Clive Lloyd

Sir Clive Hubert Lloyd (born August 31, 1944) is a Guyanese-British cricketer who represented the West Indies. He attended Chatham High School in Georgetown as a student. He was captain of his school cricket team in the Chin Cup inter-school competition when he was 14 years old. One of his earliest recollections is of sitting in a tree outside the pitch, facing the sightscreen, watching Garry Sobers make two centuries for the West Indies against Pakistan.

He was selected Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1971. Between 1974 and 1985, he captained the West Indies and supervised their ascension to become the leading Test-playing nation, a position they held until the latter half of the 1990s. He is one of the most successful Test captains of all time, leading the team to a record of 27 consecutive victories, including 11 consecutive triumphs against Australia in Port of Spain in 1983–84 (Viv Richards served as captain for one of the 27 matches, against Australia in Port of Spain in 1983–84). He was the first West Indian player to reach 100 caps for his country. Lloyd captained the West Indies to three World Cup victories, including victories in 1975 (with Lloyd making a century) and 1979, as well as a loss to India in the 1983 final.

Full name: Clive Hubert Lloyd

Born: 31 August 1944 (age 77) Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana)