Clive Lloyd
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Full name | Clive Hubert Lloyd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Georgetown, British Guiana | 31 August 1944|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Big C, Hubert, Super Cat[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-hand batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Lance Gibbs (cousin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968–1986 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1964–1983 | Guyana/British Guiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Espncricinfo, 24 January 2009 |
Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE AO (born 31 August 1944) is a former West Indies cricketer. In 1971 he was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year. 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, winning in 1975 (with Lloyd scoring a century) and 1979 while losing the 1983 final to India.
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 as a result of being poked in the eye with a ruler.[1] His Test match debut came in 1966. Lloyd scored 7,515 runs at Test level, at an average of 46.67. He hit 70 sixes in his Test career, which is the 14th 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. 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.
Career
In 1971–72 Lloyd suffered a back injury while playing for a Rest of the World team at the Adelaide Oval. He was fielding in the covers when Ashley Mallett hit a lofted drive towards his area. He made an amazing effort to take the catch but it bounced out of his hands when he hit the ground awkwardly. When he went to get up, he felt a stabbing pain in his back and he was unable to move. He spent the next few weeks in an Adelaide hospital flat on his back.[1]
In the 1975 Cricket World Cup Final against Australia, the West Indies were deep in trouble at 3/50 when Lloyd strode to the crease. He duly made 102 from 88 balls, the only limited overs international century of his career. With Rohan Kanhai he added 149 for the West Indies to win by 17 runs. Play ended at 8:40pm London time and was the longest days' play ever at Lords.[1]
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.[2]
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, Lloyd's authorised biography, Supercat, was published. It was written by the cricket journalist, Simon Lister.
International awards
One Day International Cricket
Man of the Match awards
S No | Opponent | Venue | Date | Match Performance | Result |
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1 | Australia | Lord's, London | 21 June 1975 | 102 (85 balls, 12x4, 2x6) ; 12–1–38–1 | West Indies won 1975 Cricket World Cup.[3] |
2 | England | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | 30 August 1976 | 79 (59 balls, 7x4, 3x6) ; DNB | West Indies won by 50 runs.[4] |
3 | New Zealand | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 16 June 1979 | 73* (80 balls, 4x4) ; DNB, 1 Ct. | West Indies won by 32 runs.[5] |
4 | Australia | WACA Ground, Perth | 20 December 1981 | DNB ; 80* (82 balls, 11x4) | West Indies won by 8 wickets.[6] |
5 | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | 13 January 1985 | DNB ; 52* (61 balls, 6x4, 1x6) | West Indies won by 5 wickets.[7] |
References
- ^ a b c d Wide World of Sports Cricket Yearbook 1985 – "Farewell Super Cat" written by Ian Chappell, pp: 110–13, PBL Marketing, Pty Ltd, 1985. ISSN 0813-7439 ISBN 0 00 217484 7
- ^ It's an Honour, LLOYD, Clive Hubert, Accessed 22 October 2010.
- ^ "1975 Prudential World Cup – Final – Australia v West Indies – London". HowStat. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "1976 England v West Indies – 3rd Match – Birmingham". HowStat. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "1979 Prudential World Cup – 10th Match – New Zealand v West Indies – Nottingham". HowStat. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "1981–1982 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup – 8th Match – Australia v West Indies – Perth". HowStat. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "1984–1985 Benson & Hedges World Series Cup – 5th Match – Australia v West Indies – Brisbane". HowStat. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Cricketers at the 1975 Cricket World Cup
- Cricketers at the 1979 Cricket World Cup
- Cricketers at the 1983 Cricket World Cup
- Guyanese cricketers
- Lancashire cricket captains
- Lancashire cricketers
- West Indies One Day International cricketers
- West Indies Test cricketers
- West Indian cricketers of 1970–71 to 1999–2000
- West Indian cricketers of 1945–46 to 1969–70
- Wisden Cricketers of the Year
- West Indies Test cricket captains
- World Series Cricket players
- International Cavaliers cricketers
- Cricket match referees
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Honorary Officers of the Order of Australia
- Recipients of the Chaconia Medal
- International Cricket Council Hall of Fame inductees
- Wisden Leading Cricketers in the World
- Afro-Guyanese people
- Guyana cricketers