Gus Logie 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.
16 Facts About Gus Logie
1.
2.
Gus Logie was a part of the West Indian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
3.
Gus Logie made 52 Test appearances and played in 158 One Day Internationals, scoring three international centuries.
4.
Gus Logie 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.
5.
Gus Logie was part of the West Indies squad that finished as losing finalists in the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
6.
Gus Logie was not in the final XI for the final, although he again starred as a fielder, taking a catch as a substitute.
7.
Gus Logie played his last Test against England at Birmingham in 1991.
8.
Gus Logie coached the West Indies U-15 team to victory in the 2000 Costcutter U15 World Challenge.
9.
Gus Logie then coached the Canadian cricket team during the 2003 Cricket World Cup where they defeated Bangladesh.
10.
Gus Logie was thereafter appointed coach of the Windies, who eventually won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy under his charge.
11.
Gus Logie saw the Jamaican side to win the 2011 edition of the West Indian Regional Four Day Competition.
12.
Gus Logie eventually saw the twin island side to consecutive triumphs in the 2015 and 2016 editions of the Regional Super 50 tournament.
13.
In 2017 Gus Logie was appointed as the assistant coach of the West Indies women's cricket team.
14.
Gus Logie was eventually named as the Windies Women head coach in 2019.
15.
Gus Logie was bestowed with the Trinidad and Tobago Sportsman of the Year Award in 1988.
16.
Gus Logie was honoured with the Humming Bird Medal Silver in 1993 for his service to sport in Trinidad and Tobago.