Played 100 Tests for the country, Graham Thorpe died at the age of 55

Graham Thorpe died at the age of 55. The cricket board of that country announced the death of the former cricketer of England. He played cricket for England for 12 years. “It is with great sadness that we announce that Graham Thorpe is no longer with us,” the England Cricket Board said in a statement. I cannot express this loss in words. Apart from being one of England’s best batsmen, Thorpe was the apple of the fans’ eyes. He has given his all for England cricket for 12 years.

Thorpe is not only a cricketer but also a coach later. England Cricket Board is with his family in this bad time. Thorpe will be remembered by all.” However, they did not say what caused Thorpe’s death. In 1993, Thorpe’s debut in England’s national team. First debut in one-day team. He played in the Test team that year. He played one-day cricket till 2002. This left-handed batsman retired from Tests in 2005.

Thorpe played 100 Tests for England. Scored 6744 runs. He averaged 44.66 runs. Scored 16 centuries and 39 fifties. His highest score in tests was 200 not out. Thorpe scored 2380 runs in 82 matches in one-day cricket. He scored an average of 37.18. England batsman scored 21 fifties in one day of cricket. Maximum run is 89. Thorpe played 341 first-class matches in his career. He scored 21,937 runs. Thorpe scored an average of 45.04. He scored 49 hundred and 122 fifties. He was awarded ‘Member of the Order of the British Empire’ in 2006 for his contribution to cricket in England.

By Banasree Sarkar