Former England cricketer Graham Thorpe dies at the age of 55 on August 5, 2024. He was one of the best to play the game of cricket for England. Graham played cricket for 12 years from 1993 to 2005 for England. His family revealed the shocking truth regarding his cause of death.
Graham Thorpe’s Cause Of Death Revealed
In a newspaper interview, his family revealed that Graham Thorpe died after taking his own life following a battle with depression and anxiety. England Cricket Board has released a statement and shared the deep sorrow over his demise. The statement read,
“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.”
More than one of England’s finest-ever batters, he was a beloved member of the cricket family and revered by fans all over the world.
His skill was unquestioned, and his abilities and achievements across a 13-year international career brought so much happiness to his teammates and England and Surrey CCC supporters alike. Later, as a coach, he guided the best England Men’s talent to some incredible victories across all formats of the game.
Graham’s wife and daughters have confirmed to Mike Atherton. In an interview for the Times Atherton revealed the news of Graham’s death by suicide.
Graham Thorpe Was Seriously Ill
Graham Thorpe has been seriously ill since 2022. He was appointed as Afghanistan’s Head Coach in 2022. However, he was unable to take up this position because of his serious illness. During that time, the cricket board released a statement on behalf of Thorpe’s family, saying he had “fallen seriously ill” at the time and was in the hospital to receive treatment, and adding that ‘his prognosis is unclear at this stage.’
Amanda Thorpe, Wife Of Graham Thorpe Revealed He Was Depressed
Graham Thorpe’s wife, Amanda Thorpe told the Times,
“For the past couple of years, Graham had been suffering from major depression and anxiety. This led him to make a serious attempt on his life in May 2022, which resulted in a prolonged stay in an intensive care unit. Despite glimpses of hope and of the old Graham, he continued to suffer from depression and anxiety, which at times got very severe. We supported him as a family and he tried many, many treatments but unfortunately, none of them really seemed to work.”
She added,
“Graham was renowned as someone who was very mentally strong on the field and he was in good physical health. But mental illness is a real disease and can affect anyone. 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.”
His elder daughter, Kitty, said,
“We are not ashamed of talking about it. There is nothing to hide and it is not a stigma. We were trying to help him get better before and trying to protect him, which is why we said nothing. This is the time now to share the news, however horrible it is. We’ve wanted to be able to talk and share and we’d now like to raise awareness, too.
“He had loved life and he loved us but he just couldn’t see a way out. It was heartbreaking to see how withdrawn he had become. He was not the same person. It was strange to see this person trapped in the body of dad. That’s why we’ve been so happy that the many reflections have been about his life before this illness took over. I’m glad that’s how everyone does remember him, rightly so, as the complete character he was.”
Graham Thorpe Stats
Graham played 100 Tests for England and scored 6744 runs at an average of 44.66. He hit 16 hundreds and 39 fifties during his Test career with a best of 200 not out against New Zealand at Christchurch in March 2002. He was also the Ashes Player of the Series in 1997 when he scored 453 runs at an average of 50.33.
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