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Brain surgeries, stress fractures and aviation: the Ricky Ellcock story

Author
BBC Radio 5 Live
Published
Mon 29 Jul 2024
Episode Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jf33bk

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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