He was a #solid, #gritty left-handed batsman.
Rest in peace, #GrahamThorpe

Graham Thorpe tribute: One of the #finest, #doughtiest human beings to represent #England
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/tennis/graham-thorpe-tribute-one-of-the-finest-doughtiest-human-beings-to-represent-england/ar-AA1ofBGt?ocid=BingNewsVerp

Damn. So sad.

Former England batter Thorpe took his own life, family says

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cy84x7rrppno

#Cricket #GrahamThorpe

Graham Thorpe was one of my first favourite cricketers whenever I first got into the sport in the early 2000s. He just seemed like the batsman that was always "just there" and would give England the runs they needed almost every time. Hardly ever heard a bad word about him.

I only just learned he's been "seriously ill" since 2022. I don't know what it means, but 55 is still too damn young. Valé, #grahamthorpe .

Damn. Only 55. He was a remarkable player. One of the few greats I saw playing live. I saw him score a hundred in a one day match for Surrey against Yorkshire at The Oval. Getting to 100 with a 4 from the last ball of the innings. Back when one day cricket was still played with red cricket balls.

His cover drive was a thing of beauty.

#Cricket #GrahamThorpe https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c06kkkkjmz6o

My very first Test match was England v Australia at Trent Bridge in 1993. The Ashes were already long gone and England were largely hopeless (Mark Lathwell opened and the bowling attack included Mark Ilott, Peter Such and Martin McCague. Not a golden era)... but I did see Graham Thorpe on debut making a magnificent second innings hundred.

RIP Thorpey. Gone too soon. This one stings.

#cricket #GrahamThorpe

Sad at the passing of #GrahamThorpe, though I was surprised when I first read the link as him being killed in action #KIA

https://www.kiaoval.com/statement-on-graham-thorpe/