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Hubert Lloyd C.B.E., O.R., C.C.H.('Super Cat')
August 31, 1944, in Georgetown, Demerara, British
Guiana.
West Indies, British Guiana, Guyana and Lancashire
His thick pair of glasses
and a heavy, ambling gait belied the speed and
agility of the man credited with the rise of West
Indies cricket from the late 1970s. Lloyd first
represented the West Indies against India in the
1966/67 series played at Bombay, and went on to
become the first West Indian to cross the 100-test
plateau.
He took over the captaincy of the West Indies
for the 1974/75 tour of India and blasted his
way to 163 in the first test at Bangalore. A highly
successful captain, Lloyd at one point led his
team to a record winning streak of 27 tests and
appearances in the 1975 and 1979 World Cup tournaments.
Wielding a heavier than normal bat, Lloyd made
19 centuries and had an aggregate of 7,515 runs
from 110 test matches. 'Super Cat' was named Wisden's
Cricketer of the Year in 1971.
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“Super Cat” Lloyd, one of
the Sticky Wicket West Indies Cricket
Hall of Fame’s twelve initial honorees |
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