Former England Batter Graham Thorpe Dies At 55

Former England and Surrey batter Graham Thorpe has died aged 55 after battling a “severe sickness” since 2022, the nation’s cricket board introduced on Monday. Thorpe, who performed 100 Assessments for England between 1993 and 2005 and averaged 44.66 with 16 centuries, was hospitalised shortly after being named the top coach of Afghanistan in 2022 however the particulars of his medical situation usually are not recognized. “It’s with nice unhappiness that the ECB shares the information that Graham Thorpe, MBE, has handed away,” ECB mentioned in a press release however didn’t give the precise reason for his loss of life.

He’s survived by his spouse Amanda and 4 kids, Henry, Amelia, Kitty and Emma.

Certainly one of England’s most interesting batters, the left-hander was instrumental in England’s back-to-back sequence wins in Pakistan and Sri Lanka throughout the 2000-01 season.

Thorpe loved success on the county stage as effectively. He was picked on the under-11 stage by Surrey and performed for them for 17 years, scoring shut to twenty,000 runs for the workforce.

“Graham is likely one of the nice sons of Surrey and there’s an awesome unhappiness that he won’t stroll via the gates of the Oval once more. He’s a legend of Surrey and introduced nice delight to the Membership sporting each the Three Feathers and the Three Lions.

“He made excellent contributions to the Membership as a cricketer, and as a person, and he will likely be so sorely missed,” mentioned Oli Slipper, Chair at Surrey CCC.

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