Gibson remembered for time with Border
cricket front around the country for eight years during his playing days. Gibson first appeared in South Africa when he turned out for Border between 1992 and 1995, before also going on to play for Griqualand West from 1998-2000 and then just a single season Border in the early 90s, he Gauteng in 2000/2001. always had a positive attitude Gibson was a fan favourite and a positive influence over the during his time in East London players and Border Cricket. and was known as a fearsome “Border Cricket wishes him opening bowler. He was also everything of the best in his new famous for hitting some of the role and we look forward to biggest sixes that Buffalo Park having him back home at Buffalo has ever seen. Park when the SA team take “Gibson was known as an explosive on Bangladesh.” opening bowler. However, Gibson, who arrives in South he managed to hit a six Africa after vacating his role as that is still talked about by many England bowling coach, did not fans in East London,” said Border feature at international level for Cricket CEO Thando Booi, the West Indies very often, playing who congratulated Gibson, just two Tests, the last popularly known as OT, on against the Proteas in 1999, and becoming the new national 15 ODI's. coach. However despite niggling injuries “He hit the ball over throughout his career he the pavilion, over the managed to make a mark on the road and into the domestic front, which included graveyard, which the best bowling in an innings of is about 150 yards 10/47, becoming the 79th bowler and he subsequently in history at the time to accomplish hit that feat, while he also two other struck a highest score of 155 sixes in both on the first class front. the same Since retiring from playing over. Gibson has been England's “While bowling coach on two occasions he and became head coach of his represented native West Indies from 2010 to 2014. “He is a good coach, he has done extremely well and I think the Proteas have made a great choice,” said Border coaching manager Raymond Booi, who also recalled his time spent with Gibson. “He was an outstanding person, a calm and collected guy and he was someone that many players looked up to. “One of the highlights for me was we had a mentorship programme many years ago along with Mercedes Benz and players at Border had to mentor players. for “At that time I could already see that Ottis loved coaching and one of the players he mentored, amongst others, was a young Monde Zondeki and I think he did extremely well with him and others.’’