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Place of Birth: Kiama, New South Wales, Australia
About Ashley Thorpe
- Ashley Michael Thorpe (born 2 April 1975) is an Australian cricketer.
- He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Durham.
- He was born in Kiama. Thorpe, who began his career playing for Scarborough Cricket Club in Perth, Western Australia represented Western Australia at Under 17 and Under 19 level.
- He moved to the United Kingdom in 1997 and made his mark in the North East Premier League First Division for Chester-le-Street.
- He trialled for a single match for Durham's Second XI during the 2001 season scoring 145 and 85 against Yorkshire Second XI, and made his debut for the first team in 2002, against a Sri Lankan touring team. Despite his County Championship debut match ending in a heavy defeat at the hands of Glamorgan, Thorpe played six further matches during the season, none of which ended in victory. Out of favour as a middle-order batsman in the following season, Thorpe played just two further first-class matches in 2003, scoring just four runs in his final first-class innings. Having left Chester-le-Street and Durham County Cricket Club at the end of 2003, Thorpe was a club professional for Whitburn Cricket Club until 2008, when he joined North East Division One team Sunderland and later, Washington Cricket Club, where he remains as a respected player-coach.
- Specialising in batting, he has been used by Durham to develop their young cricketers.
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