{"product_id":"9781915237316","title":"From Lord's to the Fjords : The Saga of Icelandic Cricket","description":"\u003cp\u003eSports 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45465372786909,"sku":"9781915237316","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781915237316.jpg?v=1720095754","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781915237316","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}