Jeremy Lloyds
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Full name | Jeremy William Lloyds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | off break | 17 November 1954|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1979–1984 | Orange Free State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1991 | Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tests umpired | 5 (2004–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODIs umpired | 18 (2000–2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20Is umpired | 1 (2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 November 2022 |
Jeremy William Lloyds (17 November 1954 – 21 November 2022) was an English cricket player and umpire. A left-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler, he played for Somerset, Orange Free State and Gloucestershire before his retirement in 1991. Lloyds made his umpiring debut in 1996 and graduated to county cricket in 1998 and international games in 2000.
Early life
Born on 17 November 1954 in Penang, Malaya,[1] Lloyds was educated at Curry Rivel Primary School and then Blundell's School, where he played cricket with future England international Vic Marks.[2] While playing county cricket in Somerset in the late 1970s, Lloyds played rugby union for Taunton R.F.C. and was captain for the 1977–78 season.[3]
Playing career
Lloyds was on the groundstaff (MCC Young Cricketer) at
Lloyds later played for
Umpiring career
Lloyds made his first-class umpiring debut in 1996 and graduated to county cricket in 1998.
As of the end of the 2008 English cricket season, Lloyds had umpired 143 first-class matches.[7]
In September 2020, Lloyds stood in his final match, in the fixture between Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy. The game ended in unusual circumstances when it was called off after lunch on day 1, due to a COVID-19-related issue.[9] During his career, Lloyds umpired five Test matches, 18 one day internationals and a single Twenty20 International match, England v Australia in 2005.[10]
Lloyds died on 21 November 2022, at 68.[2][11][12]
See also
- List of Test cricket umpires
- List of One Day International cricket umpires
- List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
References
- ^ a b c "Players and Officials – Jeremy Lloyds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ^ a b c "Somerset saddened by the passing of Jeremy Lloyds". Somerset County Cricket Club. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Mason, Nick (22 November 2022). "Jeremy Lloyds – 1954 / 2022". www.tauntonrfc.co.uk. Taunton R.F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
Sad to hear that former Taunton Rugby Football Club 1st XV Captain Jeremy Lloyds has passed away at the age of 68. Jeremy was captain in 1977/78 before starting on his prestigious Cricket career and can be seen as captain in team photo.
- ^ Struthers, Greg (24 September 2006). "Caught in time: Somerset win the Benson & Hedges Cup, 1981". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ^ "Players – Jeremy Lloyds". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ a b Sloot, Theo. "Stars in their bars – Jeremy Lloyds". Oxford Wine Company. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ^ a b "Jeremy Lloyds as Umpire in First-Class Matches". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ^ "International Umpires Panel". England and Wales Cricket Board. 7 April 2006. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ^ "Gloucestershire in trouble at lunch on day one before Covid-19 abandonment". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Former all-rounder and umpire Lloyds dies aged 68". BBC Sport. 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Jeremy Lloyds: Gloucestershire saddened by the death of former all-rounder and international umpire". www.gloscricket.co.uk. Gloucestershire Cricket Club. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ Saini, Aakash (21 November 2022). "Former English cricketer and umpire Jeremy Lloyds passes away". OneCricket. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
After his demise on November 21, 2022; i.e., four days after his 68th birthday, the Somerset Cricket Club poured tributes for the cricketing veteran.