Marlon Samuels
86West Indies · AR · 2000 to 2018 · on scorecards: MN Samuels
BATTING
- Matches
- 207
- Innings
- 196
- Runs
- 5606
- Average
- 32.97
- Strike rate
- 75.11
- High score
- 133*
- 100s / 50s
- 10 / 30
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 89
- Average
- 46.37
- Economy
- 4.86
- Strike rate
- 57.2
- Best figures
- 3/12
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 50 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 11
CAREER IN BRIEF
Marlon Samuels played 207 ODIs for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 2000 to 2018. The first came against Sri Lanka at Gymkhana Club Ground, with a score of 19, and the last against Bangladesh at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in 2018.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 3,093 runs at 35.6 in 100 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 133 not out from 156 balls against Zimbabwe at Manuka Oval in 2015, in a match West Indies won. In all: 10 hundreds, 30 fifties.
At home the average was 31.0 across 74 ODIs; away it was 36.4 across 94 ODIs, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against India: 1,206 runs at 30.9 in 44 ODIs. Sabina Park was the most frequent ground, with 14 ODIs and 343 runs at 42.9. The scorecards record 14 player-of-the-match awards. West Indies won 86 of the ODIs Marlon Samuels played and lost 111.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 207 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 133* | 156 | Zimbabwe | Manuka Oval | 2015 | Won |
| 126* | 116 | India | Nehru Stadium | 2014 | Won |
| 126 | 149 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2012 | Won |
| 125 | 134 | Australia | Kensington Oval | 2016 | Lost |
| 112 | 106 | India | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium | 2014 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/12 | 3.4 | India | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 2018 | Won |
| 3/25 | 7.3 | Zimbabwe | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2001 | Won |
| 3/28 | 5 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2001 | Won |
| 3/71 | 10 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2001 | Lost |
| 2/10 | 3 | India | Nehru Stadium | 2014 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 44 | 1,206 | 30.92 | 3/7 | 17 | 55.18 |
| Australia | 29 | 632 | 23.41 | 1/3 | 17 | 49.29 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 621 | 38.81 | 1/3 | 17 | 31.00 |
| South Africa | 22 | 578 | 28.90 | 0/5 | 12 | 32.83 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 719 | 44.94 | 2/2 | 3 | 96.33 |
| Sri Lanka | 17 | 425 | 38.64 | 1/3 | 5 | 57.40 |
| Bangladesh | 16 | 603 | 43.07 | 1/4 | 6 | 37.17 |
| England | 13 | 267 | 24.27 | 0/2 | 4 | 46.75 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 237 | 47.40 | 1/0 | 5 | 47.40 |
| Ireland | 5 | 76 | 38.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 97.00 |
| Kenya | 3 | 90 | 30.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 38.00 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 53.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 51 | 51.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 74 | 1,796 | 30.97 | 3/8 | 37 | 40.32 |
| Away | 94 | 3,020 | 36.39 | 6/19 | 34 | 55.62 |
| Neutral | 39 | 790 | 27.24 | 1/3 | 18 | 41.33 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107 | 2,513 | 30.28 | 2/18 | 57 | 43.25 |
| 2010s | 100 | 3,093 | 35.55 | 8/12 | 32 | 51.94 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabina Park | 14 | 343 | 42.88 | 1/1 | 8 | 38.13 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 12 | 264 | 24.00 | 0/2 | 8 | 29.25 |
| Harare Sports Club | 11 | 299 | 33.22 | 0/2 | 4 | 29.75 |
| Kensington Oval | 10 | 325 | 40.63 | 1/2 | 3 | 39.33 |
| Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | 10 | 279 | 39.86 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 7 | 364 | 60.67 | 1/2 | 3 | 26.67 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 2000 at Gymkhana Club Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Bangladesh, 2018 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 5 February 1981
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 7,463
- Ducks
- 11
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 4th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 60.0
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 73.4
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 141.6
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 43.2
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 59.5
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 5,515 balls faced in that period.
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