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38-559: On 20 June 2018, the ICC announced new FTP starting from 2018 and ending in 2023. This FTP features the inaugural ICC World Test Championships in 2019–21 and 2021–23, consisting of the top 9 Test teams, and ODI Championship consisting of 13 teams. As per the new FTP, the 2021 Champions Trophy is to be replaced by a World T20 scheduled to be held in India, hence making the 2017 edition held in England to be

76-586: A lofted drive towards his area. He made an effort to take the catch but it bounced out of his hands when he hit the ground awkwardly. When he went to get up, he felt a stabbing pain in his back and he was unable to move. He spent the next few weeks in an Adelaide hospital flat on his back. Lloyd was able to return to the West Indies in February 1972 and played for Guyana against Barbados on 26 February and scored 60 runs. He then scored 133 and 104 not out for Guyana against

114-453: A proposed Test match championship. Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe was one of the main brains behind this proposal. In July 2010 ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat suggested a quadrennial tournament with the four best-ranked nations meeting in the semi-finals and a final, in a bid to boost flagging interest in the longest form of the sport. The first tournament was meant to replace

152-537: Is the biennial Cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). In line with the ICC's goal of having one pinnacle tournament for each of the three formats of international cricket, it is the premier championship for Test cricket. Australia are the current champions, having defeated India in the 2023 final . India have played in each WTC final, finishing runners-up in both. WTC league games are not considered ICC events and

190-514: Is widely regarded as one of the greatest captains of all time. As a boy he went to Chatham High School in Georgetown. At the age of 14 he was captain of his school cricket team in the Chin Cup inter-school competition. One of his childhood memories is of sitting in a tree outside the ground overlooking the sightscreen watching Garry Sobers score two centuries for West Indies v Pakistan. Lloyd captained

228-572: The 2013 ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales. The idea of a Test championship was considered by the ICC Chief Executives' Committee at a meeting at their headquarters in Dubai in mid-September 2010. ICC spokesperson Colin Gibson said that much more would be revealed after the meeting, and that if the championship was held in England, then the favoured final venue would be Lord's . As expected,

266-527: The ICC Cricket Hall of Fame . He was knighted in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to cricket. Lloyd grew up in Georgetown, British Guiana, where his father worked as a chauffeur for a local doctor. He was the second oldest of two boys and four girls. Lloyd was the captain of the Chatham High School cricket team from the age of 14. His father died in 1958, and Lloyd left school to work in

304-513: The West Indies were deep in trouble at 3/50 when Lloyd strode to the crease. He duly made 102 from 85 balls, the only limited overs international century of his career. Lloyd was described as "more than able to handle everything the Australians threw at him after his team’s sedate start". At one stage during his innings, he hooked Dennis Lillee for six runs. With Rohan Kanhai he added 149 for

342-629: The Derrick Robin's XI in 1967. He then played for Lancashire from 1968 until 1986. Lloyd scored 521 runs in John Player league matches in 1970 at an average of 57.88 and Lancashire won both the John Player's League and Gillette Cup in 1970. In 1971–72, Lloyd suffered a back injury while playing for a Rest of the World team at the Adelaide Oval . He was fielding in the covers when Ashley Mallett hit

380-487: The ICC approved the plan and said that the first tournament would be held in England and Wales in 2013. The format of the tournament was also announced. It would comprise an inaugural league stage, played over a period of four years, with all ten current Test cricket nations ( Australia , India , England , South Africa , Pakistan , Sri Lanka , New Zealand , West Indies , Zimbabwe , and Bangladesh ) participating. After

418-473: The ICC has increased the number of teams to from 8 to ten for the 50-over Women's Cricket World Cup , starting from 2029, though the 2025 edition will be played by eight teams. From the 2026 edition, the Women's T20 World Cup will be a twelve-team affair, being increased from ten. From 2027, the ICC has also planned to start a 6-team ICC Women's T20 Champions Cup at an interval of four years. In August 2022, ICC, for

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456-477: The Lancashire League. Lloyd said of it "It was a real culture shock when I first got there because it was pretty cold. It was windy and raining and I hadn't been that cold in my life". He scored 861 runs in 1967 and then 1226 runs in 1968. He said of the experience "...it gave you a chance to hone your skills and your technique because the conditions were so different than what I was used to". He also played for

494-496: The WTC final will be played at Lord's in the summer of 2025. 249 & 140/2 217 & 170 469 & 270/8 d 296 & 234 An overview of all the Test playing nations' performances: Key: Clive Lloyd Sir Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE AO CM (born 31 August 1944) is a Guyanese - British former cricketer and captain of the West Indies cricket team . Lloyd

