Graham Thorpe’s wife Amanda has revealed the former England cricketer took his own life after battling depression and anxiety for several years, with police confirming he had died following an incident on a railway line near his home.
Aged just 55, Thorpe’s death plunged the cricket world into mourning for the popular star. He enjoyed an impressive England career as an elegant batsman from 1993 to 2005, before spending 12 years in various coaching roles. But Thorpe was hospitalised in May 2022 and declared “seriously ill”. Amanda Thorpe has now disclosed, in an interview with The Times, that the former Surrey batsman attempted suicide two years ago before taking his own life.
“Despite having a wife and two daughters whom he loved and who loved him, he did not get better. He was so unwell in recent times and he really did believe that we would be better off without him and we are devastated that he acted on that and took his own life,” Amanda Thorpe said.
