Editing Clive Lloyd (section)

==Career==

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Lloyd made his Test debut during the West Indian tour to India on 13 December 1966 against [[India national cricket team|India]]. He scored 82 in the first innings and 78 [[not out]] in the second.<ref>title= Sir Clive Lloyd batting stats in 1966|ur=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/52345.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting;view=innings;year=1966</ref> After the tour to India, Lloyd joined [[Haslingden Cricket Club|Haslingden]] and played in the Lancashire League. Lloyd said of it "It was a real culture shock when I first got there because it was pretty cold. It was windy and raining and I hadn't been that cold in my life". He scored 861 runs in 1967 and then 1226 runs in 1968. He said of the experience "...it gave you a chance to hone your skills and your technique because the conditions were so different than what I was used to".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-11-04 |title=Lloyd: My crazy days in Haslingden |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/1806358.lloyd-crazy-days-haslingden/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Lancashire Telegraph}}</ref> He also played for the Derrick Robin's XI in 1967. He then played for Lancashire from 1968 until 1986.<ref name=":1" /> Lloyd scored 521 runs in John Player league matches in 1970 at an average of 57.88<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Player League, 1970 averages batting bowling by team Records |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/john-player-league-1970-6810 |access-date=2024-04-10 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> and Lancashire won both the John Player's League and Gillette Cup in 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-01-26 |title=Clive Lloyd – the mastermind behind West Indian dominance of World Cricket |url=http://cricmash.com/biographies/2015/1/26/clive-lloyd-the-mastermind-behind-west-indian-dominance-of-world-cricket |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=CricketMash}}</ref>

In 1971–72, Lloyd suffered a back injury while playing for a [[Rest of the World cricket team in Australia in 1971–72|Rest of the World]] team at the [[Adelaide Oval]]. He was [[fielding (cricket)|fielding]] in the [[fielding (cricket)|covers]] when [[Ashley Mallett]] hit a lofted drive towards his area. He made an effort to take the catch but it bounced out of his hands when he hit the ground awkwardly. When he went to get up, he felt a stabbing pain in his back and he was unable to move. He spent the next few weeks in an Adelaide hospital flat on his back.<ref name="WWOS/ref" /> Lloyd was able to return to the West Indies in February 1972 and played for Guyana against Barbados on 26 February and scored 60 runs. He then scored 133 and 104 not out for Guyana against the touring New Zealand team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-15 |title=Matches |url=https://wisden.com/matches/scorecard/178877/guyana-v-new-zealanders-at-georgetown-30-mar-3-apr-1972 |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Wisden |language=en-GB}}</ref> He was recalled to play for the West Indies in the fourth test against New Zealand and was run out for 43 runs in the first innings. This led to bottles being thrown on the pitch. Lloyd had to go to the radio commentary team and broadcast an appeal for calm which allowed the game to be restarted 20 minutes later.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lloyd |first=Clive |title=Living for Cricket |publisher=W.H. Allen & Co |year=1983 |location=Great Britain |pages=59–60}}</ref>

In the fifth test match in Mumbai against India in 1975, Lloyd scored his highest first-class score of 242 not out. This helped the West Indies win the final test match after the series was tied (2-2) after first four matches. Lloyd batted for 429 minutes and had a 250 run partnership with [[Deryck Murray]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Five memorable India-West Indies test matches |url=https://supersport.com/cricket/west-indies-v-india-2023/news/2cf300f0-1687-4f6f-9cca-80965468eb6c/five-memorable-india-west-indies-test-matches |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=SuperSport}}</ref> Lloyd said of the innings: "I went past 200 and really felt that I could have got to 300 that day had not a crowd riot halted play. What happened was that a lone spectator, a young lad in his teens, jumped the fence and came on to shake my hand after I got 200. Since it was not a mass invasion, I thought nothing of it but the police had other ideas. In front of everyone they used their long bamboo sticks, the lathis, with a vengeance on the poor boy and incensed the crowd to such an extent that, by tea, there was a full-scale riot which left the place looking like a battlefield. We remained in our dressing room and were never in any danger".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-01-25 |title=When Clive Lloyd scored a double ton at Wankhede, 40 years ago |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/when-clive-lloyd-scored-a-double-ton-at-wankhede--40-years-ago-15940173 |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Mid-day}}</ref>

