There were “failings” in the care of former England cricketer Graham Thorpe in the months before he died, a coroner has said.
It comes as Coroner Jonathan Stevens recorded a conclusion of suicide at an inquest into his death in August last year.
Thorpe died at a railway station in Surrey.
Mr Stevens read a statement yesterday during the inquest from Mr Thorpe’s GP Joan Munnelly, detailing the cricketer was diagnosed with anxiety and depression in 2018.
Regarded as one of the finest batters of his generation, Thorpe played 100 Tests for England, scoring 16 centuries and featuring 82 times for the ODI side.
He coached England’s batters and had a 17-year career with Surrey.
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