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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jamie Grierson

Ex-cricketer Graham Thorpe ‘spiralled into depression’ after losing job, inquest hears

Graham Thorpe, pictured in 2022. wears a blue baseball cap and lighter blue top
Graham Thorpe, pictured in 2022. An incident involving a leaked video in Australia that year had left him distraught, the court was told Photograph: Jason O’Brien/PA

The former England cricketer Graham Thorpe “spiralled into depression” after losing his job as a batting coach in 2022, an inquest has heard.

The 55-year-old died on 4 August 2024 after being struck by a train at a railway station in Surrey. His widow, Amanda Thorpe, later said he had taken his own life.

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