532-450: The West Indies in three World Cups , winning in 1975 (with Lloyd scoring a century) and 1979 while losing the 1983 final to India . In 1971 he was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year . He captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985 and oversaw their rise to become the greatest Test and One Day International team of the 20th century, only Australia achieved a similar success under

570-413: The West Indies to win by 17 runs. Play ended at 8:40pm and was the longest day's play ever at Lord's . The 1975–76 West Indies tour of Australia was considered a disappointment for the West Indies as they lost the test series 5–1. Lloyd however had a successful tour with the bat scoring 469 runs at an average of 46.9. Lloyd captained the West Indies on their tour of New Zealand in 1979 . He said of

608-451: The West Indies win the final test match after the series was tied (2-2) after first four matches. Lloyd batted for 429 minutes and had a 250 run partnership with Deryck Murray . Lloyd said of the innings: "I went past 200 and really felt that I could have got to 300 that day had not a crowd riot halted play. What happened was that a lone spectator, a young lad in his teens, jumped the fence and came on to shake my hand after I got 200. Since it

646-481: The administrative section of the Georgetown hospital to help support the family at age 16. He then played club cricket for Demerara Cricket Club. He first represented British Guiana in 1964. Lloyd made his Test debut during the West Indian tour to India on 13 December 1966 against India . He scored 82 in the first innings and 78 not out in the second. After the tour to India, Lloyd joined Haslingden and played in

684-539: The broadcasting rights are held by the host nation's cricketing board, not the ICC. WTC finals are ICC events. The inaugural ICC World Test Championship started with the 2019 Ashes series and finished with New Zealand lifting the trophy after defeating India in the final in June 2021. The second ICC World Test Championship started on 4 August 2021 with the Pataudi Trophy series and finished with Australia lifting

722-413: The captaincy of Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting later. He is one of the most successful Test captains of all time: during his captaincy the side had a run of 27 matches without defeat, which included 11 wins in succession ( Viv Richards acted as captain for one of the 27 matches, against Australia at Port of Spain in 1983–84). He was the first West Indian player to earn 100 international caps. Lloyd

760-462: The first World Test Championship trophy. The WTC 2021–23 cycle began in August 2021 with Pataudi Trophy (5 matches series between India and England). The International Cricket Council officially announced the full programme with a new points system. Australia qualified for the final by winning the 3rd Test Match of the 2022–23 Border-Gavaskar Trophy . India qualified after Sri Lanka failed to win

798-517: The first match of their series in New Zealand , qualifying for the final for the second consecutive time. The final was played from 7 June to 11 June 2023 at The Oval , London , England, with Australia emerging as champions after defeating India by 209 runs. This was India's second consecutive defeat at the WTC final. The WTC 2023–25 cycle began with the 1st Ashes Test on 16 June 2023. The International Cricket Council officially announced that

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836-476: The first time, published the FTP for ten Women's team for 2022 to 2025 season, where more than 300 matches are to be played. In November 2021, the ICC published the list of hosts for all ICC tournaments for this 8-year cycle. In August 2022, ICC published the full FTP for the 2023 to 2027 season, where more than 770 matches are to be played. ICC World Test Championship The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) ,

874-472: The historical timeless test format. Further improvements in the structure of the championship have also been discussed. However, in January 2014, the 2017 ICC World Test Championship was cancelled and the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy was reinstated. In October 2017, the ICC announced that a Test league had been agreed upon by its members, which would involve the top nine teams playing series over two years with

912-474: The last one and making way for two back to back World T20s. Moreover, ICC has also granted Twenty20 International Status to all the 105 Members. On June 2, 2021, ICC published the new FTP of its global events for 8 years starting from 2024 and will be concluded with the 2031 World Test Championship final. Within this period two 50-over Cricket World Cup (2027, 2031) and four T20 World Cup (2024, 2026, 2028, 2030) will be played. The ICC Champions Trophy which

950-490: The league stage the top four teams will take part in the play-offs, with the final determining the Test cricket champions. There was a debate as to whether the play-off would take place between the top eight teams or the top four teams, but the latter was unanimously chosen by the board. It was also announced that the tournament would replace the ICC Champions Trophy . No decision had been made concerning how to decide

988-482: The outcome of drawn matches in the knock-out stages. However, in 2011, the ICC announced that the Test Championship would not take place until 2017, and that the 2013 tournament would be cancelled because of financial problems within the board, and its commitment to its sponsors and broadcasters. England and Wales, the original hosts of this cancelled tournament, were awarded the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy instead,

