Cricketing Nations
List of International Cricket Council members
All members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on this list are recognised by the ICC as the governing body of the sport of cricket in their respective nations or geographic area. The ICC was founded at Lord's on 15 June 1909 as the Imperial Cricket Conference,[1] with Australia, England, and South Africa as its founding members. In the beginning, only countries within the commonwealth could join.[2] These members were then joined by India, New Zealand, and the West Indies in 1926 and later by Pakistan in 1953.[3] In 1961, South Africa resigned due to their leaving the Commonwealth.[3] The Imperial Cricket Conference was renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965 with new rules permitting countries from outside the Commonwealth to be elected in to the governing body for the first time.[2] Any new member elected to the governing body could only be an Associate Member with the possibility of being promoted to a Full Member. The first Associates were Fiji and the USA.[2] In 1989, the ICC was again renamed, this time to International Cricket Council.[2] South Africa was reelected as a Full Member to the ICC in 1991 and Zimbabwe was elected in 1992.[3] The most recent new Full Member is Bangladesh, which was elected in 2000.[3] The ICC currently has 104 members.[4]
Membership is a hierarchy and there are three categories of membership: Full Members, Associate Members, and Affiliate Members.[2] In the highest category, there are 10 Full Members[5]. Below the Full Members are the 34 Associate Members.[4] In the lowest category, there are 60 Affiliate Members[6].
Contents[hide]
1 Full Members
2 Associate Members
3 Affiliate Members
4 References
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[edit] Full Members
Full Members are the governing bodies for cricket in a country or associated countries. Full Members may also represent a geographical area. All Full Members have a right to send one representative team to play official Test matches. Also, all Full Member nations are automatically qualified to play ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals.[2] West Indies cricket team does not represent one country instead an amalgamation of several (over 20) countries from the Caribbean. The English Cricket team represents the countries of England and Wales.
Nation
Governing body
Member since
Australia
Cricket Australia
01909-07-15 15 July 1909[2]
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Cricket Board
02000-06-26 26 June 2000[2]
England
England and Wales Cricket Board
01909-07-15 15 July 1909[2]
India
Board of Control for Cricket in India
01926-05-31 31 May 1926[2]
New Zealand
New Zealand Cricket
01926-05-31 31 May 1926[2]
Pakistan
Pakistan Cricket Board
01953-07-28 28 July 1953[2]
South Africa
Cricket South Africa
01909-07-15 15 July 1909A[2]
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Cricket
01981-07-21 21 July 1981[2]
West Indies
West Indies Cricket Board
01926-05-31 31 May 1926[2]
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Cricket Union
01992-07-06 6 July 1992[2]
AResigned May 1961, readmitted 10 July 1991.
[edit] Associate Members
These are countries where cricket is firmly established and organised but do not qualify for Full Membership.[2] There are 34 Associate Members.[4] Associates that have made it to World Cricket League Division 1 are awarded ODI status until 2009.[7] They are also awarded Twenty20 status.[8] Also, all Associates are eligible to play in the ICC World Cricket League.[9]
Nation
Governing body
Member since
Argentina
Asociacion de Cricket Argentino
01974 1974[10]
Belgium
Belgian Cricket Federation
01991 1991[11]
Bermuda
Bermuda Cricket Board
01966 1966[2]
Botswana
Botswana Cricket Association
02001 2001[12]
Canada
Cricket Canada
01968 1968[2]
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands Cricket Association
01997 1997[13]
Denmark
Dansk Cricket Forbund
01966 1966[14]
Fiji
Fiji Cricket Association
01965 1965[15]
France
Association France Cricket
01998 1998[16]
Germany
Deutscher Cricket Bund
01999 1999[17]
Gibraltar
Gibraltar Cricket Association
01969 1969[18]
Guernsey
Guernsey Cricket Association
02008 2008[19]
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Cricket Association
01969 1969[2]
Ireland
Irish Cricket Union
01993 1993[2]
Israel
Israel Cricket Association
01974 1974[2]
Italy
Federazione Cricket Italiana
01995 1995[20]
Japan
Japan Cricket Association
01989 1989[21]
Jersey
