Cricket Spain ( es, Cricket España) is the official
governing body of the sport of
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
in
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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. Its current headquarters is located in
Alicante
Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in t ...
,
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. Cricket Spain is the country's representative at the
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, its members are List of International Cricket Council members, 108 national associations, with 12 List of Internation ...
and is an
associate member being a member of that body since 1992. It is also a member of the
European Cricket Council
The European Cricket Council (ECC) is an international body which oversaw cricket in European countries other than the Test-playing cricketing nation of England, the only European Full Member of the ICC for the duration of the ECC's existence.
...
.
Constitution
The details of what is entailed in Cricket Spain can be read usin
this link
Clubs in Cricket Spain
There are many clubs that play in various Cricket Tournaments organised by Cricket Spain, both on the mainland as well as in the Balearic Islands, such as Ibiza.
Costa Del Sol Cricket Club is one of the top
Cricket Clubs in Spain; their cricket facility now boasts two dedicated
cricket ground
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by strikin ...
s, including seven grass wickets on the Cartama Oval and one artificial wicket at the Victoria Oval, as well as grass wicket practice nets available for pre-season training camps, cricket festivals, tournaments and touring sides.
References
External links
Official websiteSpain(ICC-EU)
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
Sports governing bodies in Spain
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