Batter also made ‘a serious attempt on his life’ in 2022Daughter Kitty adds: ‘We’d now like to raise awareness’
Graham Thorpe’s wife Amanda has revealed the former England batter took his own life due to depression and anxiety.
The England and Wales Cricket Board announced on 5 August 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 player 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.
In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email [email protected] or [email protected]. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Batter also made ‘a serious attempt on his life’ in 2022Daughter Kitty adds: ‘We’d now like to raise awareness’Graham Thorpe’s wife Amanda has revealed the former England batter took his own life due to depression and anxiety.The England and Wales Cricket Board announced on 5 August 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 player 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.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email [email protected] or [email protected]. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading…
