Graham Thorpe ‘seriously ill’ in hospital as family of England legend release statement | Cricket | Sport
Graham Thorpe is currently in hospital after recently being taken seriously ill, his family have announced. The prognosis of the former England batsman and coach has been described as “unclear”.
Thorpe was England’s batting coach up until February when he was relieved of his duties following the hugely unsuccessful Ashes tour to Australia. He was named head coach of Afghanistan at the end of March, replacing Lance Klusener.
However, in a statement from his family, Thorpe is now receiving treatment in hospital after falling ill. The statement was released by the Professional Cricketers’ Association at midday on Tuesday.
It reads: “Graham Thorpe has recently fallen seriously ill and is currently in hospital receiving treatment. His prognosis is unclear at this stage and we ask for privacy for him and his family at this time. Our thoughts are with Graham and his family.”
Thorpe played 100 Test matches and 82 one day internationals for England during a successful career. He averaged over 44 in Tests and over 37 in ODIs, scoring a combined 9,124 runs for his country.
His international career spanned 12 years between 1993 and 2005, with his last Test outing coming in the series before the famous Ashes victory over Australia. Thorpe spent the entirety of his county career with Surrey.
He made his debut for the Oval side in 1988 and retired in 2005. Surrey have released a statement, sending best wishes to Thorpe and his family.
Surrey’s official Twitter account wrote: “The thoughts of everyone at the Club are with Graham, his wife Amanda, and family at this time. He is an icon of the English game, known by millions of cricket fans and forever a favourite son of Surrey CCC.”
Thorpe was appointed England’s lead batting coach in October 2020 and held the role until earlier this year. He is yet to oversee a match for Afghanistan since being appointed their head coach.
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