Full name Marlon Nathaniel Samuels
Born February 5, 1981, Kingston, Jamaica
Current age 37 years 76 days
Major teams West Indies, Antigua Hawksbills, Comilla Victorians, Delhi Daredevils, Duronto Rajshahi, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Melbourne Renegades, Peshawar Zalmi, Pune Warriors, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, St Lucia Stars
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relation Brother - RG Samuels
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
71 | 127 | 7 | 3917 | 260 | 32.64 | 8219 | 47.65 | 7 | 24 | 537 | 32 | 28 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
199 | 188 | 26 | 5472 | 133* | 33.77 | 7248 | 75.49 | 10 | 30 | 510 | 116 | 50 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
63 | 61 | 10 | 1530 | 89* | 30.00 | 1341 | 114.09 | 0 | 10 | 139 | 62 | 12 | 0 |
First-class | 122 | 211 | 12 | 7295 | 260 | 36.65 | 14 | 40 | 68 | 0 | ||||
List A | 264 | 250 | 36 | 7387 | 133* | 34.51 | 13 | 44 | 66 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
183 | 177 | 38 | 4490 | 106* | 32.30 | 3831 | 117.20 | 2 | 29 | 383 | 184 | 45 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
71 | 69 | 4392 | 2445 | 41 | 4/13 | 6/50 | 59.63 | 3.34 | 107.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
199 | 130 | 5009 | 4040 | 85 | 3/25 | 3/25 | 47.52 | 4.83 | 58.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
63 | 30 | 479 | 622 | 22 | 3/23 | 3/23 | 28.27 | 7.79 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 122 | 7432 | 3909 | 71 | 5/87 | 55.05 | 3.15 | 104.6 | 1 | 0 | |||
List A | 264 | 6913 | 5366 | 131 | 4/21 | 4/21 | 40.96 | 4.65 | 52.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
183 | 92 | 1636 | 1957 | 70 | 3/10 | 3/10 | 27.95 | 7.17 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, Dec 15-19, 2000 scorecard |
Last Test | Pakistan v West Indies at Sharjah, Oct 30-Nov 3, 2016 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 4, 2000 scorecard |
Last ODI | Afghanistan v West Indies at Harare, Mar 25, 2018 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | England v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 28, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20I | Pakistan v West Indies at Karachi, Apr 3, 2018 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1996/97 |
Last First-class | Pakistan v West Indies at Sharjah, Oct 30-Nov 3, 2016 scorecard |
List A debut | 1999/00 |
Last List A | Afghanistan v West Indies at Harare, Mar 25, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Bermuda v Jamaica at Coolidge, Jul 21, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Pakistan v West Indies at Karachi, Apr 3, 2018 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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31 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Karachi | 3 Apr 2018 | T20I # 665 |
12 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Karachi | 2 Apr 2018 | T20I # 664 |
0/7, 18 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Karachi | 1 Apr 2018 | T20I # 663 |
17 | West Indies | v Afghanistan | Harare | 25 Mar 2018 |
ODI # 4007 ![]() |
51 | West Indies | v Scotland | Harare | 21 Mar 2018 |
ODI # 4004 ![]() |
86 | West Indies | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 19 Mar 2018 |
ODI # 4002 ![]() |
36 | West Indies | v Afghanistan | Harare | 15 Mar 2018 |
ODI # 3997 ![]() |
73* | West Indies | v Netherlands | Harare | 12 Mar 2018 | LA |
2, 0/20 | West Indies | v Ireland | Harare | 10 Mar 2018 |
ODI # 3993 ![]() |
0/19, 24 | West Indies | v P.N.G. | Harare | 8 Mar 2018 |
ODI # 3991 ![]() |
Marlon Samuels is a right-hander of immense ability, who has so far struggled to realise his potential, thanks to the various controversies he has been embroiled in. When he started his Test career at 19, without yet representing his native Jamaica in a first-class match, his composure and skill prompted comparisons - quite unfairly - with Viv Richards. His technique was near to faultless, and he exudes a bull-headed confidence - he used to skip his schoolwork on the basis that exams were irrelevant to future Test cricketers.