Law student Sam, who lives with his family in Ashburton, wanted to raise money for the David Shepherd Cricket Trust.
The trust, set up in memory of the Devonian Test match umpire David Shepherd, ploughs around £20,000 into youth cricket projects every year.
Cricket coach Sam hit on the idea of cycling from Exeter to Tiverton Heathcoat CC near where he went to school at Blundell’s and getting friends to sponsor him.
Instead of going in one direction, Sam went round in a loop from Exeter CC to Heathcoat CC for 12 hours a day on Saturday and Sunday.
Sam covered more than 300 miles over the weekend and raised a hefty £1,425 for the trust.
Read the full story in tomorrow’s (November 17) edition of the Mid-Devon Advertiser