For the second straight year, former West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd has been appointed match referee of Cup Match.

Lloyd, who captained the West Indies to World Cup glory in 1975 and 1979, is due to arrive on the Island tomorrow and he could join forces with local umpires Roger Dill and Steven Douglas, who are said to be among the leading candidates to officiate this week's classic at Wellington Oval.

Lloyd is a cousin of another legendary West Indies cricketer, Lance Gibbs, and is no stranger to the Island having visited on many previous occasions.

In May of 2006, the six-foot Guyanese national was appointed match referee of Bermuda's inaugural ICC One Day International (ODI) against Canada at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and earlier this year also presided over the Island's first ODI against a Test-playing team (Bangladesh) at the St. John's Recreation Ground in Antigua.

Lloyd, a former team-mate and good friend of national coach Gus Logie, captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985 scoring 7,500 Test runs at an average of 46.67.

The powerful middle order bat, who also enjoyed a successful playing stint in the UK at Lancashire, is also the first West Indian player to earn 100 international caps

Lloyd is also a past Wisden Cricketer of the Year Award recipient and former manager of the West Indies cricket team.

Along with retired English umpires David Shepherd and Mervyn Kitchen, Lloyd was among the first foreign officials to officiate in the classic at Somerset Cricket Club last year.