1026-465: The top two teams qualifying for a World Test League Championship Final, which will be considered as an ICC event. The first tournament began with the 2019 Ashes series . In March 2020, matches were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic , not resuming before July 2020, with several rounds of matches being postponed or ultimately cancelled. New Zealand became the first team to qualify for the final, when it

1064-412: The tour "We were jaded and Viv Richards had gone home with a sore back". The tour was noted for some controversial umpiring decisions and bad blood between the teams. Lloyd said "They were just bad umpires but we should not have behaved in that manner. I think if I'd had my time over again I'd have handled it differently. I regret it even until this day, that things went so far". On 22 January 1985, Lloyd

1102-525: The touring New Zealand team. He was recalled to play for the West Indies in the fourth test against New Zealand and was run out for 43 runs in the first innings. This led to bottles being thrown on the pitch. Lloyd had to go to the radio commentary team and broadcast an appeal for calm which allowed the game to be restarted 20 minutes later. In the fifth test match in Mumbai against India in 1975, Lloyd scored his highest first-class score of 242 not out. This helped

1140-453: The tournament that the Test Championship was intended to replace. This drew widespread criticism; both Greg Chappell and Graeme Smith criticised the ICC, saying that postponing the Test Championship was wrong and unjustified. The Guardian reported that this postponement was a blow to Lord's, which had been expected to host the final. At the ICC Chief Executives' meeting in April 2012, it

1178-452: The trophy after defeating India in the final in June 2023. The third ICC World Test Championship started on 16 June 2023 with the 2023 Ashes series and will conclude with the finals in England in the summer of 2025. This championship was first proposed in 1996 by Clive Lloyd , former cricketer and then manager of the West Indies team . Later, in 2009, when the ICC met the MCC to discuss

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1216-493: Was a tall, powerful middle-order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler. In his youth he was also a strong cover point fielder. He wore his famous glasses as a result of being poked in the eye with a ruler. His Test match debut came in 1966. Lloyd scored 7,515 runs at Test level, at an average of 46.67. He hit 70 sixes in his Test career, which is the 14th highest number of any player. He played for his home nation of Guyana in West Indies domestic cricket, and for Lancashire (he

1254-525: Was confirmed that the ICC Champions Trophy would be last held in 2013 with the inaugural Test Championship play-offs being scheduled for June 2017. The ICC said that there would be only one trophy for each format of the game, which meant that the Champions Trophy would no longer take place since the Cricket World Cup is the premier event for 50-over cricket. The final would possibly have followed

1292-404: Was confirmed that the series between South Africa and Australia would not proceed, followed by India. The inaugural World Test Championship Final was played between India and New Zealand from 18 to 23 June 2021 at Rose Bowl, Southampton, England. Despite the opening and fourth day of the final being washed out by rain, New Zealand managed to win in the final session of the reserve day and lifted

1330-530: Was last played in 2017, was revived again and will be played twice in 2025 and 2029. As the ICC faced criticism for reducing the number of teams to only ten in the World Cup in 2019 and 2023 , the apex body decided to increase the teams to 14 from the 2027 World Cup, like the 2015 edition . The ICC has also increased the number of teams to 20 for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup from 2024 edition . For Women's cricket,

1368-631: Was made an honorary Officer of the Order of Australia for his services to the sport of cricket, particularly in relation to his outstanding and positive influence on the game in Australia . In 2005, Lloyd offered his patronage to Major League Cricket for their inaugural Interstate Cricket Cup in the United States , to be named the Sir Clive Lloyd Cup. His son, Jason Clive Lloyd , was a goalkeeper for

1406-409: Was made captain in 1981) in England. Lloyd was the first West Indian player to take a wicket on his first ball on ODI debut. He is a cousin of spin bowler Lance Gibbs . Since retiring as a player, Lloyd has remained heavily involved in cricket, managing the West Indies in the late 1990s, and coaching and commentating. He was an ICC match referee from 2001 to 2006. In 2009, Lloyd was inducted into

1444-440: Was not a mass invasion, I thought nothing of it but the police had other ideas. In front of everyone they used their long bamboo sticks, the lathis, with a vengeance on the poor boy and incensed the crowd to such an extent that, by tea, there was a full-scale riot which left the place looking like a battlefield. We remained in our dressing room and were never in any danger". In the 1975 Cricket World Cup Final against Australia ,

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