West Indies cricketing great Clive Lloyd has stated his delight in having the Regional Super50 winner’s trophy named after him.

In a media release issued by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on Sunday, the 67-year-old former WI captain said “it’s a great honour” after the Board decided to name the trophy in tribute to his contribution to the game.

Lloyd had a distinguished career for the West Indies, from 1966-1985 (including captaining the regional team from 1974-1985).

In 110 Tests, the left-handed batsman scored 7,515 runs at an average of 46.67 with 19 centuries and 39 half-centuries while, in 87 One-Day Internationals, he notched 1,977 runs at 39.54.

“I’m delighted and what makes it very good as well is that the new Super50 is kicking off in my homeland,” Lloyd explained.

With the West Indies team currently on tour of Bangladesh, the bespectacled Lloyd thinks the regional 50-over competition will be a chance for a number of fringe players to stake a claim for the WI squad.
“The main team is a way so it gives the young players the opportunity to show what they have and to demonstrate to the people of the West Indies that we have a good back up squad,” opined Lloyd who led the West Indies to two World Cup wins in 1975 and 1979.
Looking back at his playing days, Lloyd admitted that an incentive for the Windies team was the fact that there were a number of high-quality reserves, waiting in the wings.
“We did well in the 1970s and 1980s because our regional cricket was competitive, you had about seven or eight Test players in some sides and once the domestic cricket is at a high level that makes your performance at the international level better,” said Lloyd who is the Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee and a WICB Director.
The most outstanding batsman will take the Richie Richardson Trophy, the top bowler will be presented with the Curtly Ambrose Trophy and the best performing all rounder will receive the Collis King Trophy.
The Jeffrey Dujon Trophy will be won by the tournament’s best wicketkeeper while the top fielder will be awarded the Gus Logie Trophy.