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===1996=== England began the 1996 season with an ODI series against [[India national cricket team|India]], Thorpe was named man of the match in the second ODI at Headingley as he led England to a six-wicket victory with an unbeaten 79.<ref>{{cite web |title=England v India, 2nd ODI, Leeds, May 25, 1996 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-england-1996-62278/england-vs-india-2nd-odi-65018/full-scorecard |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref> In the following match at Old Trafford, Thorpe took the wickets of [[Vikram Rathour]] and [[Sourav Ganguly]], these would be his only wickets at international level.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statsguru β GP Thorpe β All Test/ODI/T20I β List of wickets |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/21537.html?class=11;template=results;type=bowling;view=dismissal_list |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref> Across the subsequent Test series with India, Thorpe scored 193 runs at 48.25 with a highest score of 89.<ref name="testseries"/> Pakistan were the second [[Pakistani cricket team in England in 1996|touring side]] of the summer with the Test series starting at Lord's. In England's first innings Thorpe top scored with 77, however there was criticism of his increasing failure to convert his innings into centuries this being his 19th score of more than 50 in Test cricket of which only twice he had reached a hundred.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Alan |title=Atherton summons spirit of Johannesburg |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1054640702C8DBC0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F924A1662F990A1 |access-date=17 November 2023 |work=The Times |via=Newsbank |url-access=subscription |date=29 July 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Hagan |first1=Simon |title=Saeed has England on the run β First Test |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/saeed-has-england-on-the-run-1330912.html |access-date=2 April 2024 |work=The Independent |date=29 July 1996}}</ref> England lost the Lord's Test and again at the Oval where Thorpe had added another fifty to end the Test series with 159 runs at 31.80.<ref name="testseries"/> In county cricket, Thorpe had a strong season with six centuries, including five in his nine County Championship matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=County Championship 1996 β Surrey averages |url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1996/ENG_LOCAL/STATS/CC-STATS/SURREY_CC_1996_AVS.html |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref> He was the first English player to pass 1,000 runs for the season,<ref>{{cite news |title=Durham pitch reported to Lord's again |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/durham-pitch-reported-to-lord-s-again-1339195.html |access-date=2 April 2024 |work=The Independent |date=28 June 1996}}</ref> and ended the campaign with an average of 62.76 in all first-class cricket.<ref name="fcseason"/> He also made seven appearances for Surrey as they won the [[1996 Axa Equity & Law League|Sunday League]], the county's first trophy in 14 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sunday League 1996 β Surrey averages |url=https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1996/ENG_LOCAL/STATS/CC-STATS/SURREY_CC_1996_AVS.html |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Alan |title=Sunday trophy ends Oval drought |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1054640702C8DBC0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F924A4D443A09F6 |access-date=17 November 2023 |work=The Times |via=Newsbank |url-access=subscription |date=16 September 1996}}</ref> England [[English cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1996β97|toured Zimbabwe]] at the end of 1996 to play their first Test series against the nation. Thorpe was in poor form on the tour with ''Wisden'' describing him in the first Test as "horribly out-of-touch".<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153302.html |chapter=Zimbabwe v England, First Test Match |access-date=17 November 2023 |year=1998 |title=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack}}</ref> He was able to score 50 not out in the second Test before final day rain cut the match short.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zimbabwe v England, 2nd Test, Harare, December 26 β 30, 1996 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-zimbabwe-1996-97-61741/zimbabwe-vs-england-2nd-test-63735/full-scorecard |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>
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