There are few parts of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack that embody the
magic and appeal of the game more than Cricket Round the World. Elk
Stopped Play is a carefully-chosen selection of stories from twenty
years of one of Wisden's most-loved sections. Combining the highlights
of two decades of the Almanack's coverage of the game's further reaches,
as well as original material that places the stories in context and
expands upon the incidents and personalities involved, it is an original
and eccentric examination of the sport's enduring worldwide appeal.
There are extraordinary matches, great individual performances, stories
of exceptional pioneering dedication and quirky incidents from all over
the world, from games staged on tiny, far-flung Pacific islands to the
frozen wastes of the Antarctic, from cricketers dodging mortars in
Baghdad to Indonesian mud wickets on converted buffalo paddocks via
fractured French skulls, Antarctic barbecues and untimely interruptions
by Finnish elk. The perfect book to dip into either during the cricket
season or during the long wait for the end of April to come round again,
Elk Stopped Play is a fantastic addition to the Wisden bookshelf.
