The wife of England cricket legend Graham Thorpe has revealed that he took his own life after suffering from major depression for years.
Thorpe, who died last week aged 55, played 100 Test matches for England and turned out for Surrey for 17 years.His "devastated" wife Amanda said on Monday that he had been seriously ill in hospital in 2022, having tried to kill himself.Thorpe did kill himself two years later, with his wife saying: "Despite having a wife and two daughters whom he loved and who loved him, he did not get better.
" After his playing career, which ended in 2005, Thorpe transitioned to coaching, working with the likes of Steve Smith and David Warner in Australia before returning to the England and Wales Cricket Board as a batting coach.A statement from the ECB said: "It is with great sadness that we share the news that Graham Thorpe, MBE, has passed away."There seem to be no appropriate words to describe the deep shock we feel at Graham’s death.
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