Marlon Samuels

Full Name:	Marlon Nathaniel Samuels
Birth date:	January 5, 1981
Age:	41 years
Hometown:	Kingston
City:	Kingston
Birth Country:	Jamaica
Batting Style:	Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:	Right Arm offbreak
Team :	West Indies

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.

Recent matches

Runs	Team	Opp	Match Date	Score
19	West Indies	Bangladesh	2018-12-14	ODI
26	West Indies	Bangladesh	2018-12-11	ODI
25	West Indies	Bangladesh	2018-12-09	ODI
24	West Indies	India	2018-11-01	ODI
18	West Indies	India	2018-10-29	ODI
9	West Indies	India	2018-10-27	ODI
13	West Indies	India	2018-10-24	ODI
0	West Indies	India	2018-10-21	ODI
2	West Indies	Bangladesh	2018-08-05	IT20
10	West Indies	Bangladesh	2018-08-04	IT20

Statistictics by year

Batting Statistics

	Mat	Inns	Out	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BP	SR	200s	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s	Ct
TEST	71	127	120	7	3917	260	32.64	8219	47.66	1	6	24	15	537	32	28
ODI	159	151	129	22	4318	133	33.47	5709	75.63	0	9	21	10	404	100	41
IT20	65	64	54	10	1568	89	29.04	1364	114.96	0	0	10	0	142	65	12

Bowling Statistics

	Mat	Inns	Overs	MO	Runs	Wkts	Ave	Eco	SR	Ext	4wkts	BBI	BBM
TEST	70	69	732	79	2445	41	59.63	3.34	107.1	2	1	4/13	6/50
ODI	161	106	751.4	19	3288	64	51.38	4.77	70.4	76	0	3/12	3/12
IT20	66	30	79.5	0	622	22	28.27	8.37	21.7	5	0	3/23	3/23

Awards

Player of the Match	Date
West Indies vs Afghanistan 3rd T20 Match 2017	2017-06-05
England vs West Indies Final Match T20 World Cup 2016	2016-04-03
South Africa vs West Indies 27th Match T20 World Cup 2016	2016-03-25
Comilla Victorians vs Rangpur Riders 11th Match BPL T20 2015	2015-11-27
Sri Lanka vs West Indies 3rd ODI Match 2015	2015-11-07

Man Of Series	Date
West Indies vs Afghanistan T20 Series 2017	2017-06-05
England vs West Indies Test Series 2012 Schedule	2012-06-11
Bangladesh vs West Indies ODI Series 2011 Schedule	2011-10-18
West Indies vs Sri Lanka ODI Series 2003 Schedule	2003-06-11