From Lord's to the Fjords : The Saga of Icelandic 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 StefA�n. It was the first time they�_Td seen cricket, but they returned home determined to teach the game to their friends. They didn�_Tt know the rules, own any kit, or have a team to play against �_" but they were determined to form Iceland�_Ts first national cricket team. From Lord�_Ts 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�_Tt 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�_Ts public and became a viral Twitter sensation (incurring the wrath of Jofra Archer), how an Icelandic �_~mystery spinner�_T 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