He was educated at Beths Grammar School in Bexley and at the University of Kent where he studied Sports Science.
[3] As a child, Ball was a "promising footballer" who played for Arsenal in under-9 to under-12 age group teams.
He was called in to the England under-19 squad in December 2009 as a 16 year old and made his debut in January 2010 against Afghanistan Under-19s in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup.
[9][10] He was released by Kent at the end of the 2017 season,[11] joining Suffolk County Cricket Club as a professional player in March 2018.
[12] Ball played for Copdock and Old Ipswichian in the East Anglian Premier Cricket League during the season, but his work commitments meant that he was unable to play as frequently as required and he was not re-engaged as a professional by the county in 2019.