From Lord's to the Fjords

The Saga of Icelandic Cricket

Kit Harris

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Fairfield Books
20 November 2023

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

By: Kit Harris
Imprint: Fairfield Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781915237316
ISBN 10: 1915237319
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 20 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

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From Lord's to the Fjords

The Saga of Icelandic Cricket

Kit Harris

$48.99

Hardback

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