Congratulations Gus Logie and WICB

To the West Indies Cricket Board of Directors and to Gus Logie on his recent confirmation as Head Coach of the WICB for at least the next two years.

Gus Logie is one of the most unforgettable people that I have ever met. Soft spoken and calm, he is nevertheless supremely confident, knowledgeable and a people and team person. The team of Logie and Lara and company are going to be tough in the Cricket World Cup 2007 with a large number of young talented Test and One Day International players.

Gus and the then WICB President, Revd. Wes Hall and his Executive and senior cricket management assisted Canada when we needed help in the Coaching area. They stayed the course and supported Canada's World Cup team, when it would have been easy to walk away. A friend in need, is a friend indeed. Despite Gus's track record of success as both a player and Coach, others worked incessantly to kill the assistance.

Of the Associates at the World Cup, Canada was the only country with only one coach.. Other countries had at least one assistant. Unfortunately, none was available for Canada. With limited preparation time and even in extremely trying circumstances, Canada perfomed "surprisingly well." We could have and should have done better, however.

Cream will always rise to the top. It was our honour to have had Gus here in Canada and we are sure that given the right support and player commitment to excellence, with professionalism and self discipline, that the WICB team of talented young players will be ready to perform at the top level in World Cup 2007.

Onward and upward, you champions of the Continents.