The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday announced the appointment of Sir Clive Hubert Lloyd as a ‘Special Technocrat’ to the Board with immediate effect. According to a statement from the GCB, Lloyd’s appointment was successfully concluded after a high-level engagement with President of the GCB, Bissoondyal Singh.
Upon the appointment, the outstanding former Guyana and West Indies captain expressed his willingness to serve and to have the opportunity to contribute to cricket development in his native land.
Meanwhile Singh, on behalf of the GCB, conveyed his delight at this appointment, noting, “Sir Clive would be value-added to the Board with his wealth of cricket experience garnered from over sixty (60) years association with the game as a player, official, and administrator. The GCB stands to benefit considerably from his immense knowledge of the game and will be paying close attention to his advice, guidance, and recommendations.”
Additionally, the statement read, “With another former WI captain, Ramnaresh Sarwan, serving in the very important position of chairman of senior selectors, the GCB can justifiably boast that it has two (2) former WI captains and six (6) other former first-division cricketers, including Andre Percival, who captained the West Indies Youth Team on its 13-member Executive Committee, a composition that has no parallel in regional cricket and also is indicative of the GCB’s commitment to develop the game by engaging the services of former cricketers.”.
Lloyd’s illustrious career included induction into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2019, knighthood by Duke of Cambridge Prince William in January 2022, recipient of the Order of the Caribbean Community in July 2024, appointment as an ICC Match Referee, serving as chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee, and as captain winning the inaugural ICC One-Day Cricket World Cup in June 1975.
In his international playing days, Sir Clive Lloyd blazed a trail of outstanding achievements from 1966 to 1985, during which time he played 110 test matches and was captain in 74 of those matches, winning 36 of them, thus making him the most successful captain in West Indies Cricket; this included a sequence of 26 Tests without a loss, including 11 consecutive victories.
His highest score of 242 not out was among his 19 test centuries. As a prominent batsman, he played cricket across the world, including at various times for the Demerara Cricket Club, Demerara County, Guyana, the West Indies, Lancashire, Australia State Cricket, and a World XI.
