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Graham Thorpe

Graham Paul Thorpe MBE is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey and England.

Thorpe was born in Farnham, Surrey in August 1969.

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. Thorpe hit only one four in his hundred against Pakistan at Lahore in November 2000. It also contained seven threes, 12 twos and 51 singles. He hit another boundary before being dismissed for 118 from 301 balls. No other batsman has scored 100 runs in a Test with just one boundary. However, Thorpe was also a capable stroke-maker: during his highest Test score, 200 not out off 231 balls against New Zealand at Christchurch in 2002, he and Andrew Flintoff compiled a partnership of 281 in 51 overs.

In 2003 a rested Thorpe, 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 124 as England won the match to seal an unlikely series draw, and remained in the side for series victories against Bangladesh away and at home, against the West Indies away and at home, against New Zealand at home, and in South Africa. He played his hundredth and final Test against Bangladesh in June 2005; in the two years between his comeback and his retirement he scored 1635 Test runs at an average of 56.37.

Thorpe 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 served New South Wales as a batting coach in two seasons starting in 2005/6 and played for UTS-Balmain in the Sydney First Grade competition. Thorpe was named as assistant coach of New South Wales in 2007 replacing Matthew Mott who was promoted to the position of coach.