West Indian cricketer
Augustine Lawrence Logie
(born 28 September 1960), commonly known as
Gus Logie
, is a former
West Indies
and Trinidad and Tobago
cricketer
and is currently an international cricket coach. He coached the West Indies to win the
2004 ICC Champions Trophy
, the first major world cricket title the team won since winning the
1979 Cricket World Cup
. He was a part of the West Indian squad which finished as
runners-up
at the
1983 Cricket World Cup
.
Logie played in the dominant West Indies team of the 1980s as a batsman, though he was almost equally well known as a strong fielder. He made 52 Test appearances and played in 158
One Day Internationals
, scoring three international centuries.
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Born and raised in the village of
La Brea
, Logie enjoyed a successful career with the
Trinidad and Tobago
and the West Indies. He played for T&T from 1978 to 1992 and went on to captain the side in 1990. He earned the distinction of being chosen as
Man of the Match
despite him neither batting or bowling in an
ODI
against Pakistan on 28 November 1986. Adjudicators awarded him for his three catches and two run-outs, which helped The West Indies dismiss Pakistan for 143. With this, he also became the first cricketer to win a
Man of the Match
award for fielding.
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Logie was part of the West Indies squad that finished as losing finalists in the 1983
Cricket World Cup
. He was not in the final XI for the final, although he again starred as a fielder, taking a catch as a
substitute
.
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His 52 Test matches returned two centuries, including his career best 130 against
India
in April 1983.
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Among his most important Test innings were his scores of 81 and 95 not out against
England
at
Lord's
in 1988. These won him the
Man of the Match
award, and he rescued the West Indies from 54 for 5 in the first innings, setting up a victory.
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Logie also rescued the West Indies in the Third Test against England in 1990 when his team were 103 for 8, making 98 and helping to earn a draw when the West Indies looked likely to go 2-0 down in a series which they eventually won 2-1.
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The following year he was made
Man of the Match
again in the first Test in
Jamaica
of the
1990-1 series against Australia
for making 77 not out, again helping to rescue the West Indies from 75 for 6, even after being forced briefly to retire hurt.
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He played his last Test against England at
Birmingham
in 1991.
Logie coached the West Indies U-15 team to victory in the 2000
Costcutter
U15 World Challenge.
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He then coached the
Canadian cricket team
during the
2003 Cricket World Cup
where they defeated
Bangladesh
. He was thereafter appointed coach of the
Windies
, who eventually won the
2004 ICC Champions Trophy
under his charge. After leaving the West Indies, Logie went on take over as coach of the
Bermuda national cricket team
. With Logie in tow, the Bermudian side qualified for the
2007 Cricket World Cup
in his native
West Indies
. This was historic being Bermuda's first ever showing at a Cricket World Cup.
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During December 2010 Logie was appointed as the coach of the
Jamaican national cricket team
.
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Logie saw the Jamaican side to win the
2011
edition of the West Indian
Regional Four Day Competition
.
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During August 2014 Logie was appointed as the coach of the
Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team
. Logie eventually saw the twin island side to consecutive triumphs in the
2015
and
2016
editions of the
Regional Super 50
tournament.
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In 2017 Logie was appointed as the assistant coach of the
West Indies women's cricket team
. He was eventually named as the Windies Women head coach in 2019.
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Logie was bestowed with the Trinidad and Tobago Sportsman of the Year Award in 1988. He was also honoured with the
Humming Bird Medal Silver
in 1993 for his service to sport in Trinidad and Tobago.
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