England have called Surrey all-rounder Sam Curran into the squad for the second Test against Pakistan following an Injury to Ben Stokes.
Here, Press Association Sport takes a look at five things you may not have known about the promising 19-year-old.
CRICKET RUNS IN THE FAMILY
Curran is the younger brother of 23-year-old Tom Curran, who has represented England in all three formats of the game including two Ashes Tests over the winter and the son of former Zimbabwe all-rounder Kevin Curran, who played 11 one-day internationals in the 1980’s and forged a stellar career in county cricket with Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire. They have another brother Ben, 21, who also plays the game and has played for Northamptonshire second XI this summer.
CHILDHOOD IN ZIMBABWE
He spent his childhood in Zimbabwe but that was interrupted when they were evicted from the family farm in Rusape by Robert Mugabe’s regime in 2004. Eight years later, Tom was spotted by Surrey playing in a tournament in South Africa and they found a place for him at Wellington College in Berkshire. His father Kevin died of a heart attack shortly after but Tom, Sam and their other brother Ben were offered scholarship terms by the college and they moved to England with their mother in December.
Sam Curran of Surrey celebrates dismissing Cheteshwar Pujara of Yorkshire.
TALENT SPOTTED AT A VERY YOUNG AGE
He made his debut for Surrey in the NatWest t20 Blast against Kent in June 2015 when he was only 17 years and 16 days old, making a modest impact going for 20 runs off two overs and being dismissed for just six. Made his first-class debut a month later against the same opposition, where he opened the bowling alongside his brother and returned first-innings figures of five for 101 and claimed eight wickets in the match.
RECORD SETTER
At the age of 17 years and 40 days, he was the second-youngest player to play first-class cricket for Surrey, just 32 days younger than Tony Lock, who made his debut 69 years to the day earlier against the same opposition.
DOUBLE IMPACT
Alongside his brother Tom in September 2015, they became the first pair of brothers to take all 10 wickets in a County Championship innings since 1950 when Sam claimed three for 46 and Tom seven for 35 to dismiss Northamptonshire, the county their father played for, for 110. The rain-interrupted match ended in a draw.
