Overview

• The event on August 1 at The Oval will coincide with the second day of the England-India fifth Test and what would have been Graham Thorpe’s 56th birthday.
• Limited edition headbands co-designed by Thorpe’s wife and daughters will replicate his trademark batting accessory and be sold at the ground for Mind fundraising.
• Proceeds from sales and donations will help expand “Thorpey’s Bat and Chat,” a cricket-based mental health support programme run in partnership with county foundations and Mind’s network.
• Thorpe scored 6,744 Test runs at an average of 44.66 and earned 100 caps for England before coaching Surrey, the national side and Afghanistan.
• His family has spoken openly about his two-year battle with depression and anxiety that led to his suicide on August 4, 2024, to promote mental health awareness.