Former West Indies Cricket Captain Clive Lloyd has taken the required steps to set up a foundation in his name with the intention of assisting disadvantaged young people.

“The Clive Lloyd Foundation has as one of its main objectives the rendering of assistance to disadvantaged young people,” a release said. Two scholarships are expected to be given out annually. “The criteria for these scholarships will be academic promise as well as the ability to excel in sports” and will be named after Frederick Rudolph Wills.

Wills, an outstanding legal figure and a former minister of Foreign Affairs, was a mentor to Lloyd.

According to a press release, the constitution of the Clive Lloyd Foundation, is about to be finalized and many prominent Guyanese from the legal, business and diplomatic communities have agreed to serve on the Board of Trustees.  “Clive Lloyd has determined that it is time that he gave back to the country,” the release said.

Lloyd is the West Indies most successful Test captain to date having led the team during its most successful era. Following his retirement from cricket he established himself as a successful cricket administrator.

He is currently Chairman of the International Cricket Council’s Cricket Committee and a Director of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).