From Lord's to the Fjords
The Saga of Icelandic Cricket
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2023
Fairfield Books (Verlag)
9781915237316 (ISBN)
Fairfield Books (Verlag)
9781915237316 (ISBN)
Kit Harris tells the hilarious story of how the Icelanders invented, forgot, rediscovered, and mastered cricket.
Sports fans around the world were enthralled when Australia beat South Africa in that famous World Cup
semi-final at Edgbaston in 1999. Among them, in a bar in Cyprus, were two holidaying Icelanders, Ragnar
and Stefán. It was the first time they’d seen cricket, but they returned home determined to teach the game
to their friends. They didn’t know the rules, own any kit, or have a team to play against – but they were
determined to form Iceland’s first national cricket team.
From Lord’s to the Fjords is the uproarious tale of cricket in Iceland: how the national press believed a stag
party from Oxford were the official England team, how Sky Sports accidentally sent a crew to televise an
Icelandic Cricket Cup final that didn’t exist, how the lead singer of Iron Maiden flew a passenger jet into
a match under the midnight sun, how Henry Blofeld umpired in a blizzard on top of an ice cap, how the
Iceland team was sold to the world’s public and became a viral Twitter sensation (incurring the wrath of Jofra
Archer), how an Icelandic ‘mystery spinner’ signed for an Indian Premier League team, how the Iceland team
fulfilled their dreams by playing their first international match – and how historical evidence proves that the
Vikings were absolutely, definitely playing cricket in the tenth
Sports fans around the world were enthralled when Australia beat South Africa in that famous World Cup
semi-final at Edgbaston in 1999. Among them, in a bar in Cyprus, were two holidaying Icelanders, Ragnar
and Stefán. It was the first time they’d seen cricket, but they returned home determined to teach the game
to their friends. They didn’t know the rules, own any kit, or have a team to play against – but they were
determined to form Iceland’s first national cricket team.
From Lord’s to the Fjords is the uproarious tale of cricket in Iceland: how the national press believed a stag
party from Oxford were the official England team, how Sky Sports accidentally sent a crew to televise an
Icelandic Cricket Cup final that didn’t exist, how the lead singer of Iron Maiden flew a passenger jet into
a match under the midnight sun, how Henry Blofeld umpired in a blizzard on top of an ice cap, how the
Iceland team was sold to the world’s public and became a viral Twitter sensation (incurring the wrath of Jofra
Archer), how an Icelandic ‘mystery spinner’ signed for an Indian Premier League team, how the Iceland team
fulfilled their dreams by playing their first international match – and how historical evidence proves that the
Vikings were absolutely, definitely playing cricket in the tenth
Kit Harris is the assistant editor of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack and a county cricket commentator for the BBC. He has been hopelessly in love with cricket since 1991. This is his second book, after The Queen at the Cricket.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.11.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 40 colour photographs |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport |
| ISBN-13 | 9781915237316 / 9781915237316 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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