Jersey Cricket Board
02007 2007[22]
Kenya
Cricket Kenya
01981 1981[2]
Kuwait
Kuwait Cricket Association
01998 1998[23]
Malaysia
Malaysian Cricket Association
01967 1967[24]
Namibia
Namibia Cricket Board
01992 1992[25]
Nepal
Cricket Association of Nepal
01996 1996[26]
Netherlands
Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond
01966 1966[2]
Nigeria
Nigeria Cricket Association
02002 2002[27]
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Cricket Board
01973 1973[28]
Scotland
Cricket Scotland
01994 1994[2]
Singapore
Singapore Cricket Association
01974 1974[29]
Tanzania
Tanzania Cricket Association
02001 2001[30]
Thailand
Thailand Cricket League
01995 1995[31]
Uganda
Uganda Cricket Association
01998 1998[32]
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates Cricket Board
01990 1990[33]
United States
United States of America Cricket Association
01965 1965[2]
Vanuatu
Vanuatu Cricket Association
02009 2009[34]
Zambia
Zambia Cricket Union
02003 2003[35]
[edit] Affiliate Members
These are countries where the ICC recognises that cricket is played according to the Laws of Cricket.[2] There are 60 Affiliate Members.[6] All Affiliates are eligible to play in the ICC World Cricket League.[9]
Nation
Governing body
Member since
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Cricket Federation
02001 2001[36]
Austria
Austrian Cricket Association
01992 1992[37]
Bahamas
Bahamas Cricket Association
01987 1987[38]
Bahrain
Bahrain Cricket Association
02001 2001[39]
Belize
Belize National Cricket Association
01997 1997[40]
Bhutan
Bhutan Cricket Council Board
02001 2001[41]
Brazil
Associaçao Brasileira de Cricket
02002 2002[42]
Brunei
Brunei Darussalam National Cricket Association
01992 1992[43]
Bulgaria
Bulgaria Cricket Federation
02008 2008[44]
Cameroon
Cameroon Cricket Association
02007 2007[45]
Chile
Asociacion Chilena de Cricket
02002 2002[46]
China
Chinese Cricket Board
02004 2004[47]
Cook Islands
Cook Islands Cricket Association
02000 2000[48]
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Cricket Association
02002 2002[49]
Croatia
Croatia Cricket Board
02001 2001[50]
Cuba
Cuban Cricket Commission
02002 2002[51]
Cyprus
Cyprus Cricket Association
01999 1999[52]
Czech Republic
Czech Republic Cricket Union
02000 2000[53]
Estonia
Estonia Cricket Association
02008 2008[54]
Falkland Islands
Falkland Cricket Association
02007 2007[55]
Finland
Finnish Cricket Association
02000 2000[56]
Gambia
Gambia Cricket Association
02002 2002[57]
Ghana
Ghana Cricket Association
02002 2002[58]
Greece
Hellenic Cricket Federation
01995 1995[59]
Indonesia
Indonesia Cricket Foundation
02001 2001[60]
Iran
Cricket Federation for the Islamic Republic of Iran
02003 2003[61]
Isle of Man
Isle of Man Cricket Association
02004 2004[62]
Lesotho
Lesotho Cricket Association
02001 2001[63]
Luxembourg
Luxembourg Cricket Federation
01998 1998[64]
Malawi
Malawi Cricket Association
02003 2003[65]
Maldives
Cricket Control Board of Maldives
01998 1998[66]
Mali
Fédération Malienne de Cricket
02005 2005[2]
Malta
Malta Cricket Association
01998 1998[67]
Mexico
Mexico Cricket Association
02004 2004[68]
Morocco
Moroccan Cricket Association
01999 1999[69]
Mozambique
Mozambican Cricket Association
02003 2003[70]
Myanmar
Myanmar Cricket Federation
02006 2006[71]
Norway
Norwegian Cricket Board
02000 2000[72]
Oman
Oman Cricket Board
02000 2000[73]
Panama
Panama Cricket Association
02002 2002[74]
Peru
Peru Cricket Association
02007 2007[2]
Philippines
Philippines Cricket Association
02000 2000[75]
Portugal
Federacao Portuguesa de Cricket
01996 1996[76]
Qatar
Qatar Cricket Association
01999 1999[77]
Rwanda
Rwanda Cricket Association
02003 2003[78]
Samoa
Cricket Samoa
02000 2000[79]
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Cricket Centre
02003 2003[80]
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Cricket Association
02002 2002[81]
Slovenia
Slovenian Cricket Association
02005 2005[2]
South Korea
Korea Cricket Association
02001 2001[82]
Spain
Asociacion Española de Cricket
01992 1992[83]
St Helena
St Helena Cricket Association
02001 2001[84]
Suriname
Surinaamse Cricket Bond
02002 2002[85]
Swaziland
Swaziland Cricket Association
02007 2007[86]
Sweden
Swedish Cricket Federation
01997 1997[87]
Switzerland
Swiss Cricket Association
01985 1985[88]
Tonga
Tonga Cricket Association
02000 2000[89]
Turkey
Turkey Cricket Board
02008 2008[90]
Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Cricket Association
02002 2002[91]
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