Thorpe was educated at Warden Park School, before attending the University of Bath.
[1] Thorpe made a single List A appearance for Sussex against the touring Bangladeshis at the County Ground, Hove, in 2010.
[2] Batting at number ten, Adkin contributed 3 runs to Sussex's total of 253 all out, ending the innings not out.
[3] In August 2010, Thorpe made two Youth One Day Internationals for England Under-19s against Sri Lanka Under-19s, with both appearances coming at Arundel Castle Cricket Ground.
[4] In that same month he played a single Youth Twenty20 International against the same opposition at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.