Cricket World Cup: Black Caps fan's 34,000km trip 'a good decision'

Peter Thompson will have 18.5 hours in Australia - he's hoping the Black Caps make it great holiday for him. Photo / Supplied

A Kiwi ex-pat who confirmed himself as one of the planet's staunchest Black Caps fans with a 55-hour round-trip from London to Melbourne this weekend had no regrets about embarking on his monster journey.

Peter Thompson boarded his Singapore Airlines flight at Heathrow Airport at 10pm GMT Friday to find himself - with the exception of an Indian man on his way to Singapore - the only cricket fan on the plane.

After turbulence and cricket-filled dreams kept him awake most of the trip, broken only by a two-hour stop-over, he arrived in Melbourne to find the fevered atmosphere had justified the odyssey.

"At first I felt kind of lonely, thinking, am I the only mad bastard doing this? But then coming into Melbourne, I immediately had no doubts."

Mr Thompson, who spent yesterday morning catching up with his friend's family before heading to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the big showdown, told the Herald he was happy to say a bad outcome of tonight's game would not have even spoiled the 34,000km adventure.

"There's no doubt this has been a good decision," he said shortly before the game.

"Even just for the excitement I felt on the flight, and the feeling in the days leading up to it, it has been worth it."

If he had any regrets, it wasn't the cost of his Aussie holiday - clocking up to a cost of around $9393 - but that it couldn't last longer.

At 1am local time, he was on his way back to London in time for a meeting with his boss this week.

Fortunately, Mr Thompson said his workmates would forgive him for any severe case of jetlag.

"Everyone at work has been so supportive of me. Really, there has been good vibes all around."

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