[5][6] Later in the competition Curran showed his all-round abilities, taking three wickets and scoring his maiden ODI half-century against India.
[9] During Young Australia's tour of Zimbabwe in 1985, Australian batsman Dean Jones rated Curran as one of the fastest bowlers he had faced.
By the time Zimbabwe received Test status, Curran had already completed a ten-year qualification for English residency and opted to play county cricket.
[11] Gloucestershire controversially declined to extend his contract at the end of the 1990 season and he moved to Northamptonshire, playing for the county until his retirement from professional cricket in 1999.
Curran was highly regarded for his fitness levels and ran a gymnasium with Malcolm Jarvis in Harare.
[15][16] He was appointed as the head coach of the Zimbabwe national team in August 2005, replacing Phil Simmons, and served in the position until September 2007.
[17][18] He was sacked from the role following the side's disappointing performance at the 2007 Cricket World Cup and was replaced by Robin Brown.
[38] Former Northamptonshire teammate Allan Lamb paid tributes to him and referred to his untimely death as an "absolute body blow".