{
  "id": 16187134,
  "title": "Spanish Cricket Dream Sets Sights on a Test Match",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/spanish-cricket-dream-sets-sights-on-a-test-match",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T12:38:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Leader",
    "slug": "the-leader",
    "url": "https://theleader.info/2026/10/23/spanish-cricket-dream-sets-sights-on-a-test-match/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Spanish entrepreneur aims to build a cricket ground on the Costa Blanca that could host Test cricket in the future. Daniel Weston is constructing Campo Maximo near Alicante with sustainability in mind. The ground features a specially designed artificial outfield, floodlights for year-round play, and water management systems. If approved by cricket authorities, Spain could stage its first international Test match at Campo Maximo.",
  "summary": "An ambitious new cricket ground on Spain’s Costa Blanca could one day host Test cricket, according to the Australian entrepreneur behind the project. Daniel Weston is overseeing the construction of Campo Maximo in Playa Flamenca, around a 45-minute drive from Alicante. Designed with sustainability at its heart, the venue aims to become one of the […] The post Spanish Cricket Dream Sets Sights on…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}