International Cricket Council

international governing body of cricket

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909. It was renamed as International Cricket Conference in 1965. Later in 1989, It was renamed again as International Cricket Council.

International Cricket Council
AbbreviationICC
MottoCricket for good.
PredecessorImperial Cricket Conference (1909–1965) International Cricket Conference (1965–1989)
Formation15 June 1909; 115 years ago (1909-06-15)
TypeFederation of national associations
HeadquartersDubai, United Arab Emirates
Membership
105 members
Official languages
English
New Zealand Greg Barclay
CEO
Australia Geoff Allardice[1]
Websitewww.icc-cricket.com

The ICC has 108 members, 12 Full Members (who play tests) and 96 Associate Members. The membership had been divided into Full, Associate, and Affiliate Members, but the Affiliate category was removed in June 2017, with all Affiliate Members becoming Associate Members.[2]

Members

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Full Members

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12 countries are full members of the ICC. These are:

Nation Governing body Member since[3] Region
  Afghanistan Afghanistan Cricket Board 22 June 2017 Asia
  Australia Cricket Australia 15 July 1909 East-Asia Pacific
  Bangladesh Bangladesh Cricket Board 26 June 2000 Asia
  England England and Wales Cricket Board 15 July 1909 Europe
  India Board of Control for Cricket in India 31 May 1926 Asia
  Ireland Cricket Ireland 22 June 2017 Europe
  New Zealand New Zealand Cricket 31 May 1926 East-Asia Pacific
  Pakistan Pakistan Cricket Board 28 July 1953 Asia
  South Africa Cricket South Africa 15 July 1909 Africa
  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Cricket 21 July 1981 Asia
  West Indies West Indies Cricket Board 31 May 1926 Americaa
  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Cricket 6 July 1992 Africa

Associate Members

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106 nations are Associate members:

