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Full name | Benjamin Jack Curran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Northampton, Northamptonshire, England | 7 June 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut(cap 130) | 26 December 2024 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 2 January 2025 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut(cap 159) | 17 December 2024 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 21 December 2024 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2022 | Northamptonshire (squad no. 17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020/21–2022/23 | Southern Rocks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Norfolk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023/24– | Mid West Rhinos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,30 December 2024 |
Benjamin Jack Curran (born 7 June 1996) is an English-Zimbabwean cricketer who previously played for Northamptonshire. He made his international debut for Zimbabwe on 17 December 2024.
Ben Curran is a left-handed batsman who is the second son of former Zimbabwean international cricketer Kevin M Curran,and the brother of England internationals Tom and Sam Curran. He has previously represented the MCC Young Cricketers,Northamptonshire and the Nottinghamshire Second XI. [1]
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] He was released following the 2022 season. [6]
Curran was selected to play for the Southern Rocks in the 20/21 and the 21/22 Logan Cup in Zimbabwe,where he grew up. [7] [8]
He was called-up to the Zimbabwe squad for their home One Day International series (ODI) against Afghanistan in December 2024. [9] [10] Curran made his ODI debut on 17 December 2024,making 15 before the match was abandoned due to rain. [11] He was selected in the Zimbabwe squad for the subsequent series against Afghanistan [12] and made his debut on 26 December 2024,scoring 68 off 74 balls in his first innings in the format. [13] [14]
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