Clive Lloyd

Clive Lloyd

Personal information
Full name	Clive Hubert Lloyd
Born	31 August 1944 (1944-08-31) (age 67) Queenstown, Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana
Nickname	Big C, Hubert
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Batting style	Left-hand batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman, Captain
Relations	Lance Gibbs (cousin)
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut (cap 125)	13 December 1966 v India
Last Test	30 December 1984 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 9)	5 September 1973 v England
Last ODI	6 March 1985 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1968–1986	Lancashire
1964–1983	Guyana/British Guiana
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	110	87	490	378
Runs scored	7,515	1,977	31,232	10,915
Batting average	46.67	39.54	49.26	40.27
100s/50s	19/39	1/11	79/172	12/69
Top score	242*	102	242*	134*
Balls bowled	1,716	358	9,699	2,926
Wickets	10	8	114	71
Bowling average	62.20	26.25	36.00	27.57
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	0
Best bowling	2/13	2/4	4/48	4/33
Catches/stumpings	90/–	39/–	377/–	146/–
Source: CricketArchive, 24 January 2009

Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE AO (born 31 August 1944) 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 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 his own century) and the 1979 final. They were very strong favourites for the 1983 final but lost to India.

Clive Lloyd hits out

Lloyd was a tall, powerful middle-order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler. In his youth he was also a strong cover point fielder. He wore his famous glasses due to a fight when he was young at school, which damaged his eyes. He scored over 7500 runs at Test level, at an average of 46.67. 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.

On 22 January 1985, Lloyd was made an honorary Officer of the Order of Australia for his services to the sport of cricket, particularly in relation to his outstanding and positive influence on the game in Australia.^[1]

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.

His son, Jason Clive Lloyd, is a goalkeeper for the Guyana national football team.

In 2007, his authorised biography, Supercat, was published. It was written by the cricket journalist, Simon Lister.

Clive Lloyd's career performance graph.

References

1. ^ It's an Honour, LLOYD, Clive Hubert, Accessed 22 October 2010.

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Name	Lloyd, Clive
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Date of birth	31 August 1944
Place of birth	Queenstown, Georgetown, Demerara
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