LEGENDARY West Indies and Guyanese cricketer Sir Clive Hubert Lloyd will be conferred with the Order of Community Award, the highest regional order when the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meets in July in Grenada.
Current Chairman of CARICOM and President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali, made the announcement at the closing of the 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government on Wednesday at the Marriott Hotel in Guyana.
The award is for distinguished, outstanding, and phenomenal legacy in the economic, political, social, and cultural metamorphoses of Caribbean society.
In 2022, Sir Clive received his knighthood after he got his Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1993.
More so, the University of Guyana (UG) awarded the Honourary Degree of Doctor to the legendary cricketer at its 56th Convocation exercise.
Sir Clive led West Indies to victory over Australia at Lord’s in the final of the inaugural Cricket World Cup tournament in 1975.
Four years later, he again led the West Indies to the world title when they beat England again at a historic venue. He played in 110 Tests and 87 One-Day Internationals and is one of the most successful captains ever.
During his captaincy, the team was the most successful in the world and had a run of 27 Test matches without defeat, including 11 wins in a row.
He was also a former West Indies team manager, selector, and ICC Match Referee. In 2009, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
