Editing Brian Lara (section)

==Honours==
In 2009, Lara was made an honorary Member of the [[Order of Australia]] (AM) for services to West Indian and Australian cricket.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/lara-no-fear-in-australians-20091130-k15e.html|title=Lara: no fear in Australians|last=AAP|date=1 December 2009|work=The Age|access-date=19 April 2010|location=Melbourne}}</ref>

Lara was one of four persons to receive the highest award of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) in July. Lara received an honorary doctorate from the [[University of Sheffield]] on Wednesday 10 January 2007. The ceremony took place at the Trinidad Hilton, [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago.<ref name="shef"/>

In September 2009, Lara was inducted as an honorary lifetime member of the Royal St. Kitts Golf Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gip.gov.kn/ct.asp?xItem=1640&ctNode=53&mp=6|title=Brian Lara Gets Golfing Lifetime Honor in St. Kitts|date=21 September 2009|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs St Kitts and Nevis]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722132423/http://gip.gov.kn/ct.asp?xItem=1640&ctNode=53&mp=6|archive-date=22 July 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=30 December 2010}}</ref>

On 29 October 2011 Lara was conferred with an honorary doctorate of laws by the [[University of the West Indies, St Augustine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/brian-lara-honoured-with-doctorate-degree-7196/|title=Brian Lara honoured with Doctorate degree|date=29 October 2011|publisher=Cricket Country|website=cricketcountry.com}}</ref>

On 14 September 2012 he was inducted to the [[ICC Cricket Hall of Fame|ICC's Hall of Fame]] at the awards ceremony held in Colombo, Sri Lanka as a 2012–13 season inductee.<ref name=ICC/>

The [[Brian Lara Stadium]], in Trinidad and Tobago, opened in 2017, was named in his honour.<ref>[https://www.msya.gov.tt/whats-happening/sport/2017-05may-15-thumbs-up-for-brian-lara-stadium "Thumbs up for Brian Lara Stadium"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107000247/https://www.msya.gov.tt/whats-happening/sport/2017-05may-15-thumbs-up-for-brian-lara-stadium |date=7 November 2018 }}, The Ministry of Sport & Youth Affairs, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, 15 May 2017.</ref>

On 4 July 2019 Lara was bestowed with an honorary doctorate by the [[D Y Patil International University]] of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/honorary-doctorate-for-lara-6.2.879297.456842b2c9|title=Honorary doctorate for Lara|author=Nanton, Sampson|date=4 July 2019|publisher=Trinidad Guardian|website=guardian.co.tt}}</ref>