Gus Logie


Augustine Lawrence Logie, commonly known as Gus Logie, is a former West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago cricketer and is currently an international cricket coach.
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.

Career

Following a successful playing career with the Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies. His 52 Test matches returned two centuries, including his career best 130 against India in April 1983.
Logie also served as West Indies coach between 2003 and October 2004, and also as coach of Canadian cricket team. After leaving the West Indies, Logie went on briefly to coach the W Connection Wanderers Cricket Club before taking over the Bermudian team. Since taking over as head coach, he has led the team to qualify for the 2007 World Cup in his native West Indies.
Logie was awarded the Humming Bird Medal Silver in 1993 for his service to sport in Trinidad and Tobago. He was chosen as Man of the Match despite him neither batting or bowling in an ODI against Pakistan on November 28, 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.