Augustus Gregoire

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| birth_date = {{Birth year|1936}}

| birth_place = Roseau, Dominica

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1972|2|4|1936|df=yes}}

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| batting = Left-handed

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| role = Wicket-keeper

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| club1 = Windward Islands

| year1 = 1969

| date = 24 February

| year = 2016

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23650/23650.html CricketArchive

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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.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23650/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Augustus Gregoire] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2016. He played solely as a batsman on debut, with Bryan Mauricette taking the gloves.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29896.html Trinidad and Tobago v Windward Islands], Shell Shield 1968/69 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2016. Gregoire's second and final first-class match came against Jamaica, four days after the conclusion of his first. In the first innings, he scored 43 not out from seventh in the batting order, which was his highest score at that level.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29904.html Windward Islands v Jamaica], Shell Shield 1968/69 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2016. Although he never again represented the Windwards, Gregoire continued to play for the Dominican national team in regional competitions.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23650/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Miscellaneous matches played by Augustus Gregoire] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2016. 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.Irving Andre (10 November 2014). [http://sundominica.com/articles/edward-oliver-leblanc-a-rendezvous-with-history-1813/?fb_comment_id=630035613774608_631265236984979#fa88e18f8 "Edward Oliver LeBlanc: a rendezvous with history"] – The Sun (Dominica). Retrieved 7 March 2016. 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".Phillip Alleyne (15 April 2013). [http://sundominica.com/articles/celebrating-100-years-of-competitive-cricket-1913--10/ "Celebrating 100 Years of Competitive Cricket – 1913 to 2013"] – The Sun (Dominica). Retrieved 7 March 2016.