Former England batter Thorpe took his own life, family says

Former England and Surrey batter Graham Thorpe took his ain life, his family said.

Thorpe, who played 100 Tests and 82 one-day internationals for England, died past week aged 55.

In an question and reply pinch the Times, external, Thorpe's woman Amanda said he had been suffering from slump and worry complete caller years.

"Despite having a woman and 2 daughters whom he loved and who loved him, he did not get better," she said.

"He was truthful unwell successful caller times and he really did judge that we would beryllium amended disconnected without him and we are devastated that he acted connected that and took his ain life.

"For nan past mates of years, Graham had been suffering from awesome slump and anxiety. This led him to make a superior effort connected his life successful May 2022, which resulted successful a prolonged enactment successful an intensive attraction unit.

"Despite glimpses of dream and of nan aged Graham, he continued to suffer from slump and anxiety, which astatine times sewage very severe. We supported him arsenic a family and he tried many, galore treatments but unluckily nary of them really seemed to work."

Thorpe will beryllium remembered arsenic 1 of nan finest batters of his generation. He deed 2,380 runs successful 82 one-day internationals, and 6,744 runs successful 100 Tests astatine an mean of 44.66, pinch 16 hundreds.

After retiring successful 2005, he moved into coaching, first successful Australia and past backmost location pinch Surrey and England.

The family opportunity they are now considering launching a instauration successful his name.

They want to raise greater consciousness of nan unwellness Thorpe had.

"We are not ashamed of talking astir it," said his eldest girl Kitty, 22.

"There is thing to hide and it is not a stigma. We were trying to thief him get amended earlier and trying to protect him, which is why we said nothing.

"This is nan clip now to stock nan news, nevertheless horrible it is. We've wanted to beryllium capable to talk and stock and we'd now for illustration to raise awareness, too."

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