Balls to Fly, 9781915237323
Hardcover
From cricket dreams crushed to soaring above racism: An inspiring journey.

Balls to Fly

Ricky Ellcock - an Autobiography

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  • Hardcover

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    19 November 2023

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Summary

With a burgeoning reputation as one of the fastest bowlers in the land, Ellcock’s hopes of playing Test cricket for England were cruelly thwarted by injury. Plunged into depression and forced to pursue another career, a childhood interest in aviation was to be his salvation. Ellcock relocated to the USA and qualified as a commercial airline pilot, becoming the first black captain with Virgin Atlantic.

Ellcock’s autobiography is unsparing and hard-hitting, revealing as it does a lifeti…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781915237323
ISBN-10:1915237327
Author:Ricky Ellcock
Publisher:Trinorth Ltd
Imprint:Fairfield Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:19 November 2023
Weight:490g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm
About The Author

Ricky Ellcock

Ricardo Ellcock became an airline pilot after his career as a thrillingly fast bowler for Worcestershire and Middlesex was prematurely ended by recurrent injuries.

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