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Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE born
31 August 1944 in
Georgetown, British Guiana (now
Guyana), is a former
West Indies cricketer. He captained the West Indies between
1974 and
1985 and oversaw their rise to become the dominant
Test-playing nation, a position that was only relinquished in the latter half of the
1990s. He is still one of the most successful Test captains of all time: during his captaincy the side had a run of 27 matches without defeat, which included 11 wins in succession (
Viv Richards acted as captain for one of the 27 matches, against
Australia at
Port of Spain in 1983-84). He was the first West Indian player to earn 100 international caps. Lloyd captained the West Indies in three
World Cups. They won the 1975 final (Lloyd scoring a majestic century) and the 1979 final. They were very strong favourites for the 1983 final but surprisingly lost to India.
Lloyd was a tall, powerful middle-order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler. In his youth he was also one of the finest cover point fielders of his generation. He scored over 7500 runs at Test level, at an average of 46.67. His scholarly appearance and slight stoop masked his obvious talent as a batsman. He wore his famous glasses due to a fight when he was young at school, which damaged his eyes. He hit 77 sixes in his Test career, which is the sixth highest number of any player. He played for his home nation of Guyana in West Indies domestic cricket, and for
Lancashire (he was made captain in
1981) in
England. His Test match debut came in
1966. In
1971 he was named
Wisden Cricketer of the Year. He is a cousin of spin bowler
Lance Gibbs.
Since retiring as a player, Lloyd has remained heavily involved in cricket, managing the West Indies in the late 1990s, and coaching and commentating. He was an
ICC match referee from 2001-2006.
In
2005, Lloyd offered his patronage to
Major League Cricket for their inaugural Interstate Cricket Cup in the
United States, to be named the Sir Clive Lloyd Cup.
He currently serves as the manager of the West Indian cricket team.
His son,
Jason Clive Lloyd, is a
goalkeeper for the
Guyana national football team.
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