Former England batsman and coach Graham Thorpe has died on the age of 55, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) introduced on Monday.
Thorpe received 100 Test caps between 1993 and 2005 and scored 16 centuries throughout a stellar England profession and was considered among the finest batters of his technology.
Graham Thorpe spent 17 years at Surrey
In whole he scored 6 744 Test runs for England at a mean of 44.66 and in addition appeared in 82 one-day internationals.
Alongside his worldwide exploits he loved a 17-year spell along with his county aspect Surrey.
After retiring in 2005, he transitioned into teaching, working with the England worldwide groups in varied roles between 2010 and 2022.
“There seem to be no appropriate words to describe the deep shock we feel at Graham’s death,” the ECB mentioned in a statement.
“More than one in every of England’s finest-ever batters, he was a beloved member of the cricket household and revered by followers all around the world.
“His ability was unquestioned, and his skills and achievements throughout a 13-year worldwide profession introduced a lot happiness to his teammates and England and Surrey CCC supporters alike.
“Later, as a coach, he guided the best England men’s talent to some incredible victories across all formats of the game.”
After leaving his function with England following defeat to Australia within the 2021-2022 Ashes collection, Thorpe was appointed head coach of Afghanistan.
However, he didn’t take up the function after the (*55*) Cricketers’ Association revealed in May 2022 Thorpe had fallen severely ailing with an unclear prognosis.
Tributes from stars previous and current have poured in for a participant that was usually a shining mild throughout a troublesome time for the England Test aspect throughout the Nineteen Nineties.
Scored 114 on Test debut
Graham Thorpe scored 114 on his debut towards Australia at Trent Bridge in 1993 and would go on to change into a mainstay of the middle-order making a highest Test rating of 200 not out towards New Zealand in 2002.
“RIP Thorpey. Thanks for all the advice throughout my career, you were a great player and a brilliant team-mate,” former England captain Michael Vaughan posted on X.
“You have gone far too young but you leave as an England cricket legend.”
Current England skipper Ben Stokes posted a photo of him sporting a jersey emblazoned with “Thorpe 564”, the latter’s Test cap quantity, with a collection of coronary heart emojis.
Graham Thorpe spent the whole thing of his taking part in profession at Surrey and chair Oli Slipper mentioned the nation had misplaced one in every of its “great sons”.
“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,” Slipper mentioned in a Surrey assertion.
“He is a legend of Surrey and introduced nice pleasure to the Club sporting each 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.”
By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse
