Memories of Clive Lloyd’s captaincy

Clive Lloyd holds the World Cup after the West Indies had defeated Australia in the 1975 final at Lord’s.

By Rudi Webster

Unlike Sir Frank Worrell, Clive Lloyd has not yet received the credit he deserves for his extraordinary achievement of building a world champion West Indies cricket team that dominated world cricket for 15 consecutive years. In the beginning, Clive, like Sir Frank, was not universally accepted by the Caribbean people as the right man for the job. But he silenced most of his critics by putting together a diverse collection of talented individuals who lacked focus and discipline and then transforming them into a highly professional and all-conquering unit that became one of the most successful teams in the history of sport.

Clive was not a show-off. He was a quiet achiever. Perhaps his best asset was his knowledge and understanding of his players.  He knew how to motivate them and