England’s Great Graham Thorpe Battle with Mental Health- ‘Took His Own Life’

England great Graham Thorpe lost his battle with mental health

Former England cricketer Graham Thorpe was having a battle with his mental health as he was suffering from depression and anxiety, along with having a failure in his health for the past 2 years. All of this information was revealed by his wife Amanda. Graham passed away on August 5. The announcement of his demise was declared by the England and Wales Cricket Board. Now his wife recently revealed that before he took his own life, he had a long battle with himself both physically and mentally.

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

"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."

In memory of Thorpe, a ceremony was held before the start of a match between the Fernham Cricket Club and Chipstead Cricket Club last Saturday. This ceremony was attended by his wife and both his daughters.

"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," said Amanda.

His wife revealed that Thorpe kept suffering even after having intense work pressure.

"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 said.

Thorpe's daughter Kitty said that he was not the same person after a certain point and he could just not see a way out of this.

"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."

(If you need support, or you know someone who might need some support, please do not ignore this and reach out to your nearest mental health specialist)