New Posts For Thread: Graham Thorpehttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31880857/graham-thorpeGood God...I could watch him bat all day and all night and never get bored.Always loved how smart and tidy he always looked....and if you see a better cut shot i'll be astounded.What a playerhttps://youtube.com/shorts/W9nZNfhBgks?si=KzyKnpeSupz6pOnTI sent this to a friend of mine who loves cricket but has never played....He also said "it looks so much easier on TV".Facing a genuine quick is one thing. Facing a genuine quick on a dodgy trhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31880857/graham-thorpe?post_id=564897255#564897255https://youtube.com/shorts/W9nZNfhBgks?si=KzyKnpeSupz6pOnTI sent this to a friend of mine who loves cricket but has never played....He also said "it looks so much easier on TV".Facing a genuine quick is one thing. Facing a genuine quick on a dodgy trSun, 03 Aug 2025 10:35:16 -0500https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31880857/graham-thorpe?post_id=564894905#564894905Sat, 02 Aug 2025 08:08:32 -0500I was old school too. Never rubbed it. Never even acknowledged I got hit. Proper English init!I remember being on holiday in Goa all places. This fellow dived into the pool at the shallow end… 0.9m head first.He got up from the dive, stood up strhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31880857/graham-thorpe?post_id=564894819#564894819I was old school too. Never rubbed it. Never even acknowledged I got hit. Proper English init!I remember being on holiday in Goa all places. This fellow dived into the pool at the shallow end… 0.9m head first.He got up from the dive, stood up strSat, 02 Aug 2025 07:42:48 -0500I'd imagine the late Brian Close would agree to the brutality aspect WD.Everyone i've taken to their first ground visit has said exactly the same , crikey it looks easier on the tv and the light seems so much brighter on tv , NOBODY can appreciate hohttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31880857/graham-thorpe?post_id=564894549#564894549I'd imagine the late Brian Close would agree to the brutality aspect WD.Everyone i've taken to their first ground visit has said exactly the same , crikey it looks easier on the tv and the light seems so much brighter on tv , NOBODY can appreciate hoSat, 02 Aug 2025 06:26:26 -0500It is hard to understand how tough these guys are and I think Thorpe was as tough as they come. I was at Sabina Park in 2004 after 30 years of hurt.It was dark when England batted. The openers fell quickly but Butcher, Hussain and Thorpe steered Englhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31880857/graham-thorpe?post_id=564894059#564894059It is hard to understand how tough these guys are and I think Thorpe was as tough as they come. I was at Sabina Park in 2004 after 30 years of hurt.It was dark when England batted. The openers fell quickly but Butcher, Hussain and Thorpe steered EnglSat, 02 Aug 2025 01:56:01 -0500yep, quality of the highest order when England weren't producing many,good guy as well..got a few signed bits and bobs from county games..was always very good on that if you weren't a d*** on your timing..tough to make sense of but just very sad andhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31880857/graham-thorpe?post_id=564893649#564893649yep, quality of the highest order when England weren't producing many,good guy as well..got a few signed bits and bobs from county games..was always very good on that if you weren't a d*** on your timing..tough to make sense of but just very sad andFri, 01 Aug 2025 15:38:57 -0500Good God...I could watch him bat all day and all night and never get bored.Always loved how smart and tidy he always looked....and if you see a better cut shot i'll be astounded.What a playerhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31880857/graham-thorpe?post_id=564892075#564892075Good God...I could watch him bat all day and all night and never get bored.Always loved how smart and tidy he always looked....and if you see a better cut shot i'll be astounded.What a playerFri, 01 Aug 2025 07:36:23 -0500