Graham Thorpe’s widow says her late husband might still be alive if English
cricket authorities had given him stronger support after he was removed as
assistant coach.
Thorpe died by suicide in August last year, just two-and-a-half years after
being sacked by the ECB. His wife Amanda told TalkSPORT that losing his coaching
role left him feeling isolated and upset, as he believed he had been cut off from
the sport that had been his life.
Coroner Jonathan Stevens said ending Thorpe’s contract had a “devastating effect
on him” and that he felt he had “lost his cricket family.” Amanda believes that if
the cricket authorities had provided more support, his death could have been
prevented.