La Manga Club

La Manga Club is a sports and leisure resort located in the south-eastern region of Spain, Murcia, south of La Manga, and bordered by the Mar Menor and Calblanque Regional Park. The resort complex opened in 1972 and covers an area of 1,400 acres (560 ha).[1]

La Manga Club
Residential area
La Manga Club, 2012
La Manga Club
Location in Spain
La Manga Club
La Manga Club (Spain)
Coordinates: 37.6018°N 0.9840°W / 37.6018; -0.9840 (La Manga Club)
Country Spain
Autonomous community Murcia
ProvinceMurcia
ComarcaCampo de Cartagena
MunicipalityCartagena
Established1972
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Official language(s)Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Resort facilities

Resort facilities include the Hotel Príncipe Felipe apartment hotel, three golf courses, 28 tennis courts, and eight football pitches, including the La Manga Club Ground and the La Manga Club Football Stadium.[2] The resort has hosted the England national football team for pre-season training, the Spanish Open, and tennis tournaments including the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup.[3]

La Manga Club Ground
La Manga Club
La Manga Cricket Bottom Ground
Ground information
LocationLa Manga Club, Cartagena, Region of Murcia, Spain
Establishment2005
Capacity3,000
OwnerLa Manga Club
OperatorCricket España
TenantsSpain national cricket team
End names
Las Lomas End
Las Acacias End
International information
First T20I29 March 2019:
 Spain v  Malta
Last T20I27 October 2019:
 Spain v  Gibraltar
As of 15 March 2020
Source: La Manga Club Bottom Ground
La Manga Club
La Manga Cricket Top Ground
LocationLa Manga Club, Cartagena, Region of Murcia, Spain
OwnerLa Manga Club
OperatorCricket España
TenantsSpain national cricket team
End names
n/a
n/a
As of 15 March 2020
Source: La Manga Club Top Ground

La Manga Club Ground is a multi purpose stadium in La Manga Club. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The ground has yet to host first-class match but it has become premier cricket ground in Spain.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

International cricket

In April 2016, it was announced that Ireland's 2016 Inter-Provincial Trophy will be held at La Manga Club Ground.[10]

La Manga Club hosted its first Twenty20 International (T20I) during 2019 Spain Triangular T20I Series.[11] On 29 March 2019, Awais Ahmed of Spain scored first international century at the venue.[12]

Twenty20 International centuries

One T20I century has been scored at the venue.[13]

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInningsOpposing teamDateResult
1102*Awais Ahmed Spain641 Malta30 March 2019Won

La Manga Club Football Stadium
Main article: La Manga Club Football Stadium

The La Manga Club Football Stadium is a resort stadium that was used to friendly matches and as a resting and training place for the Spain national football team.

Incidents

In 2015, the body of British diver Neil Anthony Fears was discovered near a popular diving attraction in the resort, after he lost contact with three other divers during a dive.[14]

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See also
  • La Manga Stadium

References
  1. "2018 LMC Tennis Presentation" (PDF). La Manga Club. La Manga Club.
  2. "La Manga Club Resort". La Manga Club. La Manga Club.
  3. Wilkinson, Isambard (August 12, 2004). "La Manga, golf and scandal resort, for sale". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited.
  4. "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.
  5. "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.
  6. "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.
  7. "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.
  8. "Cricket at La Manga Club | La Manga Club | Official Website". lamangaclub.com.
  9. "Cricket at La Manga Club Ground".
  10. "Interpro games to be played in Spain".
  11. "Spain vs Malta, Men's European T20I Tournament (Match-3)". International Cricket Council. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  12. "Awais Ahmed 1st T20I hundred for Spain-102 off 64 vs Malta-". TheWeeklySports.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  13. "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  14. Couzens, Gerard (August 5, 2015). "British diver found dead near First World War shipwreck in Spain". express.co.uk.
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