International Cricket Council

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 (1909-06-15)
TypeFederation of national associations
HeadquartersDubai, United Arab Emirates
Membership
105 members
Official languages
English
Chairman
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

Full Members

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

106 nations are Associate members:

Country Teams Governing body Associate member since Region Ref
 Argentina Men • Women • U19 Argentine Cricket Association 1974 Americas [4]
 Austria Men • Women • U19 Austrian Cricket Association 2017 Europe [5]
 Bahamas Men • Women • U19 Bahamas Cricket Association 2017 Americas [6]
 Bahrain Men • Women • U19 Bahrain Cricket Association 2017 Asia [7]
 Belgium Men • Women • U19 Belgian Cricket Federation 2005 Europe [8]
 Belize Men • Women • U19 Belize National Cricket Association 2017 Americas [9]
 Bermuda Men • Women • U19 Bermuda Cricket Board 1966 Americas [3]
 Bhutan Men • Women • U19 Bhutan Cricket Council Board 2017 Asia [10]
 Botswana Men • Women • U19 Botswana Cricket Association 2005 Africa [11]
 Brazil Men • Women • U19 Brazilian Cricket Association 2017 Americas [12]
 Bulgaria Men • Women • U19 Bulgaria Cricket Federation 2017 Europe [13]
 Cameroon Men • Women • U19 Cameroon Cricket Association 2017 Africa [14]
 Canada Men • Women • U19 Cricket Canada 1968 Americas [3]
 Cayman Islands Men • Women • U19 Cayman Islands Cricket Association 2002 Americas [15]
 Chile Men • Women • U19 Chilean Cricket Association 2017 Americas [16]
 China Men • Women • U19 Chinese Cricket Association 2017 Asia [17]
 Cook Islands Men • Women • U19 Cook Islands Cricket Association 2017 East Asia-Pacific [18]
 Costa Rica Men • Women • U19 Costa Rica Cricket Federation 2017 Americas [19]
 Croatia Men • Women • U19 Croatia Cricket Board 2017 Europe [20]
 Cyprus Men • Women • U19 Cyprus Cricket Association 2017 Europe [21]
 Czech Republic Men • Women • U19 Czech Republic Cricket Union 2017 Europe [22]
 Denmark Men • Women • U19 Danish Cricket Federation 1966 Europe [23]
 Estonia Men • Women • U19 Estonia Cricket Association 2017 Europe [24]
 Falkland Islands Men† • Women • U19 Falkland Cricket Association 2017 Americas [25]
 Fiji Men • Women • U19 Fiji Cricket Association 1965 East Asia-Pacific [26]
 Finland Men • Women • U19 Finnish Cricket Association 2017 Europe [27]
 France Men • Women • U19 France Cricket Association 1998 Europe [28]
 Gambia Men • Women • U19 Gambia Cricket Association 2017 Africa [29]
 Germany Men • Women • U19 German Cricket Federation 1999 Europe [30]
 Ghana Men • Women • U19 Ghana Cricket Association 2017 Africa [31]
 Gibraltar Men • Women • U19 Gibraltar Cricket Association 1969 Europe [32]
 Greece Men • Women • U19 Hellenic Cricket Federation 2017 Europe [33]
 Guernsey Men • Women • U19 Guernsey Cricket Board 2008 Europe [34]
 Hong Kong Men • Women • U19 Hong Kong Cricket Association 1969 Asia [3]
 Hungary Men • Women • U19 Hungarian Cricket Association 2017 Europe [35]
 Indonesia Men • Women • U19 Indonesia Cricket Foundation 2017 East Asia-Pacific [36]
 Iran Men • Women • U19 Islamic Republic of Iran Cricket Association Template:DTS Asia [37]
 Isle of Man Men • Women • U19 Isle of Man Cricket Association 2017 Europe [38]
 Israel Men • Women • U19 Israel Cricket Association 1974 Europe [3]
 Italy Men • Women • U19 Federazione Cricket Italiana 1995 Europe [39]
 Japan Men • Women • U19 Japan Cricket Association 2005 East Asia-Pacific [40]
 Jersey Men • Women • U19 Jersey Cricket Board 2007 Europe [41]
 Kenya Men • Women • U19 Cricket Kenya 1981 Africa [3]
 Kuwait Men • Women • U19 Kuwait Cricket Association 2005 Asia [42]
