Florence Ballard her suit. Angered, Gordy ordered her to return to Detroit, and Birdsong officially replaced her, abruptly ending her tenure with the Supremes. It had been decided as early as May that Birdsong would be Ballard's official replacement once Birdsong's contract with the Bluebelles was bought out. In August 1967, the "Detroit Free Press" reported that Ballard had taken a temporary leave of absence from the group due to "exhaustion". Ballard eventually married her boyfriend, Thomas Chapman, on February 29, 1968. A week earlier, on February 22, Ballard and Motown negotiated to have Ballard released from the label. Her attorney in
Eddie Ballard which came at an average of 5.66, with a high score of 33. It was in 2009 that he made his debut for Hertfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. To date he has made nine Minor Counties Championship and thirteen MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.Having played a season for Surrey County Cricket Club in 2010 and the MCC Young Cricketers in 2011 where he was the highest run scorer he is now a key member of the minor counties outfit. Eddie Ballard Edward Christopher 'Eddie' Ballard (born 15 August 1989) is an English cricketer. Ballard is a right-handed batsman