Tributes from stars past and present have poured in for a player that was often a shining light during a difficult time for the England Test side during the 1990s.

Thorpe scored 114 on his debut against Australia at Trent Bridge in 1993 and would go on to become a mainstay of the middle-order making a highest Test score of 200 not out against New Zealand in 2002.

“RIP Thorpey. Thanks for all the advice throughout my career, you were a great player and a brilliant team-mate,” former England captain Michael Vaughan posted on X.

“You have gone far too young but you leave as an England cricket legend.”

Current England skipper Ben Stokes posted a photo of him wearing a jersey emblazoned with “Thorpe 564”, the latter’s Test cap number, with a series of heart emojis.

Thorpe spent the entirety of his playing career at Surrey and chair Oli Slipper said the country had lost one of its “great sons”.

“Graham is one of the great sons of Surrey and there is an overwhelming sadness that he will not walk through the gates of the Oval again,” Slipper said in a Surrey statement.

“He is a legend of Surrey and brought great pride to the Club wearing both the Three Feathers and the Three Lions.

“He made outstanding contributions to the Club as a cricketer, and as a man, and he will be so sorely missed.”