Revered Guyanese Cricketer and Caribbean hero Sir Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE, AO, CM can be conferred with the Order of the Caribbean Group (OCC) on the subsequent Common Assembly of the Convention of Heads of Authorities of CARICOM, which can be held in Grenada in July.
This was introduced by Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, CARICOM Chair on the ultimate day of the forty sixth Common Assembly in Georgetown, Guyana.
Sir Clive was a Particular Visitor throughout a plenary session and accompanied by younger Guyanese Cricketer, Shamar Joseph, who was additionally recognised for having bowled the West Indies Staff to victory in the course of the current Check Match in opposition to Australia. This marked the primary victory for the West Indies Staff in opposition to Australia in twenty-four years.
Heads of Authorities and delegates paid tribute to Sir Clive Lloyd following the announcement and remarked on his illustrious tenure.
Rising from humble beginnings in Guyana, Sir Clive is broadly thought to be one of many biggest cricket captains of all time. He made his Check debut on 13 December 1966 in opposition to India and captained the West Indies in three World Cups, successful in 1975 (with Lloyd scoring a century), 1979 and the 1983 closing.
In 1971, Sir Clive was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Yr and captained the West Indies staff between 1974 and 1985. He was additionally instrumental in its rise to turn into the best Check and One Day Worldwide staff of the twentieth Century; solely Australia achieved comparable success. Sir Clive is taken into account one of the crucial profitable Check captains within the historical past of West Indies Cricket. Throughout his captaincy, his facet had a run of 27 matches with out defeat, which included 11 wins in succession. He was the primary West Indian participant to earn 100 worldwide caps.
In 2009, Sir Clive was inducted into the ICC Cricket Corridor of Fame and was knighted in 2022.
The Order of the Caribbean Group can be one other crowning second in Sir Clive’s embellished profession and legacy.
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