Benjamin Jack Curran (born 7 June 1996) is an English

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er who plays for Northamptonshire. Curran is a left-handed batsman. He is the son of former Zimbabwean international cricketer Kevin Curran, and the brother of England internationals

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and Sam Curran. He has previously represented the MCC Young Cricketers, and the Nottinghamshire Second XI. Curran made his Twenty20 debut for Northamptonshire against Derbyshire on 8 August 2018. He signed with Northamptonshire for the remainder of the 2018 season on 15 August 2018, and made his first-class debut against Durham on 29 August 2018. He made his

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debut on 26 April 2019, for Northamptonshire in the

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. Curran was selected to play for the

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in the 20/21 and the 201/22 Logan Cup in Zimbabwe, where he grew up.

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* 1996 births Living people English cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers Cricketers from Northampton Ben English people of Zimbabwean descent European sportspeople of Zimbabwean descent Southern Rocks cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1990s-stub