{"id":242080,"date":"2019-12-31T13:14:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T17:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=242080"},"modified":"2019-12-31T13:14:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T17:14:33","slug":"former-west-indies-cricketing-greats-lloyd-and-greenidge-to-be-knighted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/former-west-indies-cricketing-greats-lloyd-and-greenidge-to-be-knighted\/","title":{"rendered":"Former West Indies cricketing greats, Lloyd and Greenidge, to be knighted"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_242081\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242081\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-242081\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Clive-Lloyd-642x492.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Clive-Lloyd-642x492.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Clive-Lloyd-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Clive-Lloyd-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Clive-Lloyd-626x480.jpg 626w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Clive-Lloyd.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greenidge, Lloyd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>West Indies Legend, iconic captain of the 1980s, Clive Lloyd will be knighted as part of the Queen\u2019s New Year\u2019s Honours List and will be joined by former opening batsman, Gordon Greenidge.<\/p>\n<p>According to regional sports TV network, Sportsmax, Lloyd and Greenidge are the latest member of former West Indies teams to receive knighthood, following greats like Sir Gary Sobers, Sir Everton Weekes, and Sir Vivian Richards.<\/p>\n<p>Lloyd, who earned a CBE as early as 1993, was forced to wait on the prestigious honour because as a Guyanese citizen, knighthood would have to come directly from the Queen, unlike in the case in Antigua where that country gave the honour to Sir Vivian, Sir Curtly and Sir Richie directly.<\/p>\n<p>Lloyd, who led the West Indies during its most successful era, is likely to have made the list for his contribution to cricket not with the Caribbean side but with English County outfit Lancashire, where he plied his trade for some 20 years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmax.tv\/index.php\/cricket\/cricket-windies\/item\/54599-windies-legend-clive-lloyd-to-be-knighted\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"West Indies Legend, iconic captain of the 1980s, Clive Lloyd will be knighted as part of the Queen\u2019s New Year\u2019s Honours List and will be joined by former opening batsman, Gordon Greenidge. 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