In the [[1975 Cricket World Cup Final]] against [[Australia]], the [[West Indies]] were deep in trouble at 3/50 when Lloyd strode to the crease. He duly made 102 from 85 balls, the only [[limited overs]] international century of his career. Lloyd was described as "more than able to handle everything the Australians threw at him after his team’s sedate start".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ananth |first=Pramod |date=2023-06-21 |title=Clive Lloyd masterminds West Indies' maiden World Cup triumph |url=https://www.cricket.com/news/clive-lloyd-masterminds-west-indies-maiden-world-cup-triumph-6212023-1687330526993 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=cricket.com}}</ref> At one stage during his innings, he hooked [[Dennis Lillee]] for six runs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A history of the most iconic Cricket World Cup finals |url=https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/lifestyle/sport/iconic-cricket-world-cup-finals |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=readersdigest.co.uk}}</ref> With [[Rohan Kanhai]] he added 149 for the West Indies to win by 17 runs. Play ended at 8:40pm and was the longest day's play ever at [[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]].<ref name="WWOS/ref" />

The [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1975–76|1975–76 West Indies tour of Australia]] was considered a disappointment for the West Indies as they lost the test series 5–1. Lloyd however had a successful tour with the bat scoring 469 runs at  an average of 46.9.<ref>{{Cite web |title=81 - Clive Lloyd |url=https://www.thetoporderpodcast.com/hall-of-fame/81-clive-lloyd |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=The Top Order Cricket Podcast |language=en-US}}</ref> The humiliation of the defeat in Australia coupled with the incessant racism encountered during the matches documented in [[Fire in Babylon]], served as an impetus for Lloyd to nurture fast bowling talent and remake the existing image of West Indian cricket from "Caribbean crowd pleasers" to fierce competitors and winners. Subsequently, the quartet of [[Andy Roberts (cricketer)|Andy Roberts]], [[Michael Holding]], [[Joel Garner]] and [[Colin Croft]] heralded an era of unprecedented success for West Indian cricket, in which they avenged all their humiliating losses to Australia and England.
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Lloyd captained the [[West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1979–80|West Indies on their tour of New Zealand in 1979]]. He said of the tour "We were jaded and Viv Richards had gone home with a sore back". The tour was noted for some controversial umpiring decisions and bad blood between the teams. Lloyd said "They were just bad umpires but we should not have behaved in that manner. I think if I'd had my time over again I'd have handled it differently. I regret it even until this day, that things went so far".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ding-dong in Dunedin |url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/241985/ding-dong-in-dunedin |access-date=2024-04-10 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

On 22 January 1985, Lloyd was made an honorary Officer of the [[Order of Australia]] for his services to the sport of cricket, particularly in relation to his outstanding and positive influence on the game in [[Australia]].<ref>[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/886468 ''It's an Honour'', LLOYD, Clive Hubert], Accessed 22 October 2010.</ref>

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. His son, [[Jason Clive Lloyd]], was a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for the [[Guyana national football team]]. In 2007, Lloyd's authorised biography, ''Supercat'', was published. It was written by the cricket journalist [[Simon Lister]].

In 2022, Lloyd received a knighthood at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CWI salutes Sir Clive Lloyd on receiving his Knighthood {{!}} Windies Cricket news |url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/cwi-salutes-sir-clive-lloyd-receiving-his-knighthood/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Windies}}</ref>

Clive is regarded as one of the greatest captains in the history of the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=icc |title=International Cricket Council Hall of Fame |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/hall-of-fame/hall-of-famers/hall-of-famer-clive-lloyd |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=icc}}</ref>