Kevin Curran (cricketer)

Kevin Malcolm Curran (7 September 1959 – 10 October 2012) was a Zimbabwean international cricketer.

For his father, see Kevin Curran (cricketer, born 1928).

Kevin Curran
Personal information
Full nameKevin Malcolm Curran
Born(1959-09-07)7 September 1959
Rusape, Southern Rhodesia
Died10 October 2012(2012-10-10) (aged 53)
Mutare, Zimbabwe
NicknameKC
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsKP Curran (father)
TK Curran (son)
BJ Curran (son)
SM Curran (son)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 2)9 June 1983 v Australia
Last ODI30 October 1987 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1985–1990Gloucestershire
1988/89Natal
1991–1999Northamptonshire
1994/95–1997/98Boland
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 11 324 407
Runs scored 287 15,740 9,194
Batting average 26.09 36.86 30.34
100s/50s 0/2 25/83 1/53
Top score 73 159 119*
Balls bowled 506 31,994 14,349
Wickets 9 605 364
Bowling average 44.22 27.65 29.25
5 wickets in innings 0 15 1
10 wickets in match 0 4 0
Best bowling 3/65 7/47 5/15
Catches/stumpings 1/– 209/– 105/–
Source: CricInfo, 14 July 2015

Born in 1959 at Rusape in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, he played in both the 1983 and 1987 Cricket World Cup. He was also a Zimbabwean cricket coach from August 2005 to September 2007. At the time of his death, he was head of the Zimbabwe Cricket Academy.

A genuine all-rounder, Curran was a right arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed middle order batsman. He was a regular in English county cricket for Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire in the 1980s and 90s, and passed 1000 runs in a season five times. He also played in South Africa for both Boland and Natal.

The Surrey and England cricketers Tom Curran and Sam Curran and the Northamptonshire player Ben Curran are his sons. His father, also called Kevin, played first-class cricket for Rhodesia in the 1940's and 1950's.

Death

Curran collapsed while jogging in Mutare and died shortly thereafter on 10 October 2012, aged 53.[1]

References
  1. "Ex-Zimbabwe cricketer Kevin Curran dies". supersport.com. 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.


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