Marlon Samuels Cricketer- Full Biography
Marlon Samuels Biography: He Was born on 5th February 1981 at Kingston, Jamaica. A West-Indies Cricketer From Jamaica Represents West-Indies In all Three Formats of the Game. Marlon Samuels is a Right-Hand Batsman and an Off Break Bowler. His Brother Robert Samuels is Also a Former Cricketer of West-Indies.
he Started His Career At a very young age. Samuels Missed Is School for Cricket He Has Only One Goal to Represent West-Indies In International Level. At the age of 19, he got a chance to represent West-Indies.
Made his International Debut in ODI’S on 04 October 2000 vs Srilanka at Gymkhana Club. In Test on 15 December 2000 vs Australia at Oval and In t20 on 28 June 2007 vs England at Kennington Oval.
He was the man of Finals In 2002 ODI Series With India He Scored a Match Winning Maiden Century to Claim the Series.
Marlon Samuels West-Indies Cricketer- Basic Information
- Full Name: Marlon Natheniel Samuels
- Nickname: Tota
- Role: Batting Allrounder
- Batting Style: Right-Hand
- Bowling Style: Right-arm Off Break
- Nature on the field: Aggresive
Marlon Samuels Physical Appearance
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- Height (approx.): 6 feet
- Weight (approx.): 84kg
- Eye Colour: Brown
- Hair Colour: Black
- Height (approx.): 6 feet
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Personal Life Of Marlon Samuels
- Date of Birth: 5th February 1981
- Age: 39 years
- Birth Place: Kingston,Jamaica
- Zodiac sign: Aquarius
- Nationality: Jamaican
- School: N/A
- College: N/A
- Educational Qualifications: N/A
Marlon Samuels Family & Religion
- Father: Philip Samuels
- Mother: Daphne Samuels
- Brother: Robert Samuels(Former Cricketer)
- Sister: N/A
- Religion: Chritianity
- Address: N/A
Cricket Career Of Marlon Samuels
Internation Debuts
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- Test: 15 December 2000 vs Australia at Oval
- ODI: 04 October 2000 vs Srilanka at Gymkhana Club
- T20: 28 June 2007 vs England at Kinnington Oval
- Jersey Number: 7
- Domestic/State Teams: West Indies, Duronto Rajshahi, Pune Warriors, Basnahira Cricket Dundee, Melbourne Renegades, Antigua Hawksbills, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Comilla Victorians, Peshawar Zalmi, Kowloon Cantons, Delhi Capitals, St Lucia Zouks, Karnataka Tusker
- Test: 15 December 2000 vs Australia at Oval
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| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 71 | 127 | 7 | 3917 | 260 | 32.64 | 8219 | 47.66 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 537 | 32 |
| ODI | 207 | 196 | 26 | 5606 | 133 | 32.98 | 7463 | 75.12 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 526 | 118 |
| T20I | 67 | 65 | 10 | 1611 | 89 | 29.29 | 1386 | 116.23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 144 | 69 |
| IPL | 15 | 14 | 1 | 161 | 46 | 12.38 | 172 | 93.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 71 | 69 | 4392 | 2445 | 41 | 4/13 | 6/50 | 3.34 | 59.63 | 107.12 | 1 | 0 |
| ODI | 207 | 134 | 5091 | 4127 | 89 | 3/21 | 3/21 | 4.86 | 46.37 | 57.2 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 67 | 30 | 479 | 622 | 22 | 3/23 | 3/23 | 7.79 | 28.27 | 21.77 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 15 | 11 | 214 | 284 | 9 | 3/39 | 3/39 | 7.96 | 31.56 | 23.78 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Cricbuzz
Highlighted Records Of Marlon Samuels
- He is the Only Player to Won man of the Match Awards Twice in Both Finals of T20 World Cup (201,2016)
- In 2005 Scored Highest First Class(FC) Runs 257
- In 2012 he scored 386 Runs in Just 5 Innings With 1 century and 3 half Centuries Against England and Became Highest Run Getter of the team
- He is the Only Second Player After Shahid Afridi to Scoring a Half Century and Taking A Wicket in T20 World Cup Finals
- Marlon Samuels holds the record of highest individual score 85 in a T20 World Cup final.
Marlon Samuels Preferences & Hobbies
- Hobbies: Reading
- Favorite Cricketers: Chris Gayle,Nasser Hussain,Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Steve Waugh And Sachin Tendulkar
- Most Favorite Sportsperson: N/A
- Favorite Food: N/A
- Favorite Color: N/A
Marlon Samuels Relationship Status
- Marital Status: Unmarried
- Wife: N/A
- Marriage Date: N/A
- Children: Dijona,Dimitri
Awards and Recognition’s
- Man of the match Award In both t20 World Cup finals.
- WestIndies Cricket Board Awarded Him With Cricketer of the Year in 2016.
Controversies did by Marlon Samuels ( West-Indies Cricketer )
- In 2008 Marlon Samuels Was Suspended From Bowling Due to his Bowling Action
- In 2007 A Voice Tapped Got Leaked Samuels Was Talking with a Bookie Where he was Leaking out legal Team Information And got Banned for 2 Years
- In 2015 he again Banned for 12Months for illegal Bowling Action
Watch Marlon Samuels Maiden Century Against India in 2000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIplMb9FTxw
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