Kevin Curran (cricketer)
Kevin Malcolm Curran (7 September 1959 – 10 October 2012) was a Zimbabwean international cricketer.
Born in Rusape, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, he played in both the 1983 Cricket World Cup and 1987 Cricket World Cup. He was also a Zimbabwean cricket coach from August 2005 to September 2007. At the time of his death, he was head of the Zimbabwe Cricket Academy.
A genuine all-rounder, Curran was a right arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed middle order batsman. He was a regular in English county cricket for Northamptonshire in the 1980s, and passed 1000 runs in a season five times. He also played in South Africa for both Boland and Natal.
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