Sam Curran

Sam Curran
Personal information
Full name Samuel Matthew Curran
Born (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Left-arm medium-fast
Role All-rounder
Relations Kevin Curran (grandfather)
Kevin Curran (father)
Tom Curran (brother)
Ben Curran (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 686) 1 June 2018 v Pakistan
Last Test 7 September 2018 v India
Only ODI (cap 250) 24 June 2018 v Australia
ODI shirt no. 58
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–present Surrey (squad no. 58)
2017 Auckland Aces
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 5 1 47 50
Runs scored 292 15 1,790 595
Batting average 36.50 15.00 28.87 21.25
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/13 0/1
Top score 78 15 96 57
Balls bowled 551 36 6,638 2,256
Wickets 13 2 131 68
Bowling average 23.23 22.00 28.88 30.63
5 wickets in innings 0 0 6 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 1 n/a
Best bowling 4/74 2/44 7/58 4/32
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 13/– 20/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 September 2018

Samuel Matthew Curran (born 3 June 1998) is an English cricketer, who plays for Surrey and England. Curran is a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler.

Early life and education

Curran was born in Northampton, the youngest son of former Zimbabwe international cricketer Kevin Curran. He is the brother of Surrey and England cricketer Tom Curran, and Northamptonshire cricketer Ben Curran. He was educated at Springvale House, St. George's College, Harare, and Wellington College, Berkshire.[1] He lived on the family farm in Rusape, before it was seized under the land reform policy in 2004.[2]

Domestic career

Curran represented Surrey at Under-15, Under-17, and Second XI level. During the 2014 season he represented Weybridge in the Surrey Championship Premier Division.[3] He was described by Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart as "the best 17-year-old cricketer that I have seen".[4]

Curran made his senior debut in a Twenty20 match in the NatWest t20 Blast tournament against Kent at The Oval on 19 June 2015, aged 17 years and 16 days.[5] He made his first-class debut in a County Championship fixture against Kent at The Oval on 13 July 2015. [6] At the age of 17 years and 40 days he became Surrey's second youngest first-class cricketer in history after Tony Lock, who debuted exactly 69 years earlier at the age of 17 years and 8 days, also against Kent at The Oval. He returned figures of 5/101 in the first innings, and is believed to be the youngest-ever player to take five wickets in a County Championship match.[7] He made his List A debut in a Royal London One-Day Cup match against Northamptonshire at The Oval on Thursday 27 July 2015.

He was signed by Auckland Aces for the 2017–18 Super Smash.[8]

International career

Curran represented Zimbabwe Under-13s at the 2011–12 CSA Under-13 Week tournament. [9]

He represented England Under-19s at the 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup,[10] where he played all six games, scoring 201 runs and taking seven wickets to help his team finish sixth. He was selected for the England Lions for their 2016–17 tour of the United Arab Emirates, and again for their match against South Africa A at Canterbury in the 2017 season.

Curran received his first senior call-up for England in January 2018 for the 2017-18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series against Australia and New Zealand,[11] but did not play any games.

On 30 May 2018 he was added to the England Test squad ahead of the second Test against Pakistan, as cover for Ben Stokes.[12] He made his Test debut at Headingley on 1 June 2018.[13] Curran scored 20 in England's only innings, and returned match figures of 2/43..[14]

On 24 June 2018, he made his One Day International debut against Australia.[15]

Curran retained his place in the England squad for the Test series against India. In the first Test at Edgbaston he took 4/74 in the first innings, including the wickets of India's top three batsmen[16], and scored 63 in England's second innings, and was awarded Player of the Match.[17] After being omitted from the England team for the third Test, he returned in place of the injured Chris Woakes at the Ageas Bowl, where he top scored in England's first innings with 78.[18] Curran registered his first Test duck in the fifth Test at The Oval, but was named England's Player of the Series against India, having contributed 272 runs and 11 wickets in England's 4-1 series victory.[19]

He was named Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year for his performances in the 2018 season.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Sam Curran". CricketArchive.
  2. ↑ "Ashes diary: the Currans, the Marshes and their family ties". The Times.
  3. ↑ "Surrey Premier League Matches played by Sam Curran". CricketArchive.
  4. ↑ "Curran starlets in trim for Lord's challenge". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Surrey v Kent, NatWest T20 Blast 2015 (South Division)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Surrey v Kent, LV County Championship 2015 (Division 2)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sam Curran". ESPNcricinfo.
  8. ↑ "Twenty20 Matches played by Sam Curran". CricketArchive.
  9. ↑ "Miscellaneous Matches played by Sam Curran". CricketArchive.
  10. ↑ "England Under-19s Squad". ESPNcricinfo.
  11. ↑ "Sam Curran joins brother Tom in T20 squad". ESPNcricinfo.
  12. ↑ "Sam Curran called up as cover for Ben Stokes after hamstring scare". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "2nd Test, Pakistan tour of Ireland, England and Scotland at Leeds, Jun 1-5 2018 | Match Report | ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "England v Pakistan: Sam Curran takes first Test wicket as tourists all out for 174". 1 June 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. ↑ "Breathtaking Buttler secures England their whitewash in one-wicket thriller". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Sam Curran blows away India's top three". CricBuzz. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  17. ↑ "1st Test, India tour of Ireland and England at Birmingham, Aug 1-4 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  18. ↑ "4th Test, India tour of Ireland and England at Southampton, Aug 30 - Sep 2 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  19. ↑ "5th Test, India tour of Ireland and England at London, Sep 7-11 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  20. ↑ "Surrey: Burns, Curran and Sciver honoured in clean sweep at Writers' Awards". BBC. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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