Marlon Samuels (West Indies)

Full Name:	Marlon Samuels
Date of birth:	05 / 01 / 1981
Country:	West Indies
Role:	Batsman
Batting style:	Right-hand
Bowling style:	Off break

Career summary

- Test Debut v Australia at Adelaide - December 2000

- ODI Debut v Sri Lanka at Nairobi (Gym) - October 2000

- Right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler.

- Made his test debut at the age of 19 and had yet to represent his native Jamaica.

- Samuels used to skip his schoolwork believing exams to be unimportant to a test cricketer.

- Almost got him sent home from India in 2002 after he ignored the team curfew but stayed on and recorded his first Test century.

- Was dropped after the two Test matches against Sri Lanka in 2003 because of his form and injury.

- Scored his first test hundred against India in 2002.

- Only made 15 runs in 12 matches during the 2006-07 season.

- Was selected for the World Cup after making 216 runs including a match winning 98 against India.

- Made the World Cup squad despite the ICC investigation into an alleged link with a bookmaker.

July 2009

• Career Batting History
• Career Bowling History

Test Matches

ODI Matches