| RiP Graham Thorpe 08:32 - Aug 5 with 10809 views | qpr1976 |
55 No age, lovely cricketer. |  | | |  |
| RiP Graham Thorpe on 08:41 - Aug 5 with 6119 views | BlackCrowe |
Oh gosh no, that is sad sad news. Wonderful bat. |  |
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| RiP Graham Thorpe on 08:42 - Aug 5 with 6103 views | rbee |
I hadn't seen this, I am sure he played just over 100 test matches.
Rest In Peace Graham. |  | | |
| RiP Graham Thorpe on 08:49 - Aug 5 with 6046 views | Rangersw12 |
Can't believe it
One of my favourite players growing up
RIP | | | |
| RiP Graham Thorpe on 08:58 - Aug 5 with 5985 views | MrSheen |
Skilful, aggressive, resolute...he played cricket like an Australian, which was exactly what we needed then. RIP. |  | | |
| RiP Graham Thorpe on 08:59 - Aug 5 with 5974 views | flynnbo |
So sad. Superb batsman and top coach. RIP. |  | | |
| RiP Graham Thorpe on 08:59 - Aug 5 with 5972 views | stowmarketrange |
I saw the news this morning.He was only 55 too.Very sad news.
Condolences to his family and friends.RIP Thorpey. |  | | |
| RiP Graham Thorpe on 09:06 - Aug 5 with 5935 views | Hoopstar |
I loved watching him bat growing up. A real highlight of a generally poor England side during his career.
No age at all, and seemingly a great cricket guy behind the scenes of the game. |  | | |
| RiP Graham Thorpe on 09:27 - Aug 5 with 5795 views | PlanetHonneywood |
That's sad news to learn, a great batsman. |  |
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| RiP Graham Thorpe on 10:11 - Aug 5 with 5645 views | terryb |
RIP Graham.
One of my favourite England batsman. | | | |
| RiP Graham Thorpe on 10:24 - Aug 5 with 5594 views | connell10 |
Blimey, a brilliant batsman...RIP Thorpey |  |
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| RiP Graham Thorpe on 10:27 - Aug 5 with 5590 views | ngbqpr |
Incredibly sad news, no age. RIP. |  |
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| RiP Graham Thorpe on 10:31 - Aug 5 with 5556 views | loftboy |
RIP
2 years younger than me. |  |
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| RiP Graham Thorpe on 10:45 - Aug 5 with 5468 views | Malintabuk |
| RiP Graham Thorpe on 08:42 - Aug 5 by rbee |
I hadn't seen this, I am sure he played just over 100 test matches.
Rest In Peace Graham. |
His last appearance was his 100th against Bangladesh.... dropped then for the 2005 Ashes for Pietersen.....
Great bat. | | | |
| RiP Graham Thorpe on 11:08 - Aug 5 with 5354 views | Metallica_Hoop |
That's sad, it only feels like yesterday he retired. |  |
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| RiP Graham Thorpe on 11:29 - Aug 5 with 5286 views | jeffranger |
Dreadful sad news & at no age, RIP Graham | | | |
| RiP Graham Thorpe on 11:47 - Aug 5 with 5202 views | lightwaterhoop |
One of the few great English players of his era.
RIP Graham Thorpe | | | |
| RiP Graham Thorpe on 12:40 - Aug 5 with 5047 views | bosh67 |
Good grief that really is no age. RIP. |  |
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| RiP Graham Thorpe on 14:15 - Aug 5 with 4763 views | Tonto |
It was one of those "oh no" moments when I saw this on the BBC sport page. Gutted. Saw his debut for Durrey and said to my dad that he was one to watch.
Sad day. RiP Graham |  |
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| RiP Graham Thorpe on 14:48 - Aug 5 with 4671 views | numptydumpty |
I had heard he was very unwell for some time.
But am still shocked he has gone. Never to be forgotten though.
Hope his family can remember the great days of the past, in time but awful all round.
Definitely one gone too early.
RIP Thorpey [Post edited 5 Aug 14:50]
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| RiP Graham Thorpe on 15:12 - Aug 5 with 4581 views | NorthLondonR |
Awful news... I tried to look past his Surrey connection when he was batting in tests. He was an elegant player amd that's no age whatsoever. So sad! |  | | |
| RiP Graham Thorpe on 21:01 - Aug 5 with 4242 views | CamberleyR |
Dreadfully sad news. He was extremely unfortunate to play the majority of his test career in a pretty mediocre England team and also to come up against some of the all time great bowlers like Warne, McGrath, Ambrose, Walsh, Wasim, Waqar, Donald, Pollock, Kumble and after all that still end up averaging 44.
He played in five Ashes series not winning one and quite often heavily beaten, he deserved at least once to be on the winning side but it wasn't to be. 2005 when he could have been, he lost his place to Pietersen. A true stalwart of the England team for over a decade. RIP Thorpey. |  |
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| RiP Graham Thorpe on 21:06 - Aug 5 with 4235 views | thame_hoops |
RIP, So sad
I seem to remember that he was fast scoring, but Jonathan Trott has a higher test match strike rate than him. Surprising |  | | |
| RiP Graham Thorpe on 10:35 - Aug 6 with 3844 views | hoops_legend |
| RiP Graham Thorpe on 21:06 - Aug 5 by thame_hoops |
RIP, So sad
I seem to remember that he was fast scoring, but Jonathan Trott has a higher test match strike rate than him. Surprising |
How do you remember that? He was the middle order protector who had to play defensively as out front order collapsed
He was a legend but England got timing right to move to
New era with pietersen in that ashes |  |
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| RiP Graham Thorpe on 11:53 - Aug 6 with 3737 views | GaryBannister86 |
| RiP Graham Thorpe on 10:35 - Aug 6 by hoops_legend |
How do you remember that? He was the middle order protector who had to play defensively as out front order collapsed
He was a legend but England got timing right to move to
New era with pietersen in that ashes |
He could block, but he wasn't a blocker by trade. Capable of blistering pulls and drives, but as you say, in that era we were often in dire straits so had to take it easy. Also remember that was still the era where if you got caught on the boundary with a loose shot your place would instantly be under threat....
Loved him, so sad. |  | | |
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