Full name Marlon Nathaniel Samuels
Born February 5, 1981, Kingston, Jamaica
Current age 40 years 19 days
Major teams West Indies, Antigua Hawksbills, Basnahira Cricket Dundee, Comilla Victorians, Delhi Daredevils, Duronto Rajshahi, Jamaica, Karnataka Tuskers, Kowloon Cantons, Leeward Islands, Melbourne Renegades, Peshawar Zalmi, Pune Warriors, Rajshahi Royals, Sagicor High Performance Centre, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, St Lucia Stars, UWI Vice Chancellor's XI, West Indies A, West Indies B, West Indies Select XI, West Indies Under-15s, West Indies Under-23s, West Indies XI, WICB President's Celebrity XI
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 | |
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Tests | 71 | 127 | 7 | 3917 | 260 | 32.64 | 8219 | 47.65 | 7 | 24 | 537 | 32 | 28 | 0 |
ODIs | 207 | 196 | 26 | 5606 | 133* | 32.97 | 7463 | 75.11 | 10 | 30 | 526 | 118 | 50 | 0 |
T20Is | 67 | 65 | 10 | 1611 | 89* | 29.29 | 1386 | 116.23 | 0 | 10 | 144 | 69 | 12 | 0 |
First-class | 122 | 211 | 12 | 7295 | 260 | 36.65 | 14 | 40 | 68 | 0 | ||||
List A | 275 | 261 | 36 | 7652 | 133* | 34.00 | 14 | 44 | 66 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 187 | 181 | 38 | 4571 | 106* | 31.96 | 3876 | 117.93 | 2 | 29 | 388 | 191 | 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 | 207 | 134 | 5091 | 4127 | 89 | 3/12 | 3/12 | 46.37 | 4.86 | 57.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 67 | 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 | 275 | 7003 | 5464 | 135 | 4/21 | 4/21 | 40.47 | 4.68 | 51.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 187 | 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 | Bangladesh v West Indies at Sylhet, Dec 14, 2018 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | England v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 28, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20I | Bangladesh v West Indies at Lauderhill, Aug 5, 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 | Bangladesh v West Indies at Sylhet, Dec 14, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Bermuda v Jamaica at Coolidge, Jul 21, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Bangladesh v West Indies at Lauderhill, Aug 5, 2018 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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19, 0/25 | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Sylhet | 14 Dec 2018 | ODI # 4073 |
26 | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 11 Dec 2018 | ODI # 4072 |
25 | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 9 Dec 2018 | ODI # 4071 |
5 | West Indians | v BCB XI | Fatullah | 6 Dec 2018 | Other OD |
24 | West Indies | v India | Thiruvananthapuram | 1 Nov 2018 | ODI # 4064 |
0/14, 18 | West Indies | v India | Mumbai (BS) | 29 Oct 2018 | ODI # 4063 |
9, 3/12 | West Indies | v India | Pune | 27 Oct 2018 | ODI # 4062 |
1/36, 13 | West Indies | v India | Visakhapatnam | 24 Oct 2018 | ODI # 4059 |
0 | West Indies | v India | Guwahati | 21 Oct 2018 | ODI # 4056 |
24, 0/1 | W. Indies B | v Windward Is | Port of Spain | 9 Oct 2018 | LA |
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.