Oli Broom

Oli Broom loves cricket so much he cycled from Lord's to Sydney to watch the Ashes. His book is rather marvellous

Much more than a world cycle tour ... brilliant

I think it's pathetic he isn't cycling home again

A moving, well-paced and thrilling story of the most noble of all gap years

I didn't like it; I loved it ... a cracking read

If you love cricket, cycling, adventure, travel and sobbing - read this book!

Jim Carter, Downton Abbey actor and chairman of Hampstead Cricket Club

Oli's enthusiasm made even me consider getting back on a bike again

A funny and poignant tale for anyone who’s ever dreamt of jacking in the day job for an adventure

The book is a very readable and often funny account of an unusual adventure on a bike

A funny and poignant tale for anyone who's ever dreamt of quitting their day job to embark on an adventure

A Cricketing Odyssey From London to Brisbane

One man, one bike, two Mongoose cricket bats, one tropical disease, 16,000 miles and a lot of dead kangaroos …<br/>
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Oli Broom loves cricket. So much so that in 2009 he left his 9 to 5 in London and set off to cycle to Brisbane for the Ashes. Along the way he played cricket in the shadow of the Blue Mosque, slept in a goat pen in Sudan, dodged a 5-metre crocodile in the outback, battled mountains in sub-zero temperatures in Bulgaria and successfully negotiated the treacherous highways of India.<br/>
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Starring the colourful characters he met on his travels, this is a funny and poignant tale for anyone who’s ever dreamt of jacking in the day job to embark on an incredible adventure.

Cycling to the Ashes

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Oli Broom loves cricket so much he cycled from Lord's to Sydney to watch the Ashes. His book is rather marvellous

Much more than a world cycle tour ... brilliant

An epic adventure

Oli Broom loves cricket so much he cycled from Lord's to Sydney to watch the Ashes. His book is rather marvellous

Much more than a world cycle tour ... brilliant

An epic adventure

Oli Broom loves cricket so much he cycled from Lord's to Sydney to watch the Ashes. His book is rather marvellous

Much more than a world cycle tour ... brilliant

An epic adventure

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