We always say we think strategically and long-term. We aim for world cricketing domination by the year 2082.
The fact none of our current Board will be alive then is immaterial.
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Who will you be supporting in 2026?
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The Sixty Ball Shootout is our first tournament of the 2026 outdoor season, and it is only 15 days away. The fast-paced T10 event is all played in the space of a week, with a league stage and then final between the top two teams.
What a world we have in 2026. Apparently Trump has insulted the Pope. But we aren't into snooker and we don't know what the former England no. 3 batter has to do with it, either.
THE WISDEN CRICKETERS’ ALMANACK AWARDS THREAD FOR 2026
We begin with our Five Cricketers of the Year. This award is for the 2025 English summer, and no player can win it twice. We have named four Indians from the Tests, and Nottinghamshire’s Championship-winning captain. (1/8)
Our 14 player men's national team squad to play in the Euro Cup 2026 in Poland will be determined in early May.
We have done our bit by booking them all return flights and a nice hotel, and now they have to deliver our Board glory.
If you are interested in our merchandise, buy now before the world ends.
Worldwide shipping (not via Strait of Hormuz).
All royalties support the growth of cricket in Iceland!
26 days until the return of the Icelandic domestic cricket season!
Did you know that later this year you will be able to play as Iceland on the Cricket 26 game by Big Ant Studios, our Íslensk Premier League (ÍPL) sponsors? As an honest Board who want the best for our fans, we will ensure our players' skill levels are maxed out.
Just 4 weeks exactly until our domestic season begins! We hope.
One month to go until our outdoor cricket season starts! Conditions are currently unpromising.
They can send people to the Moon, but they cannot accurately predict ball tracking in DRS without an error margin that would traumatise an astronaut.
31 days now until our outdoor season begins! Wintry scenes perpetuate still.
Cricket in Iceland with scenic mountain backdrop.
The Íslensk Premier League (ÍPL) 2026, sponsored by Big Ant Studios, is coming in just seven weeks.
We've got the long camera lens out this morning and can confirm that there are no cricketers practicing on the lake. Another golden opportunity for outdoor play in front of our geese and swans goes begging! Apparently, all five of our clubs are training indoors.
It is 35 days until the start of our outdoor summer season. This is the view out the window from our headquarters.
36 days until our summer outdoor season begins. Winter has us still in a vice like grip.
Snowy weather enshrouds car in Reykjavík
Name a cricketer who is so committed, they would still turn up early to indoor training despite these snowy challenges.
PRESS RELEASE: We have big ÍPL 2026 news today, quite literally! We can confirm that @BigAntStudios, the Australian video game maker, are going to be the title sponsor of the Íslensk Premier League 2026, the world's most popular T20 franchise tournament located in the sub-Arctic.
Iceland is essentially a great lava-based experiment. It makes for some severely turbulent terrain and erratic pitches. We remain the ultimate batting test.
What is the cricketing equivalent of missing an open goal?
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There's plenty to worry about around the world, but fear not, the Sixty Ball Shootout will start as planned on 2nd May. This quickfire T10 event is all played in the space of eight days, providing our players with the perfect warm-up for the T20 ÍPL which follows.
Now must 40 days until our summer outdoor season begins. Summer is really coming, we know it!
41 days until our outdoor cricket season begins. Summer is coming!
Today we launch our widely anticipated new publication, 'A Guide to the Dark Arts of Cricketing Sarcasm'.
There you go. We hope it was insightful.
Has anyone ever wondered why there is no cricket in our neighbours of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Svalbard, or even Jan Mayen? It's because nobody there would be crazy enough to try, but when they eventually do, we will take them on and claim the North Atlantic Small State Cup.
In Article 5 of our constitution, it says we are not obliged to come to the rescue of Denmark if they are suffering a severe batting collapse.
According to today's World Happiness Report, we are ranked number two nation for happiness in the world.
We also have the world's highest use of antidepressants per capita.
It's called medicated happiness.
44 days until our cricket season begins and our pitches luxuriate under ice.
In Iceland, we always say that we love the concept of the underdog, as long as it is us.