- List of International Cricket Council members
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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 105 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. Below the Full Members are the 36 Associate Members. In the lowest category, there are 59 Affiliate Members.
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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, but rather an amalgamation of over 20 countries and territories from the Caribbean. The English Cricket team represents both England and Wales.
Nation Governing body Member since Current ODI Rankings Current Test Rankings Current T20 RankingsB Australia Cricket Australia 15 July 1909[2] 1 4 2 Bangladesh Bangladesh Cricket Board 26 June 2000[2] 8 9 10 England England and Wales Cricket Board 15 July 1909[2] 5 1 6 India Board of Control for Cricket in India 31 May 1926[2] 3 3 5 New Zealand New Zealand Cricket 31 May 1926[2] 7 8 8 Pakistan Pakistan Cricket Board 28 July 1953[2] 6 6 1 South Africa Cricket South Africa 15 July 1909A[2] 4 2 3 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Cricket 21 July 1981[2] 2 5 4 West Indies West Indies Cricket Board 31 May 1926[2] 9 7 7 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Cricket 6 July 1992[2] 11 no ranking 9 AResigned May 1970, readmitted 10 July 1991.
BT20 Rankings are solely based on the Win Percentage of all T20 matches played amongst Full Members.
Top Associate/Affiliate Members
None of the associate and affiliate members are qualified to play Test Cricket, however ICC grants One Day International status to its associate and affiliate members based on their success in the World Cricket League. The top six teams will be awarded One day international and Twenty20 International status, which will allow the associate and affiliate teams to be eligible to play the full members and play official ODI cricket.
The associate and affiliate teams who currently hold ODI and T20I status are listed below. Of these six teams, Afghanistan is the only affiliate member; the remaining five teams are all associate members.
Nation Governing body Member since Current ODI Rankings Current T20 Rankings A Afghanistan Afghanistan Cricket Federation 2001[5] 14 14 Canada Cricket Canada 1968[2] 15 13 Ireland Cricket Ireland 1993[2] 11 12 Kenya Cricket Kenya 1981[2] 13 15 Netherlands Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond 1966[2] 12 11 Scotland Cricket Scotland 1994[2] 16 16 AT20 Rankings are based on Win Percentage of all International T20 matches played, including matches played against Full Members.
Associate Members
These are countries where cricket is firmly established and organised but do not qualify for Full Membership.[2] There are 36 Associate Members, Suriname being the recently promoted.[6] Associates that have made it to World Cricket League Division 1 are awarded ODI status until the following ICC World Cup Qualifier, which will take place in 2013.[7] They are also awarded Twenty20 status.[8] Also, all Associates are eligible to play in the ICC World Cricket League.[9] There is also a ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier that works as a qualification process for ICC World Twenty20 that occurs every two years.
Affiliate Members
These are countries where the ICC recognises that cricket is played according to the Laws of Cricket.[2] There are 59 Affiliate Members.
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- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Nigeria". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/122.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Papua New Guinea". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/20.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Singapore". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/23.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Suriname". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/151.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Tanzania". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/160.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Thailand". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/156.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Uganda". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/35.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-United Arab Emirates". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/27.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Vanuatu". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/165.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Zambia". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/48.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Afghanistan". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/40.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Austria". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/41.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Bahamas". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/60.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Bahrain". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/57.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Belize". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/64.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Bhutan". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/61.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Brazil". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/66.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Brunei". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/67.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Bulgaria". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/63.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Cameroon". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/300704.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Chile". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/44.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-China". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/70.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Cook Islands". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/71.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
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- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Croaitia". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/72.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Cuba". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/69.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Cyprus". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/74.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Czech Republic". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/75.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Estonia". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/78.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Falkland Islands". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/300708.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Finland". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/80.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Gambia". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/82.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Ghana". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/84.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Greece". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/86.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Indonesia". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/91.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Iran". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/97.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Isle of Man". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/96.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Lesotho". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/108.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Luxembourg". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/110.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Malawi". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/118.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Maldives". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/113.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Malta". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/45.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Mexico". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/114.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Morocco". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/46.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Mozambique". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/120.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
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- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Norway". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/124.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Oman". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/37.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Panama". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/132.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Philippines". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/128.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Portugal". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/134.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Qatar". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/136.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Rwanda". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/140.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Samoa". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/141.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Saudi Arabia". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/103.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
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- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Sierra Leone". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/145.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-News Index-Four new Members Admitted to ICC". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/212125.html. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-South Korea". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/144.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Spain". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/149.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-St Helena". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/150.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Swaziland". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/300710.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Sweden". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/153.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Switzerland". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/154.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Tonga". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/159.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Turkey". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/158.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Cricinfo-Other countries-Teams-Turks and Caicos Islands". Cricinfo. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/other/content/team/155.html. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
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