Former England batsman Graham Thorpe died after being struck by a train at a railway station, an inquest into his demise heard on Tuesday.
The 55-year-old took his personal life, his spouse Amanda revealed on Monday in an interview with The Times.
‘Traumatic injuries’
Thorpe died on the morning of August 4 having suffered “traumatic injuries” throughout the incident at Esher railway station, southwest of London, Surrey Coroner’s Court in Woking was instructed.
The space coroner for Surrey, Simon Wickens, recorded Thorpe’s reason for demise as considered one of a number of accidents throughout the brief listening to.
The coroner provided his “sincere condolences” not simply to Thorpe’s household, however to “all those touched by his life and career”.
A date for the total inquest will probably be fastened at a later time.
Thorpe’s demise plunged the cricket world into mourning for the favored star.
He loved a formidable England profession as a sublime batsman from 1993 to 2005, earlier than spending 12 years in varied teaching roles.
But Thorpe was hospitalised in May 2022 and declared “seriously ill”.
Attempted suicide
Amanda Thorpe instructed The Times that the previous Surrey batsman tried suicide two years in the past earlier than taking his personal life.
“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,” she mentioned.
Amanda Thorpe added: “Graham was famend as somebody who was very mentally sturdy on the sector and he was in good bodily well being.
“But psychological sickness is an actual illness and might have an effect on anybody.
Thorpe’s daughter Kitty, 22, mentioned the household “are not ashamed” of speaking about his demise, including: “There is nothing to hide and it is not a stigma.”
The left-hander featured in 100 Test matches and 82 one-day internationals for England, scoring over 9 000 runs for his nation, together with 16 Test lots of.
By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse
