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{{short description|West Indian cricketer}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = Gus Logie
|               image = 
|             country = West Indies
|            fullname = Augustine Lawrence Logie
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|9|28|df=yes}}
|         birth_place = Sobo, [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
|            nickname = 
|            heightft = 
|          heightinch = 
|             heightm = 
|             batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]
|                role = 
|              family = 
|       international = true
|   internationalspan = 1981–1993 
|       testdebutdate = 23 February
|       testdebutyear = 1983
|    testdebutagainst = India
|             testcap = 177
|        lasttestdate = 25 July
|        lasttestyear = 1991
|     lasttestagainst = England
|           testshirt = 
|        odidebutdate = 19 December
|        odidebutyear = 1981
|     odidebutagainst = Pakistan
|              odicap = 
|         lastodidate = 3 April
|         lastodiyear = 1993
|      lastodiagainst = Pakistan
|               club1 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
|               year1 = 1978–1992
| coachclub1         = [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]]
| coachyear1         = appointed 2003
| coachclub2         = [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]
| coachyear2         = appointed 2004
| coachclub3         = [[Bermuda national cricket team|Bermuda]]
| coachyear3         = appointed 2005
| coachclub4         = [[Jamaica national cricket team|Jamaica]]
| coachyear4         = appointed 2010
| coachclub5         = [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
| coachyear5         = appointed 2014
| coachclub6         = [[West Indies women's cricket team|West Indies Women]]
| coachyear6         = appointed 2019
|             columns = 4
|             column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]
|            matches1 = 52
|               runs1 = 2,470
|            bat avg1 = 35.79
|           100s/50s1 = 2/16
|          top score1 = 130
|         deliveries1 = 7
|            wickets1 = 0
|           bowl avg1 = –
|            fivefor1 = 0
|             tenfor1 = 0
|       best bowling1 = –
|  catches/stumpings1 = 57/–
|             column2 = [[One Day International|ODIs]]
|            matches2 = 158
|               runs2 = 2,809
|            bat avg2 = 28.95
|           100s/50s2 = 1/14
|          top score2 = 109[[not out|*]]
|         deliveries2 = 24
|            wickets2 = 0
|           bowl avg2 = –
|            fivefor2 = 0
|             tenfor2 = 0
|       best bowling2 = –
|  catches/stumpings2 = 61/–
|             column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
|            matches3 = 157
|               runs3 = 7,682
|            bat avg3 = 35.07
|           100s/50s3 = 13/40
|          top score3 = 171
|         deliveries3 = 289
|            wickets3 = 3
|           bowl avg3 = 42.66
|            fivefor3 = 0
|             tenfor3 = 0
|       best bowling3 = 1/2
|  catches/stumpings3 = 106/1
|             column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
|            matches4 = 188
|               runs4 = 3,606
|            bat avg4 = 29.31
|           100s/50s4 = 2/17
|          top score4 = 109[[not out|*]]
|         deliveries4 = 72
|            wickets4 = 2
|           bowl avg4 = 27.50
|            fivefor4 = 0
|             tenfor4 = 0
|       best bowling4 = 2/1
|  catches/stumpings4 = 75/–
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{{Medal|RU|[[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983 England and Wales]]|}}
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{{Medal|W|[[2004 ICC Champions Trophy|2004 England]]|}}
|                date = 18 October
|                year = 2010
|              source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52347.html ESPN Cricinfo
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'''Augustine Lawrence Logie''' (born 28 September 1960), commonly known as '''Gus Logie''', is a former [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] and Trinidad and Tobago [[cricket]]er 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 [[1983 Cricket World Cup final|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.

