ECB chair Richard Thompson opens up on losing his parents to dementia as he recalls the Test Match his dad's illness 'hit me like a train'

Daily Mail - Nov 15, 2026

In 2013, he and his dad, Eric, were watching an Ashes Test at The Oval, at a time when Thompson was in charge at Surrey. Except Eric thought he was watching something else.

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