Former England Batter Graham Thorpe Dies At 55

Former England and Surrey batter Graham Thorpe has died aged 55 after battling a “critical sickness” since 2022, the nation’s cricket board introduced on Monday. Thought-about one of many best batters of his technology, Thorpe was hospitalised shortly after being named the top coach of Afghanistan in 2022 however the particulars of his medical situation aren’t recognized. He’s survived by his spouse Amanda and 4 kids, Henry, Amelia, Kitty and Emma. “It’s with nice disappointment that the ECB shares the information that Graham Thorpe, MBE, has handed away,” ECB mentioned in a press release, with out giving the precise reason behind his dying.

“There appear to be no acceptable phrases to explain the deep shock we really feel at Graham’s dying. Multiple of England’s best ever batters, he was a beloved member of the cricket household and revered by followers everywhere in the world,” the assertion learn.

Thorpe started his Take a look at profession in 1993 with an Ashes century and repeated the feat on the return tour, in Perth in February 1995.

The left-hander was additionally instrumental in England’s back-to-back sequence wins in Pakistan and Sri Lanka through the 2000-01 season.

A lynch-pin of England’s center order, he went on to play 100 Assessments for England between 1993 and 2005 and averaged 44.66 with 16 centuries.

He additionally represented the Three Lions in 82 ODIs, amassing 2830 runs at a median of 37.18.

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

“Graham is among the nice sons of Surrey and there may be an amazing disappointment that he won’t stroll by way of the gates of the Oval once more. He’s a legend of Surrey and introduced nice satisfaction 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 shall be so sorely missed,” mentioned Oli Slipper, Chair at Surrey CCC.

Following his enjoying profession, Thorpe took to teaching.

He began his teaching profession in Australia, the place he labored with the likes of Steve Smith and David Warner at New South Wales. He then joined the England nationwide crew arrange as a batting coach in 2010.

He served as an assistant coach for the England males’s crew beneath Trevor Bayliss and Chris Silverwood however was axed after the Take a look at facet suffered a 0-4 whitewash within the 2021-22 Ashes sequence Down Below.

He was then appointed the top coach of Afghanistan in March 2022 however fell in poor health and could not take up the position.

“Graham Thorpe has not too long ago fallen critically in poor health and is at the moment in hospital receiving remedy,” The Skilled Cricketers’ Affiliation mentioned on the time.

“His prognosis is unclear at this stage and we ask for privateness for him and his household presently. Our ideas are with Graham and his household.” 

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