The Widow of Graham Torp Accuses ECB of Insufficient Support

• Amanda Torp believes that her husband could have been alive with better support from the ECB.
• The coroner noted "insufficiencies" in Torp's medical treatment, but did not criticize the decision to dismiss him.
• Support from the ECB after the dismissal was inadequate for improving Torp's mental health.

The widow of Graham Torp, Amanda, believes that her husband could have been alive if the English and Welsh Cricket Board (ECB) had provided more support after his dismissal. Torp, a former England international, passed away in September 2024, two and a half years after his dismissal following a series of Ashes defeats.

In the investigation into his death, coroner Jonathan Stevens stated that the dismissal had a minor cumulative impact on Torp, as he had already been suffering from his "cricketing career." After the dismissal, he struggled with depression, and as Amanda asserts, the support he received was "horrific."

Despite ECB continuing to fund Torp's treatment after his dismissal, Amanda emphasized that he did not receive the necessary assistance. She stated that recommendations from his psychologist for a transfer to a specialist were not fulfilled, and the required support only emerged when Torp's life was in jeopardy.

The coroner also pointed out "insufficiencies" in the medical assistance that Torp received, but did not find fault with ECB's decision to dismiss him. Amanda believes that if support had been provided earlier, her husband might have remained alive.

In response to ECB's criticism, she expressed her sympathy for Torp's family and emphasized that his loss profoundly affected the cricket community.

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