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Full name Graham Paul Thorpe
Born August 1, 1969, Farnham, Surrey
Current age 39 years 37 days
Major teams England,Surrey
Nickname Stumpy
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
100
179
28
6744
200*
44.66
14693
45.89
16
39
778
9
105
0
ODIs
82
77
13
2380
89
37.18
3344
71.17
0
21
172
5
42
0
First-class
341
567
80
21937
223*
45.04
49
122
290
0
List A
354
332
58
10871
145*
39.67
9
80
168
0
Twenty20
5
4
0
95
50
23.75
68
139.70
0
1
11
2
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
100
6
138
37
0
-
-
-
1.60
-
0
0
0
ODIs
82
5
120
97
2
2/15
2/15
48.50
4.85
60.0
0
0
0
First-class
341
2387
1378
26
4/40
53.00
3.46
91.8
0
0
List A
354
721
649
16
3/21
3/21
40.56
5.40
45.0
0
0
0
Twenty20
5
-
-
-
-
-
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-
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Career statistics
Test debut
England v Australia at Nottingham, Jul 1-6, 1993 scorecard
Last Test
England v Bangladesh at Chester-le-Street, Jun 3-5, 2005 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v Australia at Manchester, May 19, 1993 scorecard
Last ODI
England v Sri Lanka at Leeds, Jul 2, 2002 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1988 - 2005
List A span
1988 - 2005
Twenty20 debut
Surrey v Middlesex at The Oval, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Surrey v Warwickshire at Nottingham, Jul 19, 2003 scorecard
Profile
During the winter of 2000-01, Graham Thorpe established himself as the most
complete England batsman since the Gooch-Gower era, able to attack like Alec
Stewart - against pace or spin - and to defend like Mike Atherton. He had
begun as a brilliant counter-attacking left-hander who came off the ropes
from the start of his innings to punch a quick 20 and seize the initiative,
an invaluable trait. But being the first England player to undergo ten
consecutive years of touring, for the A and Test team, troubled his back,
dulled his edge and gave him a reputation for grumpiness. In 1999-2000, he
opted out of the tour to South Africa, a decision which seemed to be the
final step before fulfilment. The winter's rest, and time for reflection
with his family, brought him to a mature peak - as a batsman who enjoyed his
cricket again, the best allround fielder in the team, a contributor in the
dressing-room and occasional captain. But in 2002 his career reached crisis
point as his marriage crumbled in full view of the tabloids. With England's
busiest-ever winter looming, he announced his retirement from the one-day
game, took an indefinite break from all forms of cricket, returned and
announced his readiness to tour Australia - and then pulled out again in a
move which seemed to signal the end of his Test career. However, in another turnaround at the start of the 2003 English season, Thorpe again insisted he was ready to return to England colours, in both forms of the game, but was surprisingly overlooked for the first Test against South Africa. He did return, though, for the crucial final Test at The Oval, where he delighted everyone with a century that helped set up England's astonishing comeback. Since that innings, Thorpe went on to score 1635 runs at 56.37 in England's successful run, also reaching the milestone of 100 Tests, against Bangladesh at the start of the 2005 season. He was omitted from the squad to face Australia at Lord's on July 21, and one day into the match he announced his retirement, a decision that brought a premature end to the career of one of England's toughest competitors. Scyld Berry
Notes
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1998
Awarded the MBE in 2006
