Personal information | |
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Full name | Theodore Cuffy |
Born | Preysal, Trinidad | 9 November 1949
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm medium |
Role | Batsman |
Relations | Tyrell Cuffy (son) |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
1976–1983 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Source:CricketArchive,19 March 2016 |
Theodore "Theo" Cuffy (born 9 November 1949) is a former Trinidadian cricketer who represented the Trinidad and Tobago national side in West Indian domestic cricket. He was a right-handed middle-order batsman.
Cuffy made his first-class debut in April 1967,playing for South Trinidad in the Beaumont Cup (an inter-regional competition that at the time held first-class status). He later also represented Central Trinidad and South and Central Trinidad in the competition. [1] Cuffy's Shell Shield debut for Trinidad and Tobago came during the 1975–76 season,during which he also made his List A debut,in the Gillette Cup. [2] He remained a regular in Trinidad's line-up for the remainder of the decade and into the first few years of the 1980s. During the 1982–83 season,he even served as the team's captain for a few matches,in the absence of regular captain Larry Gomes. [1] Cuffy's highest first-class score was made in March 1978,when he scored 140 against the Combined Islands. [3] Overall,he made 32 first-class and 21 limited-overs appearances for Trinidad and Tobago,spanning from 1976 to 1983. [1] [2]
From 1986 to 1990,Cuffy served as Trinidad and Tobago's team manager. He later qualified as a coach,and eventually began working as a coaching instructor with the West Indies Cricket Board. He coached the West Indies women's team at the 1993 Women's World Cup in England. [4] In 1996,Cuffy relocated to the Cayman Islands,taking up a position as technical director of the Cayman Islands Cricket Association. He was initially given only a two-year contract,but chose to remain in the country permanently, [5] only retiring from the position in 2016. [6] During his period as technical director,Cuffy oversaw the association's successful application for associate membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC),and also coached the national team at several international tournaments. [7] One of his sons,Tyrell Cuffy,is a sprinter,and has represented the Caymans internationally. [8]
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