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English cricketer Graham Thorpe took his own life, claims his wife Amanda
Graham Thorpe
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English cricketer Graham Thorpe took his own life, claims his wife Amanda

| @indiablooms | 12 Aug 2024, 05:35 pm

Former England cricketer Graham Thorpe's wife has said he was suffering from depression and anxiety in recent years and took his own life.

Thorpe died last week.

He was 55.

In an interview with the Times as quoted by BBC Thorpe's wife Amanda said he had been suffering from depression and anxiety over recent years.

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

"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," she said.

"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," she said.

She said the cricketer tried many treatments to fight depression and anxiety but nothing worked.

Thorpe made 100 Test appearances, scoring 6,744 runs at an average of 44.66.

In white-ball cricket, he amassed 82 ODI appearances for England.

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