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COVERED
Jake Ball
FromWelbeck’s
wilderness,
to the leader of
the pack
When describing an athlete’s
development, the words ‘breakthrough’,
‘landmark’ and ‘monumental’ get
thrown around as casually as a red ball
back to the bowler in April.
S T O R Y
David Straw
P H O T O G R A P H Y
Karl Bratby