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England
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Graham Thorpe
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Graham ThorpeJPG
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Left-handed batsman (LHB)
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Right-arm medium (RM)
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100
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6744
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4466
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16/39
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200
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23
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0
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0
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0
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105/0
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82
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2380
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3718
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0/21
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89
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20
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2
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4850
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0
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2/15
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42/0
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5 June
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2005
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(born
August 1 1969 in
Farnham ,
Surrey ) is an
English Cricketer who played for
Surrey and
England .
A left-handed
Batsman , Thorpe made his debut for Surrey in
1988 , and his international debut in
1993 . He scored a
Century (114 not out) in the second
Innings of his debut
Test Match , against
Australia at
Trent Bridge . Developing into a very highly-regarded player, he was named as one of the ''
Wisden ''
Cricketers Of The Year in
1998 .
In the
2002 season, Thorpe had well-publicised marital difficulties which seriously affected his play and his focus on the game. Seemingly disillusioned with constant touring away from his family, he announced his retirement from the
One-day Game and changed his mind several times on whether to tour Australia, eventually pulling out of the tour entirely. However, in
2003 a rested Thorpe, with family problems behind him, returned to the England team in the fifth Test against
South Africa at his home ground of
The Oval , where he was welcomed with a standing ovation. Thorpe scored a century, and remained in the side until he played his 100th Test against Bangladesh in June 2005. He announced his retirement from Test cricket after the England selectors chose
Kevin Pietersen instead of him in the first Test of
The Ashes in July 2005, and his retirement from domestic cricket in August 2005. He is due to coach
New South Wales in
2005 /
6 and is on their list of contracted players. The press has speculated that Thorpe will take up a player role to bolster a weakened team, due to international call-ups for many star players. Thorpe plays for UTS-Balmain in the Sydney First Grade competition.
