‘We loved what we did and the people loved what we did’

Clive Hubert Lloyd

Interview by Simon Lister

Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd made his Test debut 50 years ago this week. He looks back at his time in international cricket

“The thing I am most proud of is that we have moved forever from ‘calypso cricket’ to fielding some of the best professional players you’ll ever meet.”

Clive Lloyd made his Test debut five decades ago. West Indies were in India and Lloyd, from Guyana, was 22. He was told he was playing in the first match 40 minutes before it started, in Bombay. It was the beginning of one of the most significant careers in modern cricket.