Getting Out

The Ukrainian Cricket Team's Last Stand on the Front Lines of War

Jonathan Campion

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Pitch Publishing Ltd
22 April 2024

Getting Out is the story of how Ukraine's cricketers helped the people around them to escape from Russia's invasion in 2022, including first-hand accounts of the war.

Cricket in Ukraine had a surprising and eccentric history. But when the bombings started, these cricketers found themselves in a fight for their lives as they rushed to the front lines to defend their country.

Meanwhile, some Ukrainian refugees had an altogether different battle as they began to play cricket in a park in southern Europe, and fought to keep their country’s cricketing heritage alive.

As well as eyewitness accounts of the first days of the war, the book holds many light-hearted stories – from the team where no one wanted to bat or bowl, to the biofuel developer who became Ukraine's first professional cricketer.

It’s a story of courage, determination and hope, both on and off the field.

By: Jonathan Campion
Imprint: Pitch Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 144mm,
ISBN: 9781801506809
ISBN 10: 1801506809
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 22 April 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jonathan Campion writes about cricket in unusual places for the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. He lived in Ukraine from 2007 until 2010, working as a translator and editor at international firms in Kyiv. He has written about Ukraine for Lonely Planet, and about other parts of Eastern Europe in several books and magazines. He lives in Norwich, and plays for the wandering charity cricket team The Metronomes CC.

Reviews for Getting Out: The Ukrainian Cricket Team's Last Stand on the Front Lines of War

""Getting Out can't fail to be of topical interest... the author's knowledge of that whole vast region and of cricket works to give him an inwardness with the issues and the history and the people under scrutiny in the book that is entirely convincing."" -- Charles Barr * Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians *