Rosalind Ashford helped the group to distinguish themselves from the other girl groups in the label including the pop-oriented Marvelettes and the doo-wop-influenced Supremes with a rougher, brassier gospel-influenced sound. Reeves was a brassy alto while Annette was a deep contralto, and Rosalind was a high soprano. Like the Supremes' Florence Ballard, the Marvelettes' Wanda Rogers and The Four Tops' Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Ashford registered as the high background vocal in Vandellas records. After "Quicksand" gave the group a third top forty pop hit, Beard left to start a family with her new spouse. Reeves recruited a former member of The Velvelettes,
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