Cricket Community Mourns the Loss of Graham Thorpe at 55
The cricket world has been left in mourning after one of England’s great batters died at the age of just 55.
The cricket world has been left in shock and mourning after the death of former England batter Graham Thorpe at the age of 55.
The left-hander has been remembered as one of the greatest English players of his generation, having played 100 Tests and scored 6744 runs at an average off 44.66, including 16 centuries.
He also captained England on three occasions.
Thorpe also represented England 82 times in One Day Internationals with 2380 runs at 37.18 and a highest score of 89.
He also played 341 first-class matches, scoring 21,937 runs, including 49 centuries as well as 354 domestic one-day matches that netted 10,871 runs. By any mark it was an incredible career.
After his playing days, Thorpe held several coaching roles for England between 2010 and 2022.
In March 2022, Thorpe was announced as the new head coach of Afghanistan but was unable to take up the role after falling seriously ill and being hospitalised for treatment.
The cricket world was quick to pay tribute.
