David Lloyd

David Lloyd is an ex-English cricketer who is currently serving as a commentator. David was born on 18 March 1947 in Accrington (Lancashire County). David did his schooling at AS Technical School, Accrington. David developed an interest in the game of cricket. In 1962, David signed up for Accrington cricket team which featured in the local Lancashire cricket tournament. He made his debut on 28 July 1962. Lloyd had played thirty-three matches before he got an opportunity to play for Lancashire.

On 12 June 1965, David made his Lancashire debut against Middlesex at Manchester’s Old Trafford ground. It was a forgetful experience for the newcomer as Lloyd was out for the score of zero in both the innings. David took two wickets which could not keep Lancashire from defeat. Although David had a decent outing while bowling, he could not replicate the same with his batting. On 22 June 1966, David appeared in his first-class limited overs match against Somerset.

After a string of decent performances with the bat, Lloyd managed to score his first ton for Lancashire when he played against Cambridge University on 8 June 1968. In an interview with the newspaper “The Sunday Times,” Lloyd admitted that his innings of 148 against Cambridge made him realize to pursue his career as a cricketer. However, he could not find fruitful results as a bowler. Lloyd was a part of the winning Lancashire team who won the Gillette Cup for three consecutive years (1970, 1971, and 1972). In 1973, Lloyd turned up for his debut One Day International match for England on 7 September. With the captain Mike Denness at the helm, David could only score eight runs as he did not reach the crease in time against the mighty West Indies.

Later, selectors called David for the series against the Indian team in 1974. Lloyd replaced Geoffrey Boycott Geoffrey Boycott, born on 21 October 1940, in a sm >> Read More... and opened the innings at the Lords. Although Lloyd contributed forty-six runs, he helped England to post six hundred and twenty-nine runs. In the third test at Edgbaston, Lloyd got his first double century. In the late stages of 1974, Lloyd was a member of the side which toured Australia. He had a dismal outing against the home team. However, Lloyd returned to England to rehabilitate from the injury.

Lloyd is a supporter of Accrington Stanley FC. After his retirement from the game, Lloyd was an umpire for two years. While Lloyd guided his former side Lancashire, he became the coach of the national squad in 1996. In March 1999, Lloyd confirmed that the 1999 World Cup was the last assignment. Since then, he is a commentator who has featured as an expert on Sky Sports. His second book’s name is “Start the Car,” which people attribute to his catchphrase. In his first memoir Anything but Murder, Lloyd criticized the players like Graham Thorpe, Nasser Hussain, and Andy Caddick. Due to his similarity with the cartoon characters “Bumblies,” fans gave him Bumble as his nickname.