Lloyd, Clive (1944-…), a Guyanese cricketer, was captain of the West Indies cricket team 74 times, achieving 36 victories. Both these feats are Test records. The West Indies, under his leadership, became the most powerful Test cricket team in the world.
Lloyd, a tall, aggressive, left-handed batsman, was also a medium-paced right-arm bowler and a superb fielder. Lloyd first played for British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1963 and for Lancashire in England from 1968, becoming captain of that county in 1981. He began his Test career in India in 1966. Altogether, he played in 110 Tests and scored 7,515 runs. He scored 19 Test centuries, with a highest score of 242 not out. Lloyd also led the West Indies to two World Cup victories. He gave up Test cricket in 1985 and first-class cricket a year later.
Clive Hubert Lloyd was born on Aug. 31, 1944, in Georgetown, Guyana.
