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The 78-year-old Lloyd was captain of the West Indies team during a period of unprecedented and unparalleled dominance in his time and era. He led the West Indies to victory in the 1975 and 1979 World Cup series.
Between 1966 and 1985 Guyanese-born Lloyd played 110 Test matches, where he scored 7,515 runs with 19 centuries. He also played 87 One Day Internationals (ODI) and made 1,977 runs with a best score of 102 in the 1975 World Cup final against Australia at Lord’s
The 6’ 4” was a powerful middle-order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler.
The youthful Lloyd was also a strong cover point fielder. He wore his famous glasses as a result of being poked in the eye with a ruler.
Lloyd, who is the cousin of spin bowler Lance Gibbs, played for Guyana in West Indies domestic cricket and for Lancashire in England. He was made captain of the Lancashire team in 1981.
Even after retirement Lloyd remained heavily involved in cricket, managing the West Indies in the late 1990s, and coaching and commentating.
From 2001 to 2006 he was the referee for the International Cricket Council (ICC).
In 2009 Lloyd was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
In 2020 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in the New Year Honours for his services to cricket.
