Ben Curran
Benjamin Jack Curran (born 7 June 1996) is an English cricketer who plays for Northamptonshire. Curran is a left-handed batsman. He is the son of former Zimbabwe international cricketer Kevin Curran, and the brother of England internationals Tom Curran and Sam Curran. He has previously represented the MCC Young Cricketers, and the Nottinghamshire Second XI.[1]
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Full name | Benjamin Jack Curran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Northampton, England | 7 June 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Kevin P Curran (grandfather) Kevin M Curran (father) Tom Curran (brother) Sam Curran (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–present | Northamptonshire (squad no. 57) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 29 August 2018 Northamptonshire v Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 26 April 2019 Northamptonshire v Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 August 2020 |
Curran made his Twenty20 debut for Northamptonshire against Derbyshire on 8 August 2018.[2] He signed with Northamptonshire for the remainder of the 2018 season on 15 August 2018,[3] and made his first-class debut against Durham on 29 August 2018.[4] He made his List A debut on 26 April 2019, for Northamptonshire in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup.[5]
In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Southern Rocks in the 2020–21 Logan Cup in Zimbabwe.[6][7]
References
- "Ben Curran". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- "North Group (N), Vitality Blast at Derby, Aug 8 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- "The third Curran brother - Ben - signs for Northamptonshire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Chester-le-Street, Aug 29 - Sep 1 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- "North Group, Royal London One-Day Cup at Northampton, Apr 26 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.