CARICOM | Cricketer Sir Clive Lloyd to receive The Order of the Caribbean, OCC in July

GEORGETOWN,  Guyana - CARICOM Secretariat, Thursday, 29 February 2024: Guyanese cricketer and Caribbean hero 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 Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on the final day of the 46th Regular Meeting in Georgetown, Guyana.

Sir Lloyd 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 of all time. 

He made his Test debut on 13 December 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. 

He also was instrumental in its rise to become the greatest Test and One Day International team of the 20th century; only Australia achieved comparable success. 

Sir Clive is considered one of the most successful Test captains in the history of West Indies Cricket. 

During his captaincy, his side had a run of 27 matches without defeat, which included 11 wins in succession. He was the first West Indian player to earn 100 international caps.

In 2009, Sir Clive was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame and was knighted in 2022.

The Order of the Caribbean Community will be another crowning moment in Sir Clive’s decorated career and legacy.

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