Angus Bell

Batting on the Bosphorus

A Liquor-Fueled Cricket Tour Through Eastern Europe

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Produktbeschreibung

Angus Bell is innocently working in the Montreal magazine industry when, taking advantage of a psychic's vision, he sets off to discover the secret cricketing world of Eastern Europe. From tournaments on ice in Estonia to university leagues in the crumbling Crimea, and from a Croatian military island to communist Belarus, Bell learns how Slavs play the Englishman's game. Encounters with fingerless Tamil Tigers in Prague, a bomb-plotter in the Austrian Alps, a Guatemalan anarchist, and an MI6 agent making out lineup cards reveal the shadowy side of Slavic cricket. But nothing can stop Bell from playing the game or even becoming the captain of an international team. Between matches, he's pursued by the KGB, becomes embroiled in a drug bust on the Midnight Express, and needs emergency treatment from a Romanian dentist. This boisterous traveler's tale redefines the spirit of cricket, converting even sworn enemies of the game into avid fans.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greystone Books
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 137mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781553654414
• ISBN-10: 1553654412
• Artikelnr.: 25912711

Autorenporträt

Angus Bell is a 27-year-old, whisky-swilling Scotsman with a first class degree in English, Flying Saucers and Space Studies. He has visited 40 countries, and has written for the South African Sunday Times, Inside Sport in Australia, the US Student Traveller, Cricinfo in India and The Wisden Cricketer in the UK. He now plays cricket in Montreal, Canada, where he lives with his girlfriend Candy and pet rabbit Usagi. For more articles and photos from his travels and misadventures, visit www.angusjjbell.com.