Sam Curran
On scorecards: SM Curran
In-game rating: 71/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Sam Curran played 24 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 2018 to 2021. The first came against Pakistan at Headingley, with a score of 20 and 2 wickets, and the last against India at Headingley in 2021.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 610 runs at 29.0 in 14 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 78 from 136 balls against India at The Rose Bowl in 2018, in a match England won. The best bowling is 4 for 58 against South Africa at SuperSport Park in 2019.
In all: 3 fifties. At home the average was 27.6 across 12 Tests; away it was 21.6 across 12 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 346 runs at 31.5 in 7 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 3 Tests and 95 runs at 19.0. England won 16 of the Tests Sam Curran played and lost 5, with 3 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 24 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 136 | India | The Rose Bowl | 2018 | Won |
| 64 | 119 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2018 | Won |
| 63 | 65 | India | Edgbaston | 2018 | Won |
| 48 | 104 | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium | 2018 | Won |
| 46 | 83 | India | The Rose Bowl | 2018 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/58 | 20 | South Africa | SuperSport Park | 2019 | Lost |
| 4/74 | 17 | India | Edgbaston | 2018 | Won |
| 3/28 | 10 | Ireland | Lord's | 2019 | Won |
| 3/46 | 17 | Australia | Kennington Oval | 2019 | Won |
| 3/119 | 35 | New Zealand | Bay Oval | 2019 | Lost |
Best in a match: 5/92 against India (2018).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7 | 346 | 31.45 | 0/2 | 14 | 35.50 |
| South Africa | 4 | 130 | 18.57 | 0/0 | 10 | 32.60 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 125 | 25.00 | 0/1 | 4 | 41.00 |
| West Indies | 3 | 67 | 16.75 | 0/0 | 4 | 65.25 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 40 | 40.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 39.67 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 20 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 29.00 |
| Australia | 1 | 32 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 22.67 |
| Ireland | 1 | 55 | 27.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 9.33 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 470 | 27.65 | 0/2 | 26 | 30.00 |
| Away | 12 | 345 | 21.56 | 0/1 | 21 | 42.33 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14 | 610 | 29.05 | 0/3 | 32 | 29.88 |
| 2020s | 10 | 205 | 17.08 | 0/0 | 15 | 47.53 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 3 | 95 | 19.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 39.00 |
| Galle International Stadium | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0/0 | 4 | 36.25 |
| The Rose Bowl | 2 | 124 | 62.00 | 0/1 | 3 | 28.67 |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 53 | 13.25 | 0/0 | 6 | 23.33 |
| Headingley | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0/0 | 4 | 27.50 |
| Edgbaston | 1 | 87 | 43.50 | 0/1 | 5 | 18.40 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 2018 at Headingley
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2021 at Headingley
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