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| Full name | Thomas Kevin Curran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-03-12)12 March 1995 (age 30) Cape Town,Western Cape, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armfast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Kevin P Curran (grandfather) Kevin M Curran (father) Sam Curran (brother) Ben Curran (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 682) | 26 December 2017 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 4 January 2018 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 248) | 29 September 2017 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 4 July 2021 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 79) | 23 June 2017 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 18 July 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–present | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19–2023/24 | Sydney Sixers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Delhi Capitals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Oval Invincibles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Islamabad United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024/25–2025/26 | Melbourne Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Gulf Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Lahore Qalandars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Kevin Curran (born 12 March 1995), is an Englishcricketer who representsEngland inTest matches,One Day Internationals andTwenty20 Internationals. He plays forSurrey County Cricket Club in English domestic cricket. He is a right-armfast-medium bowling all-rounder . He made his international debut for England in June 2017.[1] He is the son of formerZimbabwe international cricketerKevin Curran, and the brother of bothZimbabwe batsmanBen Curran and England and Surrey all-rounderSam Curran.
Curran won theCricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year award for his performances in 2015.[2] He was part of the England squad that won the2019 Cricket World Cup, though he did not play in any matches during the tournament.[3]
Born inCape Town, where his father played for Boland, Curran grew up in Zimbabwe and attendedSpringvale House, apreparatory school inZimbabwe before moving on to the prestigiousSt George's College in Harare. His excellence at cricket allowed him to move ontoHilton College and finallyWellington College in England.
Curran representedKwaZulu-Natal Inland at under-15, under-17 and under-19 level.[4] Noticed playing school cricket by former Surrey captainIan Greig, he was invited to play for the Surrey second XI in 2012, and was transferred to Wellington College in September of that year.[5] He made his senior debut for Surrey in aList A match againstEssex in August 2013, and hisFirst Class debut againstCambridge University in April 2014.In August 2017, he was named inCape Town Knight Riders' squad for the first season of theT20 Global League.[6] However, in October 2017,Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[7]
Curran was announced as the replacement forMitchell Starc byKolkata Knight Riders for the2018 Indian Premier League,[8] where he played 5 matches and took 6 wickets.
On 25 July 2019, in the2019 t20 Blast match againstGlamorgan, Curran took ahat-trick,[9] finishing with figures of three wickets for three runs from the two overs he bowled.[10]
In September 2019, Curran was named in the squad for theTshwane Spartans team for the2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.[11]
In December 2019, in the 2020 IPL auction, Curran was bought by theRajasthan Royals from his base price of INR 1 crore ahead of the2020 IPL.[12]
In February 2021, in the2021 IPL auction, Curran was bought by theDelhi Capitals ahead of the2021 IPL.[13] In April 2022, he was bought by theOval Invincibles for the2022 season ofThe Hundred.[14]
In December 2023, while playing for theSydney Sixers, Curran was suspended for 4 matches of theBig Bash season after being found guilty of intimidating an umpire in a pre-match altercation.[15]
Eligible to play for South Africa, Zimbabwe or England, Curran was selected for theEngland Performance Programme squad in September 2015; he completed his residential qualification for England in October 2015.[16] He received his first call-up to a full English squad in February 2017, for theOne Day International (ODI)tour of the West Indies, as cover forJake Ball.[17]
In June 2017, Curran was named in England'sTwenty20 International (T20I) squad for theirseries against South Africa.[18] He made his T20I debut for England against South Africa on 23 June 2017 at Taunton, taking 3 wickets for 33 runs, including a wicket in his first over.[19] He was named in England's ODI squad for their next series,against the West Indies,[20] and made his ODI debut against the West Indies on 29 September 2017.[21]
In November 2017, Curran was added to England'sTest squad as a replacement forSteven Finn for theAshes series in Australia.[22] Prior to the fourth Test, starting at theMCG on Boxing Day, Curran was named as a replacement for the injuredCraig Overton, giving him his Test debut.[23][24] During his debut Test, he had dismissedDavid Warner, caught at mid-on for 99. However, TV replays showed that Curran had over-stepped and ano-ball was called. Warner returned to complete his century and Curran finished the day wicketless. He was the third England bowler in four years, afterBen Stokes andMark Wood, to miss out on a maiden Test wicket because of a no-ball.[25] His first wicket in Tests wasSteve Smith.[26]
Curran was named inEngland's squad for the2019 Cricket World Cup,[27][28] but was one of two players – along withLiam Dawson – to be unused, as England went on to win the tournament.[29]
On 9 July 2020, Curran was included in England's 24-man squad to start trainingbehind closed doors for theODI series against Ireland,[30][31] and was later named in England's squad for the series.[32][33] He went on to play in four of England's six ODIs and all six of their T20Is that summer, taking a total of four wickets.
In September 2021, Curran was named as one of three travelling reserves in England's squad for the2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[34] The following month, he was added to England's main squad for the World Cup,[35] replacing his brother,Sam, who was ruled out due to a back injury.[36]
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