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Post by barrynic on Aug 5, 2024 9:07:03 GMT 1
RIP GRAHAM MBE.....100 test matches and wonderful memories of one of our greatest left handers.
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Post by Exkeeper on Aug 5, 2024 9:15:38 GMT 1
RIP GRAHAM MBE.....100 test matches and wonderful memories of one of our greatest left handers. Yet another gone way too young. Loved watching him bat. RIP. |
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Post by chirkshrew on Aug 5, 2024 9:27:43 GMT 1
R.I.P Graham thorpe....a great batsman and person
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Post by The Shropshire Tenor on Aug 5, 2024 11:26:09 GMT 1
Very sad news , a wonderful batsman to watch.
I saw him at Old Trafford early in his career and he looked every inch a Test batter.
RIP
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Post by wookeywombat on Aug 5, 2024 11:39:51 GMT 1
Far far too young to pass away. Lucky enough to see him bat several times on tour in the 1990's RIP
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2024 14:16:38 GMT 1
The best English Batsman of his generation, I was lucky to grow up watching him and be inspired so much that I wanted to be a left hander. A huge battler and mentally very tough.
Very well respected in the game and some nice words on this thread and in media about his qualities as a sportsman and person.
Far too young to go.
A Sad day for Cricket.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2024 14:22:54 GMT 1
I saw him score a delightful test hundred down at the Oval, that was back in 2003.
It was a masterclass in batting against a very good South African bowling attack.
RIP
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Post by horse01 on Aug 5, 2024 16:35:44 GMT 1
What a complete batsman Thorpe was - My absolute favourite to watch of his generation.
If we (England) were in trouble, you could rely on Thorpe to come in and just be a calming influence.
His technique was unflappable and so elegant.
Absolutely no age at all to be taken away. Heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends
Thanks for the memories
R.I.P. Mr Thorpe - you English cricketing legend
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2024 19:14:15 GMT 1
So sad to lose anyone at only 55 years of age.
Rest easy Graham
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Post by Valerioch on Aug 5, 2024 20:19:41 GMT 1
Sad news. No age at all. RIP
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Post by MartinB on Aug 12, 2024 9:59:29 GMT 1
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Post by chirkshrew on Aug 12, 2024 10:49:18 GMT 1
That's so sad to hear😞😢
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Post by The Shropshire Tenor on Aug 12, 2024 11:10:45 GMT 1
So sad to read and terrible for his family. A good thing about life today is that we can be more open and understanding about this awful condition. The problem is that there is very little anyone can do or say to help the person suffering from it.
I write as the son in law of a wonderful man who was so badly affected towards the end of his life that he had to be sectioned for his own safety.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2024 12:42:46 GMT 1
That is so heartbreaking to read.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2024 12:59:28 GMT 1
That's so sad to read, he really was a great cricketer and person.
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Post by northwestman on Aug 12, 2024 13:36:21 GMT 1
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Post by Pilch on Aug 13, 2024 14:43:33 GMT 1
shocked to hear the way he did it, I'll resevere my feelings about it as not the place to debate it
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Post by servernaside on Aug 13, 2024 16:00:51 GMT 1
Terrible for his family.
RIP
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Post by Worthingshrew on Aug 13, 2024 16:12:38 GMT 1
There was also a sensitive article from Michael Atherton in yesterday’s Times.
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