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Cricket fan Tommy down but not out after crash
Manchester Evening News
|November 19, 2025
TEENAGER IS TRYING TO REACH AUSTRALIA WITHOUT FLYING
Tommy at the cricket
A TEENAGER trying to reach Australia without taking a single flight has spoken of the moment he was left with a fractured skull abroad.
Cricket fan Tommy Lamb, from Manchester, has taken his love for the sport to a new level by attempting to reach Australia to watch the Ashes series overland.
But, while in Vietnam, the 18-year-old was involved in a serious motorbike crash, leaving him with a fractured skull, a broken nose and multiple cuts and bruises.
Tommy told Luxury Travel Daily: "I don't remember anything at all, not before nor after. I've only been told I suddenly drove off the road and hit a metal pole. Despite the injuries I'm recovering well and should be good to continue my journey just under two weeks after the crash."
This story is from the November 19, 2025 edition of Manchester Evening News.
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