Thomas Kevin Curran (born 12 March 1995), is an English cricketer who represents

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s and

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. He plays for

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in English domestic cricket. He is a right-arm

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bowling all - rounder . He made his international debut for England in June 2017. He is the son of former

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international cricketer

Kevin Curran Kevin Curran may refer to: * Kevin Curran (cricketer) (1959–2012), Zimbabwean cricketer * Kevin Curran (cricketer, born 1928) (1928–2017), Zimbabwean cricketer * Kevin Curran (footballer, born 1919) (1919–1986), Australian rules footballer ...

, and the brother of both

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batsman

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and England and Surrey all-rounder

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. Curran won the

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award for his performances in 2015. He was part of the England squad that won the

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, though he did not play in any matches during the tournament.

Early life and education

Born in

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, where his father played for Boland, Curran grew up in Zimbabwe and attended

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, a preparatory school in

before moving on to the prestigious St George's College (in Harare). His excellence at cricket allowed him to move onto Hilton College and finally

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in England.

Domestic and T20 cricket

Curran represented KwaZulu-Natal Inland at under-15, under-17 and under-19 level. Noticed playing school cricket by former Surrey captain

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, he was invited to play for the Surrey second XI in 2012, and was transferred to Wellington College in September of that year. He made his senior debut for Surrey in a

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match against

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in August 2013, and his First Class debut against

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in April 2014. In August 2017, he was named in

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' squad for the first season of the

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. However, in October 2017,

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initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after. Curran was announced as the replacement for

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for the

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, where he played 5 matches and took 6 wickets. On 25 July 2019, in the

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match against

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, Curran took a

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, finishing with figures of three wickets for three runs from the two overs he bowled. In September 2019, Curran was named in the squad for the

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team for the

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tournament. In December 2019, in the 2020 IPL auction, Curran was bought by the

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from his base price of INR 1 crore ahead of the 2020 IPL. In February 2021, in the 2021 IPL auction, Curran was bought by the

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ahead of the 2021 IPL. In April 2022, he was bought by the

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for the 2022 season of The Hundred.

International cricket

Eligible to play for South Africa, Zimbabwe or England, Curran was selected for the

Performance Programme squad in September 2015; he completed his residential qualification for England in October 2015. He received his first call-up to a full English squad in February 2017, for the

(ODI) tour of the West Indies, as cover for Jake Ball. In June 2017, Curran was named in England's

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(T20I) squad for their series against South Africa. 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. He was named in England's ODI squad for their next series, against the West Indies, and made his ODI debut against the West Indies on 29 September 2017. In November 2017, Curran was added to England's

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squad as a replacement for

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for the

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in Australia. Prior to the fourth Test, starting at the

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on Boxing Day, Curran was named as a replacement for the injured

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, giving him his Test debut. During his debut Test, he had dismissed

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, caught at mid-on for 99. However, TV replays showed that Curran had over-stepped and a

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was called. Warner returned to complete his century and Curran finished the day wicketless. He was the third England bowler in four years, after

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and Mark Wood, to miss out on a maiden Test wicket because of a no-ball. His first wicket in Tests was

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. Curran was named in England's squad for the

, but was one of two players – along with

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– to be unused, as England went on to win the tournament. On 9 July 2020, Curran was included in England's 24-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against Ireland, and was later was named in England's squad for the series. 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 the

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. The following month, he was added to England's main squad for the World Cup, replacing his brother, Sam, who was ruled out due to a back injury.

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