Augustus Gregoire Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23650/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Augustus Gregoire
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29896.html Trinidad and Tobago v Windward Islands
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29904.html Windward Islands v Jamaica
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23650/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Miscellaneous matches played by Augustus Gregoire
  5. Irving Andre (10 November 2014). "Edward Oliver LeBlanc: a rendezvous with history"The Sun (Dominica). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  6. Phillip Alleyne (15 April 2013). "Celebrating 100 Years of Competitive Cricket – 1913 to 2013"The Sun (Dominica). Retrieved 7 March 2016.