The English cricketer Samuel Matthew Curran MBE was born on June 3, 1998. He is a member of the England national team and competes in all game forms. Within the realm of domestic cricket, he is a member of the Surrey team and has participated in several Twenty20 competitions. On the 23rd of December in the year 2023, Punjab Kings purchased him for a sum of ₹18.5 crore, which is equal to ₹20 crore or £2.0 million in future currency.
In 2018, Curran made his debut in the Test and One Day International competitions, and in 2019, he made his debut in the Twenty20 International competition. His performance in the Twenty20 World Cup in 2022 earned him the title of Player of the Tournament. He was a member of the England squad that triumphed in the tournament and won the title. Additionally, he bowls at a medium speed and plays as a left-handed all-rounder.
As of 2022, he holds the record for the greatest Twenty20 International bowling stats in England, with a score of 5–10 against Afghanistan. Curran made history by being the first English bowler to take a wicket off the very first delivery of his World Cup debut. This accomplishment occurred during the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Throughout his career, Curran has represented Surrey at the Under-15, Under-17, and Second XI levels. He played for Weybridge in the Surrey Championship Premier Division during the 2014 season when he was a member of the team.
In his capacity as director of cricket for Surrey, Alec Stewart referred to him as “the best 17-year-old cricketer that I have seen.”On June 19, 2015, at the age of 17 years and 16 days, Curran made his debut as a senior player in a Twenty20 match against Kent at The Oval. The game was part of the NatWest t20 Blast international competition. In a game against Kent in the County Championship at The Oval on July 13, 2015, he made his debut in the first-class competition.
Sam Curran Biography
| Name | Sam Curran |
| Full Name | Samuel Matthew Curran |
| Date of Birth | 3 June 1998 |
| Place of Birth | Northampton, United Kingdom |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | British |
| Father’s Name | Kevin Curran |
| Mother’s Name | Sarah Curran |
| Siblings | Tom Curran, Ben Curran |
| Spouse | NA |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Batting |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| ODI Debut | June 2018 vs. Pakistan |
| Test Debut | June 2018 vs. Pakistan |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Black |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
After Tony Lock, who made his debut precisely 69 years earlier at the age of 17 years and 8 days, also against Kent at The Oval, he became Surrey’s second youngest first-class cricketer in history at the age of 17 years and 40 days. He was the second youngest player in the history of the sport. In the first innings, he delivered figures of 5/101, and it is thought that he is the youngest player in the history of the County Championship to ever take five wickets in a match.
On Thursday, July 27, 2015, he made his debut in the List A competition, which was a Royal London One-Day Cup match against Northamptonshire. The match took place at The Oval. The Auckland Aces have acquired his services for the 2017–18 Super Smash season. The Kings XI Punjab purchased him in December 2018, at the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League. The price was ₹7.2 crore, which is equal to ₹9.6 crore or £1.0 million in 2023.
Throughout the 2019 Indian Premier League season, the International Cricket Council (ICC) selected him as one of eight players to keep an eye on in March of this year. His quickfire 20 runs as an opener in the 2019 Indian Premier League earned him the Player of the thematic title. He also got a hat-trick in his second encounter, which was against Delhi Capitals. This helped Kings XI Punjab win by 14 runs, which earned him the distinction of being the player of the match.
During the 2019 Indian Premier League, he also hit a rapid fifty off only 23 balls while playing against the Kolkata Knight Riders on the field. Ahead of the Indian Premier League auction in 2020, the Kings XI Punjab decided to release him. In front of the 2020 Indian Premier League, the Chennai Super Kings purchased him at the auction for the Indian Premier League in the year 2020. It was in April of 2022 that the Oval Invincibles made the purchase of his services for the 2022 season of The Hundred.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 51 | 11 | 733 | 63 | 24.43 | 523 | 140.15 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 34 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 120 | 63 | 24.00 | 95 | 126.32 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 3 | 276 | 55 | 27.60 | 203 | 135.96 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 56 | 34 | 18.66 | 29 | 193.10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 3 | 186 | 52 | 23.25 | 141 | 131.91 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 4 | 95 | 55* | 23.75 | 55 | 172.72 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 51 | 1019 | 1611 | 48 | 4/11 | 33.56 | 9.49 | 21.23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 84 | 127 | 6 | 3/28 | 21.17 | 9.07 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 287 | 489 | 10 | 3/31 | 48.90 | 10.22 | 28.70 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 198 | 328 | 9 | 3/34 | 36.44 | 9.93 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 252 | 344 | 13 | 3/19 | 26.46 | 8.19 | 19.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 198 | 323 | 10 | 4/11 | 32.30 | 9.78 | 19.80 | 1 | 0 |
During the 2022 Twenty20 Blast, which took place in June 2022, Curran achieved his maiden five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket. He got five wickets and thirty runs against the Hampshire Hawks. Later on in the same month, Curran earned his first century in first-class cricket, which was 126 runs, during a match against Kent that was part of the County Championship. Only 62 balls were required for him to attain his hundred.
Throughout the test series against India, Curran was able to maintain his position in the England side. He captured four wickets in the first innings of the first test match at Edgbaston, including the wickets of India’s top three batters, and he scored 63 runs in the second innings of England’s match, earning him the title of Player of the Match. After being left out of the England squad for the third test, he came back to the team at the Rose Bowl to replace Chris Woakes, who was injured. He ended up scoring the highest score in England’s first innings, which was 78.
Even though Curran scored his first duck in a test match during the fifth test match at The Oval, England’s Player of the Series award went to him. He was able to contribute 272 runs and 11 wickets to England’s triumph against India in the series, which England won 4–1. His outstanding play throughout the 2018 season earned him the title of Young Cricketer of the Year from the Cricket Writers’ Club. While England was on tour in Sri Lanka in November 2018, Curran participated in two Test matches and scored 112 runs at an average of 37.33. However, he only managed to take one wicket throughout the trip.
During the very last test match of England’s home series against Australia, which took place in September 2019, he participated and took three wickets during Australia’s first innings. Later on in the month, he was selected to be a member of England’s Twenty20 International (T20I) and Test teams for the series that they were going to play against New Zealand. On November 1, 2019, he made his debut for England in a Twenty20 International match against New Zealand.
