Brain surgeries, stress fractures and aviation: the Ricky Ellcock story
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 July 2024
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
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.
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| 0:42.0 | You're listening to the TMS Podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 0:48.0 | Hello, I'm Simon Mann and welcome to a bonus test match special podcast. |
| 0:52.1 | During England's test against West Indies, I spoke to former England Bowler, |
| 0:56.0 | Ricky Elcock from the TMS Box at Esperson. |
| 0:59.0 | Ricky's extraordinary story includes four life-saving brain surgeries, prematurely retiring from |
| 1:05.5 | cricket and being the first black captain at Virgin Atlantic. |
| 1:09.7 | You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. |
| 1:15.0 | Barbadosbourne Fast Bowler who played county cricket for Worcestershire and Middlesex |
| 1:19.0 | and was seen at the time as a future star for England. I can remember you bowling it. |
| 1:24.6 | Like the speed of light at Cheltenham one day, Ricky. So Ricky Elcott was called up for |
| 1:30.0 | a tour of the West Indies in 1990 with a reputation as one of the fastest |
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