England cricket legend and former coach Graham Thorpe dies aged 55 as his former team-mate Michael Vaughan leads tributes to 100-Test batter who scored 16 centuries in 12-year international career

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1. Incredibly saddened by this. I remember as a young lad watching Kent play Surrey and he was standing at the edge of the ground with Alec Stewart. Both were happy to sign an autograph for me.

2. Edgbaston 1997. His 138 with Nasser’s 207 made me want to be a cricketer. I was in awe and he was a hero to me.

3. This is very sad news. I’m assuming that because his colleagues are saying how shocked they are, this was out of the blue and totally unexpected.

4. This hits hard. Such a classy, elegant yet gritty batsman and evidently a good man too. Condolences to his loved ones.

5. This is such tragic news, 55 is quite young in the grand scheme of life.. I really feel for his family and loved ones. RIP Graham 😔.

6. RIP Graham . No age at all. So sorry for your family.

7. Sorry to hear, always heard how great of a bat he was

8. Thorpe was a classy batsman. He was one of few English cricketer to thrive in Australia tour. RIP.