Lara turns out for Barbados club side today

West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara will play for Maple in the Barbadian cricket circuit today. Lara, whose tremendous reputation makes him target of many teams worldwide, will represent Mount Gay Maple today in their sixth round Barbados Fire and Commercial Cup match against Police at Trents.

The world double record holder who recently played Carnival in Barbados visited the club during his short stint there and spoke to the youngsters about cricket as a career. It is reported that the Trinidadian was so impressed with the youngsters at the Maple club that he is going to play in their sixth round match today. Maple are currently joint second in Zone "A" of the tournament and the inclusion of Lara will be a tremendous boost to the club. Lara has many friends in the Barbados team and has been asked over and over in the past to turn up to play club cricket to boost the league. Lara’s visit to the club has more to do with development rather than helping the club win the title. It is his hope that he can encourage the youngsters to take to the game more and become focused on getting to the top. Lara who is a registered member of Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) has not turned up for the Tragarete Road side within the last few seasons and may now be expected to don his Parkite cap in 2004, when the opportunity arises. Queen’s Park is the oldest cricket club in Trinidad and Tobago and play in the Carib National League Division One competition.