The Winning Factor: How To Reach Higher With God – Peter Pollock

The Winning Factor: How to Reach Higher with God by Peter Pollock is a Christian living book that explores the connection between sporting achievement, personal ambition and faith. Drawing on his career as one of South Africa’s leading fast bowlers during the 1960s, Pollock reflects on the competitive drive that shaped his cricketing years and how his understanding of success changed through his Christian faith.

Through personal stories from his playing career, his later involvement in cricket as a national selector and his experience as a father to international cricketer Shaun Pollock, he considers what it means to pursue excellence while living according to God’s purpose. The book looks beyond trophies and professional achievements to themes of humility, perseverance, character and spiritual growth.

Combining cricketing anecdotes with biblical insights, Pollock encourages readers to approach life’s challenges with faith and to use their abilities and influence in service of a greater purpose. It will appeal particularly to readers interested in Christian encouragement, sport and the lessons that can be drawn from a life in professional cricket.