Zimbabwe / Players
Full name Douglas Anthony Marillier
Born April 24, 1978, Salisbury (now Harare)
Current age 31 years 212 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Midlands
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Relation Father - A Marillier, Brother - ER Marillier, Brother - SJ Marillier
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 5 | 7 | 1 | 186 | 73 | 31.00 | 437 | 42.56 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 48 | 41 | 4 | 672 | 100 | 18.16 | 949 | 70.81 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| First-class | 41 | 71 | 4 | 2612 | 202 | 38.98 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 93 | 84 | 7 | 1895 | 117 | 24.61 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 5 | 6 | 616 | 322 | 11 | 4/57 | 6/96 | 29.27 | 3.13 | 56.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 48 | 35 | 1574 | 1235 | 30 | 4/38 | 4/38 | 41.16 | 4.70 | 52.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 41 | 3407 | 2131 | 56 | 4/44 | 38.05 | 3.75 | 60.8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 93 | 2910 | 2297 | 56 | 4/38 | 4/38 | 41.01 | 4.73 | 51.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Wellington, Dec 26-30, 2000 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Galle, Jan 12-15, 2002 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, Sep 30, 2000 scorecard |
| Last ODI | South Africa v Zimbabwe at Cardiff, Jul 5, 2003 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1998/99 - 2004/05 |
| List A span | 1998/99 - 2005 |
After surviving a horrific car crash at the age of 16, Dougie Marillier was wheelchair-bound for three months, and it was feared he would never play cricket again. But he recovered to become an aggressive opening or middle-order batsman who favoured the leg side. He also showed outstanding improvisational skills in the one-day game, and gained great kudos in Zimbabwe in February 2001 by twice lapping low off-side full-tosses from Glenn McGrath over his shoulder for four in
the final over of a Perth one-dayer when 14 were needed (Zimbabwe lost by one run). He repeated the shot with devastating effect in a famous one-day victory over India at Faridabad in 2001-0. An occasional offspinner who gets more bounce than turn, he made an unexpected mark as a bowler in the fourth ODI against England at Bulawayo in October 2001, when he came on at 95 for 0 and stopped the rot by singlehandedly removing the top four in the order. He was also known to keep wicket. But he quit Zimbabwe cricket at the end of March 2004, disillusioned and angry, like so many before him, and opted to try his luck as a professional in England.
Martin Williamson (April 2004)
- Great opening acts (Jun 19, 2006)
- Door shut on four Zimbabwean cricketers' careers (Sep 4, 2005)
- Players say new contracts 'a body blow' (Sep 3, 2005)
- Marillier - 'No resolution in prospect' (Apr 26, 2004)
- Doug Marillier, updated biography (Jan 11, 2002)
Oct 5, 2004
Dougie Marillier portrait
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Apr 26, 2004
Doug Marillier
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May 29, 2003
Douglas Marillier is clean bowled by Mohammad Sami
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