Country Teams Governing body Associate member since Region Ref
  Argentina MenWomenU19 Argentine Cricket Association 1974 Americas [4]
  Austria MenWomenU19 Austrian Cricket Association 2017 Europe [5]
  Bahamas MenWomenU19 Bahamas Cricket Association 2017 Americas [6]
  Bahrain MenWomenU19 Bahrain Cricket Association 2017 Asia [7]
  Belgium MenWomenU19 Belgian Cricket Federation 2005 Europe [8]
  Belize MenWomenU19 Belize National Cricket Association 2017 Americas [9]
  Bermuda MenWomenU19 Bermuda Cricket Board 1966 Americas [3]
  Bhutan MenWomenU19 Bhutan Cricket Council Board 2017 Asia [10]
  Botswana MenWomenU19 Botswana Cricket Association 2005 Africa [11]
  Brazil MenWomenU19 Brazilian Cricket Association 2017 Americas [12]
  Bulgaria MenWomenU19 Bulgaria Cricket Federation 2017 Europe [13]
  Cameroon MenWomenU19 Cameroon Cricket Association 2017 Africa [14]
  Canada MenWomenU19 Cricket Canada 1968 Americas [3]
  Cayman Islands MenWomenU19 Cayman Islands Cricket Association 2002 Americas [15]
  Chile MenWomenU19 Chilean Cricket Association 2017 Americas [16]
  China MenWomenU19 Chinese Cricket Association 2017 Asia [17]
  Cook Islands MenWomenU19 Cook Islands Cricket Association 2017 East Asia-Pacific [18]
  Costa Rica MenWomenU19 Costa Rica Cricket Federation 2017 Americas [19]
  Croatia MenWomenU19 Croatia Cricket Board 2017 Europe [20]
  Cyprus MenWomenU19 Cyprus Cricket Association 2017 Europe [21]
  Czech Republic MenWomenU19 Czech Republic Cricket Union 2017 Europe [22]
  Denmark MenWomenU19 Danish Cricket Federation 1966 Europe [23]
  Estonia MenWomenU19 Estonia Cricket Association 2017 Europe [24]
  Falkland Islands Men† • WomenU19 Falkland Cricket Association 2017 Americas [25]
  Fiji MenWomenU19 Fiji Cricket Association 1965 East Asia-Pacific [26]
  Finland MenWomenU19 Finnish Cricket Association 2017 Europe [27]
  France MenWomenU19 France Cricket Association 1998 Europe [28]
  Gambia MenWomenU19 Gambia Cricket Association 2017 Africa [29]
  Germany MenWomenU19 German Cricket Federation 1999 Europe [30]
  Ghana MenWomenU19 Ghana Cricket Association 2017 Africa [31]
  Gibraltar MenWomenU19 Gibraltar Cricket Association 1969 Europe [32]
  Greece MenWomenU19 Hellenic Cricket Federation 2017 Europe [33]
  Guernsey MenWomenU19 Guernsey Cricket Board 2008 Europe [34]
  Hong Kong MenWomenU19 Hong Kong Cricket Association 1969 Asia [3]
  Hungary MenWomenU19 Hungarian Cricket Association 2017 Europe [35]
  Indonesia MenWomenU19 Indonesia Cricket Foundation 2017 East Asia-Pacific [36]
  Iran MenWomenU19 Islamic Republic of Iran Cricket Association 2017 Asia [37]
  Isle of Man MenWomenU19 Isle of Man Cricket Association 2017 Europe [38]
  Israel MenWomenU19 Israel Cricket Association 1974 Europe [3]
  Italy MenWomenU19 Federazione Cricket Italiana 1995 Europe [39]
  Japan MenWomenU19 Japan Cricket Association 2005 East Asia-Pacific [40]
  Jersey MenWomenU19 Jersey Cricket Board 2007 Europe [41]
  Kenya MenWomenU19 Cricket Kenya 1981 Africa [3]
  Kuwait MenWomenU19 Kuwait Cricket Association 2005 Asia [42]
  Lesotho MenWomenU19 Lesotho Cricket Association 2017 Africa [43]
  Luxembourg MenWomenU19 Luxembourg Cricket Federation 2017 Europe [44]
  Malawi MenWomenU19 Malawi Cricket Association 2017 Africa [45]
  Malaysia MenWomenU19 Malaysian Cricket Association 1967 Asia [46]
  Maldives MenWomenU19 Cricket Control Board of Maldives 2017 Asia [47]
  Mali MenWomenU19 Malian Cricket Federation 2017 Africa [3]
  Malta MenWomenU19 Malta Cricket Association 2017 Europe [48]
  Mexico MenWomenU19 Mexico Cricket Association 2017 Americas [49]
  Morocco MenWomenU19 Royal Moroccan Cricket Federation 2017 Africa [50]
  Mozambique MenWomenU19 Mozambican Cricket Association 2017 Africa [51]
  Myanmar MenWomenU19 Myanmar Cricket Federation 2017 Asia [52]
  Namibia MenWomenU19 Namibia Cricket Board 1992 Africa [53]
    Nepal Men† • WomenU19 Cricket Association of Nepal[a] 1996 Asia [54]
  Netherlands MenWomenU19 Royal Dutch Cricket Board 1966 Europe [3]
  Nigeria MenWomenU19 Nigeria Cricket Association 2002 Africa [55]
  Norway MenWomenU19 Norwegian Cricket Board 2017 Europe [56]
  Oman MenWomenU19 Oman Cricket Board 2014 Asia [57]
  Panama MenWomenU19 Panama Cricket Association 2017 Americas [58]
  Papua New Guinea MenWomenU19 Cricket PNG 1973 East Asia-Pacific [59]
  Peru MenWomenU19 Peru Cricket Association 2017 Americas [3]
  Philippines MenWomenU19 Philippines Cricket Association 2017 East Asia-Pacific [60]
  Portugal MenWomenU19 Portuguese Cricket Federation 2017 Europe [61]
  Qatar MenWomenU19 Qatar Cricket Association 2017 Asia [62]
  Romania MenWomenU19 Cricket Romania 2017 Europe [63]
  Russia MenWomenU19 Cricket Russia 2017 Europe [64]
  Rwanda MenWomenU19 Rwanda Cricket Association 2017 Africa [65]
  Saint Helena MenWomenU19 St Helena Cricket Association 2017 Africa [66]
  Samoa MenWomenU19 Cricket Samoa 2017 East Asia-Pacific [67]
  Saudi Arabia MenWomenU19 Saudi Cricket Centre 2016 Asia [68]
  Scotland MenWomenU19 Cricket Scotland 1994 Europe [3]
  Serbia MenWomenU19 Serbian Cricket Federation 2017 Europe [50]
  Seychelles MenWomenU19 Seychelles Cricket Association 2017 Africa [69]
  Sierra Leone MenWomenU19 Sierra Leone Cricket Association 2017 Africa [70]
  Singapore MenWomenU19 Singapore Cricket Association 1974 Asia [71]
  Slovenia MenWomenU19 Slovenian Cricket Association 2017 Europe [72]
  South Korea MenWomenU19 Korea Cricket Association 2017 East Asia-Pacific [73]
  Spain MenWomenU19 Cricket Spain 2017 Europe [74]
  Suriname MenWomenU19 Suriname Cricket Board 2011 Americas [75]
  Swaziland MenWomenU19 Swaziland Cricket Association 2017 Africa [76]
  Sweden MenWomenU19 Swedish Cricket Federation 2017 Europe [77]
  Tanzania MenWomenU19 Tanzania Cricket Association 2001 Africa [78]
  Thailand MenWomenU19 Cricket Association of Thailand 2005 Asia [79]
  Turkey MenWomenU19 Turkish Cricket Board 2017 Europe [50]
  Turks and Caicos Islands MenWomenU19 Turks and Caicos Cricket Association 2017 Americas [80]
  Uganda MenWomenU19 Uganda Cricket Association 1998 Africa [81]
  United Arab Emirates MenWomenU19 Emirates Cricket Board 1990 Asia [82]
  United States MenWomenU19 USA Cricket 1965 Americas [83]
  Vanuatu MenWomenU19 Vanuatu Cricket Association 2009 East Asia-Pacific [84]
  Zambia MenWomenU19 Zambia Cricket Union 2003 Africa [85]
  1. The CAN has been suspended by the ICC whilst they resolve governance issues

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