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 | |
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 La Manga Club, 2012 | |
  La Manga Club Location in Spain  La Manga Club La Manga Club (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 37.6018°N 0.9840°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Murcia |
| Province | Murcia |
| Comarca | Campo de Cartagena |
| Municipality | Cartagena |
| Established | 1972 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
La Manga Club - The Resort, in fact resides within an area called Atamaria, and provides sporting services to an established and growing "Small Town" - The La Manga Club Community - LMCC. It comprises over 2,200 privately owned homes with growing resident population. Within LMCC there is a Church - St Teresa's, a Post Office and local Bank offices.
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 Cricket Bottom Ground | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | La Manga Club, Cartagena, Region of Murcia, Spain |
| Establishment | 2005 |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Owner | La Manga Club |
| Operator | Cricket España |
| Tenants | Spain national cricket team |
| End names | |
| Las Lomas End Las Acacias End | |
| International information | |
| First T20I | 29 March 2019: Spain v  Malta |
| Last T20I | 26 February 2023: Spain v  Isle of Man |
| First WT20I | 26 August 2021: Germany v  Ireland |
| Last WT20I | 29 August 2021: France v Ireland |
| As of 26 February 2023 Source: La Manga Club Bottom Ground | |
| La Manga Cricket Top Ground | |
| Location | La Manga Club, Cartagena, Region of Murcia, Spain |
|---|---|
| Owner | La Manga Club |
| Operator | Cricket España |
| Tenants | Spain national cricket team |
| End names | |
| n/a n/a | |
| First WT20I | 26 June 2019: Germany v  Scotland |
| Last WT20I | 29 August 2021: Germany v Scotland |
| As of 29 August 2021 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]
In August 2021 the club hosted ten Women's Twenty20 Internationals for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier[13]
International centuries
Two T20I centuries and two Women's T20I centuries have been scored at the venue.[14][15][16]
Twenty20 International centuries
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Innings | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 102* | Awais Ahmed | Spain | 64 | 1 | Malta | 30 March 2019 | Won |
| 2 | 102* | Mohammad Ihsan | Spain | 59 | 1 | Isle of Man | 24 February 2023 | Won |
Women's Twenty20 International centuries
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Innings | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126* | Sterre Kalis |  Netherlands | 76 | 1 | Germany | 27 June 2019 | Won |
| 2 | 105* | Gaby Lewis | Ireland | 60 | 1 | Germany | 26 August 2021 | Won |
Real Golf La Manga Club
La Manga Club has three 18-hole golf courses, North, South and West Courses. In 2017 the golf club was named Real Golf La Manga Club by The Royal Household of Spain. It has hosted bot the Open de España (Men's Spanish Open), Open de España Femenino (Women's Spanish Open), the Spanish International Amateur Championship (Copa S.M. el Rey) and the Spanish Senior Open for men.
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.[17]
References
- "2018 LMC Tennis Presentation" (PDF). La Manga Club. La Manga Club.
- "La Manga Club Resort". La Manga Club. La Manga Club. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- Wilkinson, Isambard (August 12, 2004). "La Manga, golf and scandal resort, for sale". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited.
- "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.
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- "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.
- "Cricket at La Manga Club | La Manga Club | Official website". lamangaclub.com.
- "Cricket at La Manga Club Ground". Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- "Interpro games to be played in Spain". Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- "Spain vs Malta, Men's European T20I Tournament (Match-3)". International Cricket Council. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- "Awais Ahmed 1st T20I hundred for Spain-102 off 64 vs Malta-". TheWeeklySports.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier 2021". espncricinfo. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- "Statistics / Statsguru / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- "Statistics / Statsguru / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records". Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- Couzens, Gerard (August 5, 2015). "British diver found dead near First World War shipwreck in Spain". express.co.uk.
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