Robert George Samuels (born 13 March 1971) is a former Jamaican cricketer and coach. He played, from 1996 to 1997, in six Test matches and eight One Day Internationals for the West Indies cricket team. He was born at Kingston, Jamaica in 1971.
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| Full name | Robert George Samuels | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 1971 Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Marlon Samuels (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 211) | 19 April 1996 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 1 February 1997 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 79) | 6 December 1996 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 January 1997 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuels has since coached Jamaica at both the U-19 and senior levels.
He also served as an assistant coach and later an interim coach of the West Indies women's cricket team. In 2022 Samuels coached the Trinbago Knight Riders Women's side to the inaugural Women's Caribbean Premier League title.[1][2][3]
Career
An opening batsman, Samuels scored 125 in his second Test against New Zealand in 1996. On the tour of Australia later that year, he managed 231 runs at an average of 33 across four Tests. In the final Test at Perth, he contributed 76 in a match-winning 208 run partnership with Brian Lara (132). Despite an unbeaten 35 in the second innings, it would be his final Test for the West Indies.
The high point of his brief ODI career was an unbeaten 36 off 24 balls which helped West Indies to a four wicket win over Australia in Perth. Coming in at 179 for five, Samuels added 86 for the sixth wicket with Lara (90) to pull of an unlikely victory.
Personal life
He attended Kingston College in Kingston, Jamaica. He is the older brother of Marlon Samuels, also a former West Indian cricketer.[4][5]