==Career==
Born and raised in the village of [[La Brea, Trinidad and Tobago|La Brea]], Logie enjoyed a successful career with the [[Trinidad and Tobago cricket team|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 [[One Day International|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.<ref name=Logie /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8537/game/65836/pakistan-vs-west-indies-2nd-match-champions-trophy-1986-87|title=2nd Match, Champions Trophy at Sharjah, Nov 28 1986 |publisher=CricInfo|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref> 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 (cricket)|substitute]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/prudential-world-cup-1983-60832/india-vs-west-indies-final-65090/live-cricket-score|title=Full Scorecard of India vs West Indies, Final|publisher=CricInfo|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref>

His 52 Test matches returned two centuries, including his career best 130 against [[India cricket team|India]] in April 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63338.html|title=India in West Indies Test Series – 4th Test  West Indies v India |publisher=CricInfo|access-date=27 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1554069|title=CRICKET: GETTING ON THE GUS MEMORY BUS|author=M. Hussain, S.|date=May 3, 2020|publisher=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|website=dawn.com}}</ref> Among his most important Test innings were his scores of 81 and 95 not out against [[England cricket team|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-england-1988-61887/england-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-63485/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of West Indies vs England, 2nd Test, 1988|publisher=CricInfo|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-west-indies-1989-90-61752/west-indies-vs-england-3rd-test-63527/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of West Indies vs England, 3rd Test, 1989-90|publisher=CricInfo|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref> The following year he was made [[Man of the Match]] again in the first Test in [[Sabina Park|Jamaica]] of the [[Australian cricket team in West Indies in 1990-91|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-west-indies-1990-91-61387/west-indies-vs-australia-1st-test-63552/full-scorecard
|title=Full Scorecard of West Indies v Australia 1st Test 1990-1|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|access-date=24 June 2022}}</ref> He played his last Test against England at [[Edgbaston cricket ground|Birmingham]] in 1991.

During his flourishing Test career, Logie spent a successful summer in 1986 as overseas professional/coach with Scottish East League Division One outfit, Kirkcaldy Cricket Club (now defunct).

Logie coached the West Indies U-15 team to victory in the 2000 [[Costcutter]] U15 World Challenge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2000/aug/15/cricket|title=Cork and Thorpe suffer pay cut|date=August 15, 2000|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|website=theguardian.com}}</ref> He then coached the [[Canadian cricket team]] during the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]] where they defeated [[Bangladesh Cricket Team|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bernews.com/2021/10/kamau-leverock-t20-qualifier-antigua/|title=Cricket: Kamau Leverock On T20 Qualifier|date=October 29, 2021|publisher=[[Bernews]]|website=bernews.com}}</ref><ref name=Interview>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/gus-logie-appointed-new-coach-of-trinidad-and-tobago-168893|title=Gus Logie appointed new coach of Trinidad and Tobago|date=August 9, 2014|publisher=Cricket Country|website=cricketcountry.com}}</ref>

During December 2010 Logie was appointed as the coach of the [[Jamaica national cricket team|Jamaican national cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2011/01/25/sports/logie-happy-doing-his-part-in-development-of-the-game/|title=Logie happy doing his part in development of the game|date=January 25, 2011|publisher=[[Stabroek News]]|website=stabroeknews.com}}</ref> Logie saw the Jamaican side to win the [[2010–11 Regional Four Day Competition|2011]] edition of the West Indian [[Regional Four Day Competition]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/regional-four-day-competition-2010-11-492736/combined-campuses-and-colleges-vs-jamaica-final-497837/match-report|title=Jamaica claim fourth successive title|date=April 10, 2011|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|website=cricinfo.com}}</ref> 

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 [[2014–15 Regional Super50|2015]] and [[2015–16 Regional Super50|2016]] editions of the [[Regional Super 50]] tournament.<ref name=Interview /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/01/26/sports/doubters-silenced/|title=Doubters silenced! - Says Logie|date=January 26, 2016|publisher=[[Stabroek News]]|website=stabroeknews.com}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/gus-logie-named-interim-coach-west-indies-womens-team#:~:text=Gus%20Logie.,to%20CWI's%20Coaching%20Education%20programs.|title=Gus Logie named interim coach of West Indies women's team|date=October 18, 2019|publisher=Loop News|website=jamaica.loopnews.com}}</ref>

Logie was bestowed with the Trinidad and Tobago Sportsman of the Year Award in 1988. He was also honoured with the [[National Awards of Trinidad and Tobago|Humming Bird Medal Silver]] in 1993 for his service to sport in Trinidad and Tobago.<ref name=Logie>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/players/gus-logie/|title=Gus Logie|publisher=Cricket Country|website=cricketcountry.com|access-date=9 February 2022|archive-date=9 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209071730/https://www.cricketcountry.com/players/gus-logie/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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