SamCurran

Player Bio

One of the biggest talents in world cricket, Sam Curran is respected across the globe.

Having made his first-class debut in July 2015, at the age of 17, Sam is regarded as one of the finest prospects in the game and made his Test debut in 2018. Enjoying his first full summer with the club in 2017 having completed his A Levels, the younger Curran brother became a consistent presence in both County Championship and Royal London One Day Cup matches.

Often opening the bowling, left armer Sam is capable of swinging the ball both ways and can also prove destructive with the bat. He demonstrated those skills at the highest level in 2018 as he was named Player of the Series during England’s 4-1 Test win over Virat Kohli’s India. Named as a Wisden Cricket of the Year in 2019, Curran has represented England more than 120 times across all formats since making his debut in 2018. After England’s World Cup win the previous winter, the Surrey Academy graduate was awarded an MBE in 2023 acknowledging his services to cricket.

Ahead of 2025 season, Curran was named Surrey’s T20 captain. An experienced T20 cricketer, Curran was named the player of the tournament as England won the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia in 2022. At the time of being appointed the captain of his boyhood club, the allrounder had already scored over 4,000 T20 runs and made his first T20 century in 2024 Vitality Blast against Hampshire at the Kia Oval. With the ball, he had collected over 250 T20 wickets with a knack for taking crucial wickets for the team.