Sir Clive Hubert Lloyd was born on 31 August 1944 and is a Guyanese-British former cricketer and captain of the West Indies cricket team.
27 Facts About Clive Lloyd
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Clive Lloyd captained the West Indies in three World Cups, winning in 1975 and 1979 while losing the 1983 final to India.
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Clive Lloyd captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985 and oversaw their rise to become the greatest Test and One Day International team of the 20th century, only Australia achieved a similar success under the captaincy of Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting later.
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Clive Lloyd 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.
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Clive Lloyd was the first West Indian player to earn 100 international caps.
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Clive Lloyd was a tall, powerful middle-order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler.
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Clive Lloyd wore his famous glasses as a result of being poked in the eye with a ruler.
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Clive Lloyd scored 7,515 runs at Test level, at an average of 46.67.
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Clive Lloyd hit 70 sixes in his Test career, which is the 14th highest number of any player.
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Clive Lloyd played for his home nation of Guyana in West Indies domestic cricket, and for Lancashire in England.
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Clive Lloyd was the first West Indian player to take a wicket on his very first ball on ODI debut.
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Clive Lloyd is a cousin of spin bowler Lance Gibbs.
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Since retiring as a player, Clive Lloyd has remained heavily involved in cricket, managing the West Indies in the late 1990s, and coaching and commentating.
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Clive Lloyd was an ICC match referee from 2001 to 2006.
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In 2009, Clive Lloyd was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
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Clive Lloyd was knighted in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to cricket.
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Clive Lloyd made his Test debut on 13 December, 1966 against India.
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Clive Lloyd scored 82 in the first innings and 78 not out in the second.
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Clive Lloyd was fielding in the covers when Ashley Mallett hit a lofted drive towards his area.
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Clive Lloyd made an effort to take the catch but it bounced out of his hands when he hit the ground awkwardly.
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Clive Lloyd spent the next few weeks in an Adelaide hospital flat on his back.
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Clive Lloyd duly made 102 from 85 balls, the only limited overs international century of his career.
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On 22 January 1985, Clive 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.
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Clive Lloyd's son, Jason Clive Lloyd, is a goalkeeper for the Guyana national football team.
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In 2022, Clive Lloyd received a knighthood at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle.
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Clive Lloyd is regarded as one of the greatest captains in the history of the game.
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Clive Lloyd is a fan of English football club Everton FC.