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Full name David Lloyd
Born March 18, 1947, Accrington, Lancashire
Current age 61 years 60 days
Major teams England,Cumberland,Lancashire
Nickname Bumble
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Other Umpire, Coach, Commentator
Education Accrington Secondary Technical School
Relations Son - GD Lloyd
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
9
15
2
552
214*
42.46
1342
41.13
1
0
54
0
11
0
ODIs
8
8
1
285
116*
40.71
526
54.18
1
0
25
1
3
0
First-class
407
652
74
19269
214*
33.33
38
93
334
0
List A
288
276
39
7761
121*
32.74
7
44
89
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
9
2
24
17
0
-
-
-
4.25
-
0
0
0
ODIs
8
1
12
3
1
1/3
1/3
3.00
1.50
12.0
0
0
0
First-class
407
15598
7172
237
7/38
30.26
2.75
65.8
5
1
List A
288
1251
893
39
4/17
4/17
22.89
4.28
32.0
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v India at Lord's, Jun 20-24, 1974 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v England at Adelaide, Jan 25-30, 1975 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v West Indies at The Oval, Sep 7, 1973 scorecard
Last ODI
England v West Indies at Leeds, May 28-29, 1980 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1965 - 1983
List A span
1966 - 1985
Profile
David Lloyd was an unlucky cricketer. Many of his admirers - and probably he himself - were disappointed that he did not achieve more. A talented allrounder, and especially a brilliant strokemaker, he was very much, and proudly, a man of what Neville Cardus called the Lancashire hinterland (Accrington). He promised to - and almost did - reach the top; but remained calmly cheerful and humorous despite his setbacks. In short, in his Second Test- against India in 1974- he scored a splendidly fluent 214 not out. That alone ensured his selection for the following winter's tour of Australia where, in a side routed by the `heart-line' attack of Lillee and Thomson, he was effectively shocked and shattered out of Test cricket.
Like several other capable and loyal professionals of his period, he took on the captaincy of his county - which he had never sought - out of loyalty. In a term of office from 1973 to 1977 he led the county to three Gillette finals, one of which they won. As a captain, his natural modesty probably caused him to use his left-arm slow bowling much less than he might have done. For many years he was one of the bravest and finest close fieldsmen in the world.
Always considerate of young players, he helped considerably in the development of, in particular, Graeme Fowler. He returns now to league cricket in his native town; leaving behind many good memories as a man; and figures which, though useful, do less than justice to his ability.
John Arlott (January 1984)
Footnote
After retiring, Lloyd briefly became a first-class umpire, before turning his hand to radio commentary and then coaching. In 1996 he became England coach and helped with the professionalisation of the side. He was always a ready source for a quote, but his boundless enthusiasm made him enemies in high places, and he departed after the 1999 World Cup. He returned to commentating with Sky Sports.
