Graham Thorpe would have Turned 56 on Friday. The england cricketers and the fans Remembred the batter, who passed away last angust, after being struck by a train at a railway station in surrey, with a coroner ruling the death a suicide.
It was indeed a day for thorpey ‘at the oval, as his friends and colleagues Remembled the left-hander, who scored 6,744 Test Runs at an average of 44.6 in 100 matches from 1993 to 2005.
The players wore headbands, with a silhouette of thorpe and his initials, during the training and his wife amanda and daily emma was also present to ring the bell ahead of the second day ‘.
The players wore headbands, with a silhouette of thorpe and his initials. , Photo Credit: Shayan Acharya
The players wore headbands, with a silhouette of thorpe and his initials. , Photo Credit: Shayan Acharya
While joe root looked emotional during the event, ben stoke, ahead of the event, remumbered the impact thorpe had on his career and the team. “Thorpey has been a very influential character as a player and a coach in English cricket. (England) Team, Thorpey Spent A Lot of Years Around Us, “Stokes said.
Surrey, The Club That Thorpe represented throughout his career, also paid tribute to Him with a mural outside the ground.
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