Surrey's Professional Cricket Manager Chris Adams and brother David, Managing Director and Chairman of Pro4Sport, are getting ready to embark on an 868-mile, 15-day bike ride visiting all 18 first-class counties in October.
Supported by KIA, the two former professional cricketers are aiming to raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma research which is a charity close to their heart - their father was diagnosed with Peripheral T-cell lymphoma attached to the liver last year and is currently undergoing treatment.
David talks to us in this interview, from Durham and arrive at The Kia Oval, home of Surrey, 15 days later, and are looking forward to being joined on the ride by a number of celebrities, sponsors and cricketers.
Ride Schedule
Day 1 - Durham-Yorkshire Day 2 - Yorkshire-Lancashire Day 3 - Lancashire-Derbyshire Day 4 - Derbyshire-Nottinghamshire- Leicestershire Day 5 - Leicestershire-Northamptonshire Day 6 - Northamptonshire-Warwickshire Day 7 - Warwickshire-Worcestershire Day 8 - Worcestershire-Glamorgan Day 9 - Glamorgan-Gloucestershire Day 10 - Gloucestershire-Somerset Day 11 - Somerset-Hampshire Day 12 - Hampshire-Sussex Day 13 - Sussex-Kent Day 14 - Kent-Essex Day 15 - Essex-Middlesex-Surrey
The Big Cricket Ride is raising money for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.
Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research are investing more than £1 million into research to understand how these lymphomas arise and develop more effective treatments. Chris and David's fundraising efforts will all go to help fund this specific research.
