Born on 31 August 1944 Clive Lloyd Hubert CBE AO made his way to become a renowned cricketer for the West Indies team. When 1971 came, he got the title, 'Wisden Cricketer of the Year', the apex title every cricketer craves for.

Clive earned the captain position for the West Indies, a title he held from 1974 down to eleven years after. During the period as a captain, he helped steer the team to success and made them one of the best Test-playing nations. When he left this position, the team dropped out of its dominant Test-playing nation position in the mid-1990s.

When ranked with the best Test captains to ever grace the field, we won't be wrong if we said that he is one of the best. As a captain, he had a run of 27 matches and remain undefeated within that period. His successes include 11 wins in succession. Clive Lloyd went on to take the rank of the first West Indies player to even get the 100 caps at the international level, one type of feat that was undefeated at that time.

From 1971 to 1972, Clive Lloyd had to deal with a serious back ailment, which kept him off the field for a while. The said back ailment was gotten when Clive Lloyd was in the field of the Adelaide Oval, while he battled it out for the Rest of the World team. As he was fielding off, the cricketer, Ashley Mallett made a lofted drive close to where he was. An attempt was made by Clive to catch it, but the ball went off Clive's grasp. That was not all, as he fell on the ground in an awkward manner.

As he attempted to stand up, serious pain shot through him, situating at his back. He couldn't move. A while was spent in the Adelaide hospital that he had been taken to.

During the 1975 Cricket World Cup Final, where his team battled against the Australians, it seemed that the West Indies would lose. Clive changed the story. In this game, he was able to make 102 out of 88 balls. While collaborating with Rohan Kanhai, he was able to add 149 for the West Indies. Clive and his teammates won by 17 runs.

The game didn't end at its usual time, and it was termed the longest day's play ever at Lord's. Who would not have thought that since it ended by 8:40 pm London time?

As a result of his tremendous contribution to the world of cricket, Clive Lloyd was given the title of 'Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia.' This title was mainly because of how he tremendously affected cricket in Australia. Currently, his son is a footballer, acting as a goalkeeper for the Guyana national football team.

Lloyd was the batsman (middle-order) in his team, though he sometimes took the place of a medium-pace bowler. While younger, he acted as the cover-point fielder. He began his career in a Test match in 1966. At the Test Level stage, he was able to score 7,515 runs, with an average of 46.67.

During his Test career, Lloyd was able to hit 70 sixes, making him rank as 14th highest number when compared to other players. Lloyd is a blessing to WestIndies Cricket, and the Cricket world at large. This can be seen in his biography, Supercat penned down by Simon Lister.