The death of former England batter Graham Thorpe, 55, sent shock waves of sadness throughout the cricket community on Monday. It was a massive shock to the cricket world, as announced by the England Cricket Board that Thorpe had died. Messages of condolence poured in from all around the world at the turn of events; the cricket community expressed its respect for a player truly regarded as one of England’s finest batters.
Graham Thorpe has played 100 Test matches for England from 1993 to 2005, making 6744 runs. He has also had 16 Test centuries in his career, including a memorable Ashes century on debut, while his highest score was 200. Added to that Test career, Thorpe had a fine first-class record with 21,937 runs for Surrey, also with 49 hundreds at an average of 45.04. He also played 82 One Day Internationals for England, scoring 2380 runs with 21 fifties.
However, his most important service to the game came well after his playing days when, for over a decade now, he has been a coach with the national side, passing on so much knowledge and experience to a new generation of cricketers.
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“It is with great sadness that we share the news that Graham Thorpe, MBE, has passed away. There seem to be no appropriate words with which to express the deep shock felt upon Graham’s passing. More than one of England’s finest-ever batters, he was a much-loved member of the cricket family and revered by fans all over the world. Today, the cricket world mourns.”
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Surrey and England legend Graham Thorpe, MBE.
Everyone associated with the Club is devastated by the tragic news of Graham’s death. pic.twitter.com/gxHcbLK953
— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) August 5, 2024
“Our thoughts are with his wife Amanda, his children, father Geoff and all of his family and friends during this unbearably sad time,” thus read the statement from the ECB.
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Oli Slipper, Surrey’s chair, reacted with an expression of sorrow at his passing: “Graham is one of the great sons of Surrey, and there is an overwhelming sadness that he will not walk through the gates of the Oval again. He is a legend of Surrey and brought great pride to the club wearing both the Three Feathers and the Three Lions. He made outstanding contributions to the club as a cricketer and as a man, and he will be so sorely missed,” he said.
The achievements of his life’s work and the hundreds of lives he has touched during his career are what will immortalize Thorpe’s legacy. Anybody who has known him, whether on or off the field, will miss him terribly.
It is with great sadness that we share the news that Graham Thorpe, MBE, has passed away.
There seem to be no appropriate words to describe the deep shock we feel at Graham’s death. pic.twitter.com/VMXqxVJJCh
— England and Wales Cricket Board (@ECB_cricket) August 5, 2024
Former England batter Graham Thorpe has died, aged 55.
Tragic news. Rest in peace 💔 pic.twitter.com/3IKkKD0EMB
— England’s Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy) August 5, 2024
Terribly sad news.
Former England player and coach Graham Thorpe has died at the age of 55.
Forever in the hearts of the cricket family. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ywHAyd0GJw
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) August 5, 2024
Graham Thorpe, one of England’s greatest batters, has died.
“The cricket world is in mourning today,” said the ECB in a statement. pic.twitter.com/QOiPbA2x0B
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) August 5, 2024
Former England batsman, Graham Thorpe, has died aged 55.
“It is with great sadness that we share the news that Graham Thorpe has passed away.”
~ ECBOne of the best English batman in 90s, Thorpe played 100 Tests & 82 ODIs. He scored 16 Test Hundreds pic.twitter.com/7sUa6vuWw5
— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) August 5, 2024
Ageing is just watching your heroes pass away but this one especially hurts.
Graham Thorpe was often the lone light of brilliance for England cricket fan’s in the 90s Right from his debut century vs Aus I loved him.
My first bat was a Kookaburra because Thorpey had one. RIP pic.twitter.com/JH71kNJu0J
— James Dixon 🇺🇦 (@thejamesdixon) August 5, 2024
Graham Thorpe. A real hero 💔 pic.twitter.com/YrYpHqpV3Q
— Felix White (@felixwhite) August 5, 2024
100 Tests, 6,744 runs, 16 centuries.
Graham Thorpe was elegance personified—a stylish left-hander and one of England’s finest.
Rest in Peace. pic.twitter.com/cRdBW0nfwI
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) August 5, 2024
Waking up to the truly dreadful news of the death of Graham Thorpe, at the age of 55. A brilliant batsman who dug us out of many a hole, but more importantly a person who always embraced the fun after a tough day on the field of play.
These are my pics of him from the 94/95 tour pic.twitter.com/DOBpSPKyBP— Adam C (@Streaky94) August 5, 2024
