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Thorpe’s wife reveals former England batter took his own life
Welsh Fire observe a minute silence for Graham Thorpe during The Hundred Men's match at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, August 5, 2024

GRAHAM THORPE’S wife Amanda has revealed the former England batter took his own life following depression and anxiety.

The England and Wales Cricket Board announced on August 5 that Thorpe had died at the age of 55 and tributes flooded in for one of the nation’s best Test players.

Thorpe had been a mainstay in the England set-up for the majority of his life, first as a batter between 1993 and 2005 before he spent 12 years in various coaching roles, but was hospitalised in May of 2022 and declared “seriously ill” at the time.

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