He was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England and educated at the Meden School in Market Warsop.

[5][6] Ball made his debut for Nottinghamshire in a List A match in the 2009 Pro40 against Sussex in what was his only appearance that season.

He was notably West Indian Dwayne Smith's hat-trick wicket in this match.

[13] In October 2023, following his release from Nottinghamshire, Ball signed a two-year deal with Somerset with the option to extend for a third year.

[14] In May 2016, he received his maiden call to play for England national cricket team against Sri Lanka for the opening match at Headingley.

In his debut ODI against Bangladesh, Ball took figures of 5–51 to help England win the first match by 21 runs.

Ball played in the fourth Test match against India, with England already 2-0 down in the series.