Representing the University of New South Wales Cricket Club, Patel made headlines at just 16 by becoming one of the youngest players in Sydney Premier Cricket First Grade history after scoring more than 1,000 runs in a calendar year.
Dusty arrived in Canberra after beginning the journey on August 30, accompanied by his mother Sarah, local nurse Christine Letton, Little Wings nurse Nichole Callan and charity chief executive Clare Pearson.