The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has announced the appointment of Sir Clive Hubert Lloyd as Special Technocrat to the GCB with immediate effect.
Sir Clive’s appointment was successfully concluded after a high-level engagement with GCB President Bissoondyal Singh. The outstanding former Guyana and West Indies captain has expressed willingness to serve and to have the opportunity to contribute to cricket development in his native land.
On behalf of the GCB, Singh has conveyed his delight at this appointment, and has noted that Sir Clive would be value-added to the Board with his wealth of cricket experience garnered from over sixty years of association with the game as a player, official, and administrator.
Singh has said the GCB stands to benefit considerably from Sir Clive’s immense knowledge of the game, and would be paying close attention to his advice, guidance and recommendations.
GCB President, Bissoondyal Singh
With another former WI captain, Ramnaresh Sarwan, serving in the very important position of Chairman of Senior Selectors, the GCB can justifiably boast that it has on it 13-member Executive Committee two (2) former WI captains and six (6) other former first-division cricketers, including Andre Percival who captained the West Indies Youth Team.
This is a composition that has no parallel in regional cricket, and also is indicative of the GCB’s commitment to developing the game by engaging the services of former cricketers.
Sir Clive’s illustrious career included induction into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2019; Knighthood by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, in January 2022; recipient of the Order of the Caribbean Community in July 2024; appointment as an ICC Match Referee; serving as Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee, and as captain winning the inaugural ICC One-Day Cricket World Cup in June 1975.
In his international playing days, Sir Clive Lloyd blazed a trail of outstanding achievements from 1966 to 1985, during which he played 110 Test matches, was captain in 74 of the matches, winning 36 of them, thus making him the most successful captain in West Indies Cricket. This includes a sequence of 26 Tests without a loss, including 11 consecutive victories. His highest score of 242 not out was among his 19 Test centuries. As a prominent batsman, he played cricket across the world, including at various times for the Demerara Cricket Club, Demerara County, Guyana, West Indies, Lancashire, Australia State Cricket, and a World XI.
The President, Executives and members of the GCB hereby congratulate Sir Clive Lloyd on his appointment, and wish to record appreciation for his willingness to once again serve Guyana cricket.