 Lesotho Men • Women • U19 Lesotho Cricket Association 2017 Africa [43]
 Luxembourg Men • Women • U19 Luxembourg Cricket Federation 2017 Europe [44]
 Malawi Men • Women • U19 Malawi Cricket Association 2017 Africa [45]
 Malaysia Men • Women • U19 Malaysian Cricket Association 1967 Asia [46]
 Maldives Men • Women • U19 Cricket Control Board of Maldives 2017 Asia [47]
 Mali Men • Women • U19 Malian Cricket Federation 2017 Africa [3]
 Malta Men • Women • U19 Malta Cricket Association 2017 Europe [48]
 Mexico Men • Women • U19 Mexico Cricket Association 2017 Americas [49]
 Morocco Men • Women • U19 Royal Moroccan Cricket Federation 2017 Africa [50]
 Mozambique Men • Women • U19 Mozambican Cricket Association 2017 Africa [51]
 Myanmar Men • Women • U19 Myanmar Cricket Federation 2017 Asia [52]
 Namibia Men • Women • U19 Namibia Cricket Board 1992 Africa [53]
   Nepal Men† • Women • U19 Cricket Association of Nepal[lower-alpha 1] 1996 Asia [54]
 Netherlands Men • Women • U19 Royal Dutch Cricket Board 1966 Europe [3]
 Nigeria Men • Women • U19 Nigeria Cricket Association 2002 Africa [55]
 Norway Men • Women • U19 Norwegian Cricket Board 2017 Europe [56]
 Oman Men • Women • U19 Oman Cricket Board 2014 Asia [57]
 Panama Men • Women • U19 Panama Cricket Association 2017 Americas [58]
 Papua New Guinea Men • Women • U19 Cricket PNG 1973 East Asia-Pacific [59]
 Peru Men • Women • U19 Peru Cricket Association 2017 Americas [3]
 Philippines Men • Women • U19 Philippines Cricket Association 2017 East Asia-Pacific [60]
 Portugal Men • Women • U19 Portuguese Cricket Federation 2017 Europe [61]
 Qatar Men • Women • U19 Qatar Cricket Association 2017 Asia [62]
 Romania Men • Women • U19 Cricket Romania 2017 Europe [63]
 Russia Men • Women • U19 Cricket Russia 2017 Europe [64]
 Rwanda Men • Women • U19 Rwanda Cricket Association 2017 Africa [65]
 Saint Helena Men • Women • U19 St Helena Cricket Association 2017 Africa [66]
 Samoa Men • Women • U19 Cricket Samoa 2017 East Asia-Pacific [67]
 Saudi Arabia Men • Women • U19 Saudi Cricket Centre 2016 Asia [68]
 Scotland Men • Women • U19 Cricket Scotland 1994 Europe [3]
 Serbia Men • Women • U19 Serbian Cricket Federation 2017 Europe [50]
 Seychelles Men • Women • U19 Seychelles Cricket Association 2017 Africa [69]
 Sierra Leone Men • Women • U19 Sierra Leone Cricket Association 2017 Africa [70]
 Singapore Men • Women • U19 Singapore Cricket Association 1974 Asia [71]
 Slovenia Men • Women • U19 Slovenian Cricket Association 2017 Europe [72]
 South Korea Men • Women • U19 Korea Cricket Association 2017 East Asia-Pacific [73]
 Spain Men • Women • U19 Cricket Spain 2017 Europe [74]
 Suriname Men • Women • U19 Suriname Cricket Board 2011 Americas [75]
 Swaziland Men • Women • U19 Swaziland Cricket Association 2017 Africa [76]
 Sweden Men • Women • U19 Swedish Cricket Federation 2017 Europe [77]
 Tanzania Men • Women • U19 Tanzania Cricket Association 2001 Africa [78]
 Thailand Men • Women • U19 Cricket Association of Thailand 2005 Asia [79]
 Turkey Men • Women • U19 Turkish Cricket Board 2017 Europe [50]
 Turks and Caicos Islands Men • Women • U19 Turks and Caicos Cricket Association 2017 Americas [80]
 Uganda Men • Women • U19 Uganda Cricket Association 1998 Africa [81]
 United Arab Emirates Men • Women • U19 Emirates Cricket Board 1990 Asia [82]
 United States Men • Women • U19 USA Cricket 1965 Americas [83]
 Vanuatu Men • Women • U19 Vanuatu Cricket Association 2009 East Asia-Pacific [84]
 Zambia Men • Women • U19 Zambia Cricket Union 2003 Africa [85]
  1. The CAN has been suspended by the ICC whilst they resolve governance issues

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