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Former England and Surrey batter Graham Thorpe dies aged 55, says the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Thomas Lloyd Maynard (25 March 1989 – 18 June 2012) was a Welsh professional cricketer who played for Glamorgan and Surrey, and was selected for the England Lions tour to Bangladesh. On the night of his death, he was stopped by police in Wimbledon for erratic driving, and fled across rail tracks at Wimbledon Park tube station , where he was ...
Keen on cricket and real tennis, it's been speculated that he died from either a pulmonary embolism or a burst abscess caused by being hit with a ball [3] 20 March 1751: London: James Balchen "Killed by a cricket ball" [4] buried 14 June 1764 Godalming, Surrey: George Summers: Struck on the head by a ball [5] 29 June 1870: Nottingham: John ...
Amanda Thorpe, wife of former England cricket star Graham Thorpe, revealed the tragic details of her late husband’s death. In an interview with the U.K.’s The Times, Amanda said her husband ...
England: Robert Makant: Murdered whilst on duty in Kurdistan. [3] 18 June 1922: 4 South Africa: Norman Reid: Shot dead by his wife. [4] 5–6 June 1947: South African Test cricketer. Was originally reported as having died in 'tragic circumstances'. Investigations by Brian Bassano and David Frith revealed that Reid was shot in the head. His body ...
The England Cricket Team official Facebook page posted, "we are shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Matthew Hobden. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and team-mates." Out of respect for Hobden, England players wore black armbands during the second day of the 2nd Test against South Africa on 3 January.
Wilfred Norris Slack (12 December 1954 – 15 January 1989) [1] was an English cricketer, who played in three Test matches and two One Day Internationals for England in 1986.. A left-handed opening batsman, Slack was a victim of mysterious blackouts while playing, and he died, apparently of a heart attack, [2] while batting in The Gambia, aged 34.
The day after his death, the England cricket team playing in the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final wore black armbands as a mark of respect. [14] The England and Wales Cricket Board wrote: "The ECB is saddened to learn of the loss of David English CBE. He did so much for the game, and for charity, and he played a part in the rise of many ...