Marlon Black
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Marlon Black West Indies (WI) |
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Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
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Bowling type | Right-arm fast-medium | |
Tests | ODIs | |
Matches | 6 | 5 |
Runs scored | 21 | 4 |
Batting average | 2.62 | 2.00 |
100s/50s | -/- | -/- |
Top score | 6 | 4 |
Balls bowled | 954 | 228 |
Wickets | 12 | - |
Bowling average | 49.75 | - |
5 wickets in innings | - | - |
10 wickets in match | - | n/a |
Best bowling | 4/83 | - |
Catches/stumpings | -/- | -/- |
As of 25 January 2006 |
Marlon Ian Black (born June 7, 1975, Trinidad) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in six Tests and five ODIs, debuting in the year 2000.
He played his last international in 2002 due largly to a incident where he was attacked and badly beaten outside a Melbourne nightclub. Black had been out clubbing with his teammates Wavell Hinds and Sylvester Joseph to mark the end of their tour. Walking back to their hotel, they came across 4 drunk men who were smashing bottles on the road. The two group got into a confrontion and when the men got aggressive the cricketers tried to flee. Hinds and Joseph got away but Black was knocked unconscious after being badly beaten.[1]