Thomas Kevin Curran is a cricketer from England who has represented his country in many international competitions, including Twenty20 Internationals, One Day Internationals, and Test matches. He was born on March 12, 1995. Within the realm of English domestic cricket, he is a member of the Surrey County Cricket Club. He is an all-rounder who bowls with his right arm and bowls fast-medium. His first appearance for England on the international stage came in June of 2017.
In addition to being the brother of Northamptonshire County Cricket Club batsman Ben Curran and England and Surrey all-rounder Sam Curran, he is the son of Kevin Curran, a former Zimbabwe international cricketer. The Cricket Writers’ Club awarded Curran the Young Cricketer of the Year title in 2015 for his outstanding success in the sport. Even though he did not participate in any of the matches that took place during the 2019 Cricket World Cup, he was a member of the England team that triumphed in the competition.
At the under-15, under-17, and under-19 levels, Curran was a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Inland provincial team. After former Surrey captain Ian Greig took notice of him while he was playing school cricket, he was asked to play for the Surrey second XI in 2012. In September of the same year, he was moved to Wellington College due to his outstanding performance. Both his first match for Surrey, which was a List A match against Essex in August 2013, and his first match for Surrey, which was a First Class match against Cambridge University in April 2014, were his debuts.
The Cape Town Knight Riders selected him to be a member of their team for the first season of the Twenty20 Global League in August of 2017. On the other hand, Cricket South Africa first decided to postpone the event till November 2018, however after that, they decided to cancel it shortly after. The Kolkata Knight Riders announced that Curran will be taking over for Mitchell Starc for the 2018 Indian Premier League. For that season, Curran participated in five matches and got six wickets.
Tom Curran Biography
| Name | Tom Curran |
| Full Name | Thomas Kevin Curran |
| Date of Birth | 12 March 1995 |
| Place of Birth | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | British |
| Father’s Name | Kevin Curran |
| Mother’s Name | NA |
| Siblings | Sam Curran, Ben Curran |
| Spouse | NA |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Batting |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium |
| ODI Debut | 29 September 2017 vs. West Indies |
| Test Debut | 26 December 2017 vs. Australia |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | NA |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
In the Twenty20 Blast encounter that took place on July 25, 2019, Curran achieved a hat-trick, resulting in statistics of three wickets for three runs from the two overs that he bowled. Glamorgan was the team’s opponent. It was announced in September 2019 that Curran would be a member of the Tshwane Spartans side that would compete in the Mzansi Super League competition scheduled for 2019. Before the 2020 Indian Premier League, the Rajasthan Royals purchased Curran at the basic price of INR 1 crore at an auction that took place in December 2019.
In February of 2021, at the auction for the 2021 Indian Premier League, the Delhi Capitals purchased Curran in preparation for the 2021 IPL. It was in April of 2022 that the Oval Invincibles made the purchase of his services for the 2022 season of The Hundred. Curran was found guilty of intimidating an umpire during a pre-match confrontation in December 2023, when he was playing for the Sydney Sixers. As a result of this conviction, Curran was banned for four matches during the Big Bash season.
Curran was picked for the England Performance Programme team in September 2015, and he completed his residential qualifying for England in October of that same year. Curran is eligible to play for South Africa, Zimbabwe, or England. During the One Day International (ODI) trip to the West Indies in February 2017, he was given his first call-up to a complete English team. He was allowed to fill in for Jake Ball during the tour.
Curran was selected to be a member of England’s Twenty20 International (T20I) team for the series that they intend to play against South Africa in June of 2017. On June 23, 2017, he made his debut for England in the Twenty20 International against South Africa at Taunton. He captured three wickets for a total of 33 runs, including one wicket in his very first over. As a result of his selection to the One-Day International team for England’s upcoming series against the West Indies, he made his debut in the One-Day International format on September 29, 2017, against the West Indies.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 13 | 5 | 127 | 54* | 25.40 | 107 | 118.69 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21.00 | 17 | 123.52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 54* | 83.00 | 62 | 133.87 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 7.66 | 28 | 82.14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 13 | 238 | 430 | 13 | 3/29 | 33.08 | 10.84 | 18.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 68 | 104 | 4 | 3/29 | 26.00 | 9.17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 109 | 208 | 3 | 1/37 | 69.33 | 11.44 | 36.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 61 | 118 | 6 | 2/19 | 19.66 | 11.60 | 10.16 | 0 | 0 |
It was announced in November 2017 that Curran would be joining England’s Test team to take the position of Steven Finn for the Ashes series that would be played in Australia. At the beginning of the fourth test, which began at the MCG on Boxing Day, Curran was picked as a substitute for the injured Craig Overton, which resulted in him making his debut in a formal test match. By catching David Warner at mid-on for 99 runs, he was able to remove him during his first test match.
The television replays, on the other hand, showed that Curran had overstepped, and a no-ball was signaled. In the end, Warner came back to finish his century, and Curran concluded the day without taking any wickets. In the last four years, he became the third England bowler, following in the footsteps of Ben Stokes and Mark Wood, to lose out on a first-ever wicket in a test match due to a no-ball. With Steve Smith, he took his maiden wicket in a test match. For the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Curran has been selected to be a member of England’s team.
However, he was one of two players, along with Liam Dawson, who did not participate in the event, which ultimately resulted in England winning the competition. Curran was placed in England’s 24-man squad on July 9, 2020, making him eligible to begin practicing behind closed doors for the one-day international series against Ireland.
