A late bloomer finds the best dry spell of his life
Peter Roebuck meets John Duckett, the aboriginal cricketer who recovered from an alcohol problem and rebuilt his life, and comes back impressed
Sriram Veera
25-Feb-2013
Peter Roebuck meets John Duckett, the aboriginal cricketer who recovered from an alcohol problem and rebuilt his life, and comes back impressed. Click here to read the article at Sydney Morning Herald.
Duckett spent the years between 13 and 28 behind bars, or in them. Now he opens the batting for his state's Aboriginal team, earns an honest living and raises a family. It is the tale of the fall and rise of a resilient man ... He grew up around violence and trouble and booze and failure.
Sriram Veera is a former staff writer at ESPNcricinfo