year old Lara,I did see a clip of Lara batting agains Big Bird at QPO and it mentioned this 16 year old.It might be possible that he was 16 years and a couple months old.
Ian Chappell referred to very young Lara as the Prince of Port-of-Spain, before Lara made his first class debut. He heard about Lara during the Aussie tour of the Caribbean, while they were in Trinidad.
In reply to granite
Pretty sure that was 1988 at QPO so he would have been a few months shy of his 19th Birthday. I was at that match and he scored 92.
Great story. I love reading these wonderful anecdotes. In many ways they remind me of the kind of similar stories the oldsters would recount of a young Gary Sobers growing up in Barbados. Wish such stories of our sports star could be collated into a book for future generations.
In reply to RedDuppy
Yes mate I checked it out and it was 88,so you are right he was short of 19.
Brian was stil a Form VI student at Fatima when he made his FC debut in 1988 vs BIM a few months shy of his 19th birthday.
Casper, re the type of book you are talking about, I am working on one right now, it will entail interview with people such as Gary Sobers, Lara, Charlie Davis, Gus Logie and many other athletes from TT and others from the Caribbean cricket and other sports.
VB
In reply to Halliwell
Halliwell, did you play for Petrotrin yourself.
Chandler in the article also played for them with Latapy etc.
In reply to vb
I did not; I wasnt good enough even to represent my school at footie
I’m talking small or hockey goal sweats on Sat and Sun afternoons
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