Test Match Special
Test Match Special
BBC Radio 5 Live
Brain surgeries, stress fractures and aviation: the Ricky Ellcock story
32 minutes Posted Jul 29, 2024 at 12:00 pm.
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Simon Mann sits down with former England bowler Ricky Ellcock to take a look back at his extraordinary life.

Ricky discusses the FOUR life-saving brain surgeries he went through, having to prematurely retire from cricket because of SIX stress fractures in his back, and switching is focus to aviation and becoming the first black captain of Virgin Atlantic.