Tom Curran

Thomas Kevin Curran is an English cricketer who represents England in Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. He plays for Surrey County Cricket Club in English domestic cricket. He is the son of former Zimbabwe international cricketer Kevin Curran, and the brother of both Northamptonshire CCC batsman Ben Curran and England and Surrey all – rounder Sam Curran.

Curran won the Cricket Writers’ Club Young Cricketer of the Year award for his performances in 2015. He was part of the England squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup, though he did not play in any matches during the tournament.

Early life:

Born in Cape Town, where his grandfather and father played for Boland, Curran grew up in Zimbabwe and attended Springvale House, a preparatory school in Zimbabwe 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 Wellington College in England.

Domestic Career:

• Curran represented KwaZulu – Natal Inland at under – 15, under – 17 and under – 19 level. Noticed playing school cricket by former Surrey captain Ian Greig, he was invited to play for the Surrey second XI in 2012.
• List A senior debut: for Surrey in a match against Essex in August 2013
• First Class debut: for Surrey against Cambridge University in April 2014

IPL Career:

• Curran was announced as the replacement for Mitchell Starc by Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2018 Indian Premier League, where he played 5 matches and took 6 wickets.
• In December 2019, in the 2020 IPL auction, Curran was bought by the Rajasthan Royals 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 Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2021 IPL.
• In December 2023, in the 2024 IPL auction, Curran was bought by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of the 2024 IPL.

International Career

• 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
• ODI debut: for England against the West Indies on 29 September 2017
• Test debut: on 26 December 2017 for England against Australia

Major Achievements:

• In September 2021, Curran was named as one of three travelling reserves in England’s squad for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
• 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.
• 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 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.