Former England batter Thorpe took his own life, family says

A former cricketer from England has passed away at just 55 years old. While the news of his death was received on August 5, the cause was not confirmed at that time. It has now been revealed that Thorp committed suicide, as confirmed by his family. Thorp had been struggling with depression for several years.

In recent years, he had been suffering from depression and mental distress. After his cricket career ended, Thorp was involved in coaching and served as a coach for England's soccer team. Yesterday, his family reported that England batter Thorp had taken his own life. His wife Amanda said:

"For the past few years, Graham suffered from severe depression and mental stress. This led him to a serious attempt to take his own life in May 2022, which required him to stay in the ICU for an extended period. Although there were glimpses of the old Graham, he continued to struggle with depression and anxiety, which sometimes became very intense. As a family, we supported him, and he made significant efforts to seek treatment, but unfortunately, nothing seemed to truly work."

Amanda, Thorp's wife, stated that her husband had been suffering from mental exhaustion and thus took his own life. Besides Amanda, Thorp is survived by two daughters named Kitty and Emma.

Thorp played 100 Test matches for England and scored 6,744 runs. He made his debut for the national team in 1993, initially in One Day Internationals (ODIs), and played in Test matches the same year. He continued to play ODIs until 2002 and retired from Test cricket in 2005. In recognition of his contributions to English cricket, he was honored with the title 'Member of the Order of the British Empire' in 2006.