Augustus Gregoire | |
Birth Place: | Roseau, Dominica |
Batting: | Left-handed |
Role: | Wicket-keeper |
Club1: | Windward Islands |
Year1: | 1969 |
Date: | 24 February |
Year: | 2016 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23650/23650.html CricketArchive |
Augustus Gregoire (1936 – 4 February 1972) was a Dominican cricketer who represented the Windward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He played as a wicket-keeper.
Gregoire made his first-class debut for the Windwards during the 1968–69 Shell Shield season, playing against Trinidad and Tobago in January 1969.[1] He played solely as a batsman on debut, with Bryan Mauricette taking the gloves.[2] Gregoire's second and final first-class match came against Jamaica, four days after the conclusion of his first.[1] In the first innings, he scored 43 not out from seventh in the batting order, which was his highest score at that level.[3] Although he never again represented the Windwards, Gregoire continued to play for the Dominican national team in regional competitions.[4] He even captained his country for a period, although his appointment was controversial, as he was perceived to have a lesser social standing than his predecessors.[5] Gregoire died in 1972, only a few years after the peak of his career, and his death was said to have "shocked [the] cricketing community".[6]