Sir Clive Lloyd to receive Order of the Caribbean Community
Guyanese cricketer Sir Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE AO, CM will be conferred with the Order of the Caribbean Community at the next Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, which will be held in Grenada in July.
This was announced by CARICOM Chair Dr Irfaan Ali in Georgetown, Guyana.
A statement says Sir Clive was a special guest during a plenary session and was accompanied by young Guyanese cricketer, Shamar Joseph, who was also recognised for having bowled the West Indies Team to victory during the recent Test Match against Australia. This marked the first victory for the West Indies Team against Australia in twenty-four years.
Heads of Government and delegates paid tribute to Sir Clive Lloyd following the announcement and remarked on his illustrious tenure.
Emerging from humble beginnings in Guyana, Sir Clive is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricket captains ever. He made his Test debut on December 13, 1966, against India and captained the West Indies in three World Cups, winning in 1975 (with Lloyd scoring a century), 1979 and the 1983 final.
In 1971, Sir Clive was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year and captained the West Indies team between 1974 and 1985.
In 2009, Sir Clive was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame and was knighted in 2022.
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