9 months ago
Thorpe's Widow Blames ECB for Lack of Support
Graham Thorpe was a famous cricket coach in England.
He lost his job in 2022 and later took his own life.
His wife, Amanda, says that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) did not help him enough after he left his job.
She thinks that if the ECB had given him more support, he might still be alive.
The ECB says they did provide some help and have talked to Amanda about her concerns.
A report in 2025 said that Graham did not get enough care from health professionals before he died.
Graham Thorpe's widow, Amanda, accuses the ECB of not providing enough support after he lost his job as a batting coach in 2022.
An investigation in July 2025 revealed that Thorpe had tried to take his own life and that he did not receive adequate care from health professionals.
The ECB had paid for Thorpe's mental health therapy after his departure, but Amanda believes more support could have prevented his death.
Amanda Thorpe stated that the sudden loss of his career role was too much for him to handle without proper support.
The ECB responded by acknowledging the challenges of mental health and stated they have been in contact with Amanda and the family.
- Who
- Graham Thorpe, former England batting coach, and his widow Amanda Thorpe
- What
- Amanda Thorpe accuses the ECB of not providing enough support to her husband after he lost his job
- Where
- England and Wales
- When
- Graham Thorpe lost his job in 2022, and the investigation was in July 2025
- Why
- Amanda Thorpe believes that adequate support from the ECB could have prevented her husband's death
Key facts
- Person
- Graham Thorpe
- Role
- Former England Batting Coach
- Year of Incident
- 2022
- Year of Investigation
- 2025
- Coroner's Finding
- Inadequate care from health professionals
- ECB's Response
- Provided mental health therapy and met with the family
Quotes
Amanda Thorpe
Widow of former England and Wales Cricket Board coach Graham Thorpe
“It is hindsight – and no one has got a crystal ball – but it was just too much – the cliff, the whole mental breakdown of ‘I am no longer in that family’. If he had had just a little bit of the support framework there to lean on a bit to just transition a bit more, it would have made all the difference.”
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“The entire rug of his cricketing career had not been pulled from under him so completely … it is really clear to me that he would still be alive, so it would have made all the difference.”
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