Full Name:
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Marlon Nathaniel Samuels
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Birth date:
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January 5,
1981
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Age:
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40
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Hometown:
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Kingston
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City:
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Kingston
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Birth Country:
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Jamaica
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Batting Style:
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Right Hand Bat
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Bowling Style:
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Right Arm offbreak
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Team :
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Marlon Samuels is a West Indian player born in 1981. His role in West Indies team is of all-rounder.
Samuels made his test debut in 2000 against Australia. He has given his contribution in nearly 46 games and has scored nearly 2800 runs with an average of 38 which also includes 5 tons and 18 fifties. His best score is of 260. When it comes to bowling department, he has taken 34 wickets at an average of 50. He scored his maiden century of 104 against India in 2003.
He played his first ODI match in 2000 against Sri Lanka. He has played nearly 145 games and has added nearly 3600 runs in his card with an average of 31 including 4 centuries and 22 half centuries. He scored his first ODI ton of 108 off just 75 deliveries in the same series in which he made his maiden Test century. His top score is of 126 runs. He has taken 75 wickets at an average of 45. His 2nd ton of 100 runs in 2006 against Pakistan led his team to win the match.
Samuels also suffered a 2 year ban in 2008 and was suspended from bowling domain due to his incorrect bowling action. He was caught talking over telephone to a bookmaker and giving the information of his side to him. Then, he was suspended from his side for 2 years. In May 2010, Samuels came back after completion of his suspended time and played for West Indies.
He has played 17 T20 games and has scored 459 runs at an average of 20 including 5 fifties. He has also taken 11 wickets at an average of 21.
He was a member of West Indies squad for 2012 ICC World Cup in the final game of which he performed outstandingly and was announced Man of the Match. He played a knock of 76 runs off 56 balls (6 sixes and 3 boundaries) and helped his side to win the tournament.
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Recent matches
Runs | Wkts | Team | Opp | Match Date | Score |
19
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0/25
| West Indies | Bangladesh | 14 Dec,2018 |
ODI
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26
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-
| West Indies | Bangladesh | 11 Dec,2018 |
ODI
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25
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-
| West Indies | Bangladesh | 09 Dec,2018 |
ODI
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24
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-
| West Indies | India | 01 Nov,2018 |
ODI
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18
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0/14
| West Indies | India | 29 Oct,2018 |
ODI
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9
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3/12
| West Indies | India | 27 Oct,2018 |
ODI
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13
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1/36
| West Indies | India | 24 Oct,2018 |
ODI
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0
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-
| West Indies | India | 21 Oct,2018 |
ODI
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2
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| West Indies | Bangladesh | 05 Aug,2018 |
IT20
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10
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| West Indies | Bangladesh | 04 Aug,2018 |
IT20
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Statistictics by year
Batting Statistics
| Mat | Inns | Out | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BP | SR | 200s | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
TEST
| 59 | 105 | 99 | 6 | 3382 | 260 | 34.16 | 6871 | 49.22 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 464 | 32 | 23 | 0 |
ODI
| 159 | 151 | 129 | 22 | 4318 | 133 | 33.47 | 5709 | 75.63 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 404 | 100 | 41 | 0 |
IT20
| 65 | 64 | 54 | 10 | 1568 | 89 | 29.04 | 1364 | 114.96 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 142 | 65 | 12 | 0 |
Bowling Statistics
| Mat | Inns | Overs | MO | Runs | Wkts | Ave | Eco | SR | Ext | 4wkts | 5wkts | 10wkts | BBI | BBM |
TEST
| 58 | 56 | 656.1 | 66 | 2206 | 38 | 58.05 | 3.46 | 103.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4/13 | 6/50 |
ODI
| 161 | 106 | 751.4 | 19 | 3288 | 64 | 51.38 | 4.77 | 70.4 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/12 | 3/12 |
IT20
| 66 | 30 | 79.5 | 0 | 622 | 22 | 28.27 | 8.37 | 21.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/23 | 3/23 |
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