Samuel Matthew Curran was born on 3 June 1998 and is an English cricketer who plays for England in all formats.
36 Facts About Sam Curran
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Sam Curran 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.
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Sam Curran plays as a left-handed all-rounder, bowling medium fast.
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Sam Curran was born on 3 June 1998 in Northampton, England to former Zimbabwe international cricketer Kevin Curran and mother Sarah Curran, while his father played county cricket for Northamptonshire.
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Sam Curran is the brother of Surrey and England cricketer Tom Curran, and Northamptonshire cricketer Ben Curran.
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Sam Curran grew up in Zimbabwe and was educated at Springvale House, Marondera and St George's College, Harare.
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Sam Curran spent his early years on the family farm in Rusape before the family left the farm during a period of land reform in Zimbabwe.
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Sam Curran represented Surrey at Under-15, Under-17, and Second XI level.
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Sam Curran was described by Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart as "the best 17-year-old cricketer that I have seen".
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Sam Curran made his 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.
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Sam Curran made his first-class debut in a County Championship fixture against Kent at The Oval on 13 July 2015.
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Sam Curran made his List A debut in a Royal London One-Day Cup match against Northamptonshire at The Oval on Thursday 27 July 2015.
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Sam Curran scored a quick fifty of just 23 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2019 Indian Premier League.
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Sam Curran was released by the Kings XI Punjab ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.
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Later the same month, in the County Championship match against Kent, Curran scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, with 126 runs.
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Sam Curran represented England Under-19s at the 2016 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, where he played all six games, scoring 201 runs and taking seven wickets to help his team finish sixth.
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Sam Curran made his Test debut at Headingley on 1 June 2018.
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Sam Curran retained his place in the England squad for the Test series against India.
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Sam Curran was named Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year for his performances in the 2018 season.
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Sam Curran played two Tests during England's tour of Sri Lanka in November 2018, scoring 112 runs at an average of 37.33, but only took a single wicket.
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Sam Curran played in the final Test of England's home series against Australia in September 2019, taking three wickets in Australia's first innings.
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Sam Curran made his T20I debut for England, against New Zealand, on 1 November 2019.
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Sam Curran played two Tests in the 2019 England tour of the West Indies, making 50 runs in four innings and taking one wicket at an average of 161.
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On 29 May 2020, Sam Curran was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On 17 June 2020, Sam Curran was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the Test series against the West Indies.
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On 4 July 2020, Sam Curran was named as one of the nine reserve players for the first Test match of the series.
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Sam Curran was included in the squad for England's 2021 tour of Sri Lanka.
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Sam Curran then played in all 5 T20I matches, and all 3 ODI matches as part of England's 2021 winter tour of India.
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On 28 March 2021, in the final ODI match of the tour, Sam Curran was awarded Player of the Match for scoring 95* in England's attempted run chase of 329 set by India.
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On 1 July 2021, in the second match against Sri Lanka, Sam Curran took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.
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On 16 August 2021 in the second test against India, Sam Curran was the first batter to get a king pair at Lord's.
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In September 2021, Sam Curran was named in England's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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However, on 5 October 2021, Sam Curran was ruled out of England's squad due to a back injury, with his brother, Tom, named as his replacement.
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Sam Curran was out of action for around 7 months making his comeback in the County Championship for Surrey on 21 April 2022 against Somerset.
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In England's opening match against Afghanistan, Sam Curran took a five-wicket haul, helping England win the match and earning him the Man of the Match award.
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Sam Curran was the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament, taking 13 wickets with a bowling average of 11.38, and was named Player of the Tournament for his efforts.