Former Zimbabwe Cricket Player Kevin Curran Passed Away

Former Zimbabwe all-rounder and Coach Kevin Curran died at age of 53 on 10 October 2012.

His death news came after he collapsed while jogging but the actual cause of death was not clear.
 
In his career Kevin Curran played 324 first-class matches and had made 15,740 runs with taking up of 605 wickets. He was a right-handed middle-order batsman and fast-medium bowler and had played 11 one-day internationals for Zimbabwe.

Kevin Curran was a veteran of two World Cups for Zimbabwe - prior to their being given Test status in 1992 and had also five times cleared 1,000 runs in a season in the English league.

Kevin Curran was a part of the Zimbabwe team that made its international debut against Australia at Trent Bridge in the 1983 World Cup, beating the opponent side by 13 runs. His highest international score was 73 in the famous 1983 World Cup match against India at Tunbrigde Wells. He followed that up with 63 against defending champions West Indies in the next match.
He replaced Phil Simmons as Zimbabwe coach in 2005, retaining the post until 2007 before coaching Zimbabwean franchise Mashonaland Eagles.

Kevin Curran first served as Zimbabwe’s assistant coach before assuming the duty full-time from August 2005 to August 2007, which was a period in which the team won nine and lost 28 of 42 ODIs.