Tom Curran (cricketer)
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| Full name | Thomas Kevin Curran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
12 March 1995 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations |
Kevin Curran (father) Sam Curran (brother) Ben Curran (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–present | Surrey (squad no. 59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 1 April 2014 Surrey v Cambridge MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 2 August 2013 Surrey v Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 3 December 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Kevin Curran (born 12 March 1995) is a South African-born English cricketer who plays for Surrey. Curran is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He is the son of former Zimbabwe international Kevin Curran, and the brother of Ben Curran (MCC Young Cricketer), and brother of Surrey all-rounder Sam Curran.
Born in Cape Town, Curran attended Springvale House, a preparatory school in Zimbabwe before moving on to Hilton College where he represented KwaZulu-Natal Inland at under-15, under-17 and under-19 level. [1] Noticed playing schools cricket by former Surrey captain Ian Greig, he was invited to play for the Surrey second XI in 2012, and transferred to Wellington College in September of that year.[2] He made his senior debut for Surrey in a List A match against Essex in August 2013, and his First Class debut against Cambridge University in April 2014.
Curran was selected for the England Performance Programme squad in September 2015; he completed his residential qualification for England in October 2015.[3] He is also eligible to represent Ireland.[4]
He won the Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year award for his performances in 2015.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1305/1305044/Miscellaneous_Matches.html
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/550235.html
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/923515.html
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/550235.html
- ↑ Playfair Cricket Annual, 2016 edition, p. 226.