| Clive Lloyd | ||||
| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting style | Left-handed batsman (LHB) | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium (RM) | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tests | ODIs | |||
| Matches | 110 | 87 | ||
| Runs scored | 7515 | 1977 | ||
| Batting average | 46. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 67 | 39. 53 | ||
| 100s/50s | 19/39 | 1/11 | ||
| Top score | 242* | 102 | ||
| Overs | 286 | 59. In the sport of Cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession 4 | ||
| Wickets | 10 | 8 | ||
| Bowling average | 62. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 20 | 26. 25 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | 2/22 | 2/4 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 90/0 | 39/0 | ||
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As of 10 November 2005 |
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Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE born 31 August 1944 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana), is a former West Indies cricketer. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georgetown, estimated population 310320 (2002 Guyana census is the Capital and largest city of Guyana, located in the Demerara-Mahaica region Guyana (ɡaɪˈænə or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/ officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only Nation state The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries 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. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 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). Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, KNH, (born St John's, Antigua on 7 March 1952 is a former West Indian Cricketer. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Port of Spain is the Capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third largest municipality after Chaguanas He was the first West Indian player to earn 100 international caps. Lloyd captained the West Indies in three World Cups. The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI Cricket. 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. Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland His Test match debut came in 1966. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. In 1971 he was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are Cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their He is a cousin of spin bowler Lance Gibbs. Lancelot Richard Gibbs (born 29 September 1934 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana) was a West Indies Cricketer
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. The International Cricket Council (ICC is the international governing body of Cricket. A match referee is an official appointed to oversee professional Cricket matches
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. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Major League Cricket, or MLC, is a company dedicated to running a profitable professional Cricket competition within the United States, as well as The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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. Jason Clive Lloyd is a Guyanaese footballer who currently plays for the Guyana national football team as a goalkeeper His father is notable In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports The Guyana national football team, nicknamed the Golden Jaguars, is the national team of Guyana and is controlled by the Guyana Football Federation