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Marlon Nathaniel Samuels (born February 5, 1981 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a West Indian cricketer.
Samuels made his Test debut in Australia in 2000, and his one day international debut against Sri Lanka in Nairobi during the ICC Knockout Trophy in the same year.
He is primarily a batsman but his sense of balance and off-spin have claimed a number of useful wickets. He has struggled with a knee injury recently, being forced to fly home from the tour of Australia in late 2005.
Marlon Samuels was responsible for the run-out of Brian Lara in his last international match, West Indies vs. England in the 2007 World Cup. Lara was on 18, when Marlon signalled for a quick run but wasn't able to reach the other wicket in time as Kevin Pietersen underarmed the ball to hit the stumps.
[edit] Career Highlights
Samuels scored his maiden, and so far only Test hundred at Kolkata against the Indians in 2002/03. His innings of 104 helped the West Indies to draw the 3rd Test and was made against the likes of Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh.
His first ODI ton came in the series which followed and turned out to be a series winning innings. With the series level at 3-3 going into the final match at Vijayawada on November 24th 2002, Samuels smacked 108 not out off just 75 balls. The West Indies finished with 315 and went on to win by 135 runs.
On October 9th 2005, Samuels scored his highest first class score with an innings of 257. It was made in a tour match against the Australians at the Gabba. His effort was a record score at the ground, beating Martin Love's 250. Showing his allround abilities, he followed it up with 5 wickets in the next innings.
Against Pakistan at Multan in late 2006, Samuels scored his second ODI. His unbeaten 100 led the West Indies in victory as they successfully chased the Pakistani total. He fell just short of another century a month later against the Indians in Chennai but his quickfire 98 helped his side chase down India's 268.
Samuels also played as part of the Pro Cricket league in the United States for the Chicago Tornadoes.
Samuels has been chosen as the player to replace the injured West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan in the npower Test series against England. Sarwan is returning home after picking up a shoulder injury in the 2nd Test at Headingley. Samuels will feature in the 3rd Test at Old Trafford.
On 28 June at the 17th over Samuels scored a massive 6 of Sidebottom in the first Twenty20 hitting the ball outside The Oval.[2]
On 4 july Samuels made marvellous 77 runs of 104 balls against England in the second Natwest ODI.He chipped in with Shivnarine Chanderpaul for a record third wicket partnership of 175 runs at birmingham what proved to be a winning one at the end.
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Hey..just stopping by to congratulate you on your recent half century..."them lick you down, you bounce right back"....you are the best and no one can test
Hey..just stopping by to congratulate you on your recent half century..."them lick you down, you bounce right back"....you are the best and no one can test
well we cant put a finger on it,but da samuels we kno,we nuh see him no more.luv how u a mature in a u game.
u can be the best in the world if u want to,evrybaddi kno u can b
an nuh ramp wid di aussie dem enuh :D
1000 test runs this year!!!!
yew mek some strong 6. I think i love cricket just as much as u. Do me a favour. Can u put d video on it with Gayle scoring 6 six in d over plzz? if you have it
Howdie Marlon!
Your fan club is certainly growing. Not necessarily a cricket fan, however I must say that your smile exudes a certain degree of serenity and confidence that speak volumes of your persona. From the varied comments, I acknowledge that you truly are a force to be reckoned with. May you always strive for higher heights and please maintain your humility and a strong sense of self as they do go a very long way. Marlon, be who you are and not what others want you to be. No Worries! Chin Up!
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Nuff respect mi bwoy gwaan du u thing we all si how hard dem mek it fi u sometimes but wi dun know seh dem cant stop u suh big up u self mi a u biggest fan.
WELCOME TO THE VIBES YUTE AND ROUN ERE WE WILL BOWL YUH FI A DUCKS BUT WI NAH LICK NUH MAN R WOMAN FI SIX, WI NUH TOLERATE DI LCIKIN TING ROUN ERE, BUT NUH SEY NUTTEN YUTE UR TALENT FAR EXCEEDS DEM OTHER PUNKS ON THE WORST INDIES WELL EXCEPT MR GAYLE FORCE HIMSELF
MARLON YOUR A EXSEPTIONAL KIND OF HUMAN WITH CUALITIES THAT HONOR ALL KIND OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE CARRIBEAN , IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE AS A FRIEND & NEVER SAY NO , LIFE ISN'T EASY BUT GOD KNOWS THAT & HE KEEPS US AFLOAT & GOING FOWARD WITH PLEASURE,TRANQUILITY,KNOLEDGE,WISDOM,HOPE,ETC.ETC BUT ABOVE ALL LOVE...!!!