Sam Curran

Sam is an English cricketer who plays for England in all formats. Curran made his Test and One Day International debuts in 2018, and his Twenty20 International debut in 2019. He was part of the England team that won the 2022 T20 World Cup, taking the most wickets for England at the tournament and was named Player of the Tournament.

Early life:

He was born into a family of cricketers. His grandfather was Kevin P Curran, his father was Kevin M Curran, and his brothers were Tom Curran and Ben Curran.

Domestic Career:

Sam represented Surrey at Under-15, Under-17, and Second XI level. He was described by Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart as “the best 17-year-old cricketer that I have seen”.

• 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.
• First class debut: in a County Championship fixture against Kent at The Oval on 13 July 2015.
• List A debut: in a Royal London One-Day Cup match against Northamptonshire at The Oval on Thursday 27 July 2015

Curran scored his maiden century in first-class cricket with 126 runs in the County Championship match against Kent.

International Career:

• Test debut: 1 June 2018 v Pakistan
• ODI debut: 24 June 2018 v Australia
• T20I debut: 1 November 2019 v New Zealand

Curran represented Zimbabwe Cricket U13s cricket team at the 2011–12 CSA U13 Week in South Africa, where he won the player of the tournament.

He represented England Under-19s at the 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Major Achievements:

• He holds the English record for the best T20I bowling figures, 5–10 against Afghanistan in 2022.
• In the 2023 Cricket World Cup, Curran became the first English bowler to take a wicket off the very first ball on World Cup debut.
• 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.
• Curran was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to cricket.