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History

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body for international Test match and One-day International cricket. The ICC moved its administrative offices to Dubai, United Arab Emirates in August 2005. Jump to: navigation, search Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... Jump to: navigation, search A cricket match in progress. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dubai or Dubayy (in Arabic: دبيّ, IPA , generally in English) refers to either one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates on the Arabian Peninsula, or that emirates main city, sometimes called Dubai City to distinguish it from the emirate. ...

On June 15, 1909 representatives from England, Australia and South Africa met at Lord's and founded the Imperial Cricket Conference. Membership was confined to the governing bodies of cricket within the Commonwealth where test cricket was played. Jump to: navigation, search June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The English cricket team is a national cricket team which nominally represents England and Wales, but is a de facto United Kingdom team. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as The Commonwealth, is an association of independent sovereign states, almost all of which are former territories of the British Empire. ... Jump to: navigation, search Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ...

In 1926, India, New Zealand and West Indies were elected as Full Members, thus increasing the number of Test-playing nations to six. Jump to: navigation, search 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ...

After the formation of Pakistan in 1947, it was given Test status in 1953 becoming the seventh Test-playing nation. In 1961, South Africa ceased to be a member of the ICC on leaving the British Commonwealth. Jump to: navigation, search 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Test cricket. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1965, the Conference was renamed the International Cricket Conference and new rules adopted to permit the election of countries from outside the British Commonwealth. This led to the expansion of the Conference, with the admission of Associate Members. Associates were each entitled to one vote, while the Foundation and Full Members were entitled to two votes on ICC resolutions. Foundation Members retained a right of veto. Sri Lanka was admitted in 1981. Jump to: navigation, search 1999-The Bomb 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1981 (MCMLXXXI)is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1989, new rules were adopted and the name changed to the current name, the International Cricket Council. In 1991, South Africa was re-elected as a Full Member of the ICC, followed by the admission of Zimbabwe in 1992. Bangladesh was admitted as the tenth Test-playing nation (and therefore as a Full Member) in 2000. Jump to: navigation, search 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000. ...

Controversy

The nature of its role is such that the ICC has courted controversy frequently, in particular where sport and politics come into conflict. This has been particularly so over the issue of Zimbabwe with the ICC's insistence that fixtures with the Zimbabwe national team, both inside and outside that country, be fulfilled despite the difficult political circumstances. The ICC has also had to deal with drugs and bribery scandals involving top cricketers such as the late Hansie Cronje and Shane Warne. Wessel Johannes Hansie Cronje (September 25, 1969 - June 1, 2002) was a South African cricketer (all-rounder) and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s. ... Jump to: navigation, search Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer, and captain of Hampshire. ...

Commercial focus

The ICC has a strong commercial focus and it has a duty to its members to maximise the value to them of its primary "property" the Cricket World Cup. Sponsorship of the World Cup brought in US$550m between 2000 and 2007 – by far the ICC’s main source of income.The ICC has no income streams from other International cricket matches (Test matches and One Day Internationals) so it has sought to create other new events to augment its Cricket World Cup revenues. These include the ICC Trophy and the so-called ICC Super Series played in Australia in 2005. Jump to: navigation, search Cricket World Cup 2007 logo The ICC Cricket World Cup is the world championship of one-day cricket, a tournament held quadrenially between all Test-playing nations, as well as several representatives from other cricket-playing nations who qualify through a series of qualifying matches. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cricket World Cup 2007 logo The ICC Cricket World Cup is the world championship of one-day cricket, a tournament held quadrenially between all Test-playing nations, as well as several representatives from other cricket-playing nations who qualify through a series of qualifying matches. ... The ICC Trophy is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. ... The ICC Super Series 2005 is a cricket series being played in Australia in October 2005 and featuring some of the worlds best cricketers. ...

Members

The ICC has three classes of membership: Full Members, Associate Members and Affiliate Members.

Full Members

Full Members are the governing bodies for cricket recognised by ICC of a country, or countries associated for cricket purposes, or a geographical area, from which representative teams are qualified to play official test matches.

ICC member nations. Orange are test playing nations; green are the associate member nations and purple are the affiliate member nations.

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Associate Members

These are countries where cricket is firmly established and organised but do not qualify for Full Membership. There are 32 Associate Members.

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Affiliate Members

These are countries where the ICC recognises that cricket is played according to the Laws of Cricket. There are 54 Affiliate Members. The laws of cricket are a set of rules framed by the Marylebone Cricket Club which serve to standardise the format of cricket matches across the world to ensure uniformity and fairness. ...

The Guernsey Cricket Association is an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council; it represents the island of Guernsey. ...

Regional bodies

These regional bodies aim to organise, promote and develop the game of cricket:

• Asian Cricket Council
• European Cricket Council
• African Cricket Association
• Americas Cricket Association
• East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council
• West Africa Cricket Council
• East and Central Africa Cricket Council

The Asian Cricket Council was formed as the Asian Cricket Conference in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Singapore. ... Israel is a founding member of the European Cricket Council since 1996 ... Jump to: navigation, search The African Cricket Association is an international body which oversees cricket in African countries. ...

Competitions and awards

The ICC organises various first-class and one-day cricket competitions: First-class cricket matches are those of at least three days length in which both teams have two innings each, and which involve either international teams or the highest division of domestic competition. ... A night match at Old Trafford. ...

• First Class
  • ICC Test Championship
  • ICC Intercontinental Cup
• One Day
  • ICC ODI Championship
  • ICC Cricket World Cup
  • ICC Champions Trophy
  • ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup
  • ICC Six Nations Challenge
  • ICC Trophy

The ICC has instituted the ICC Awards to recognise and honour the best international cricket players of the previous 12 months. The inaugural ICC Awards ceremony was held on 7 September 2004, in London. The ICC Test Championship is a notional competition run by the International Cricket Council in the sport of cricket for the 10 nations that play Test cricket. ... The ICC Intercontinental Cup is a cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council as part of its cricket development program. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cricket World Cup 2007 logo The ICC Cricket World Cup is the world championship of one-day cricket, a tournament held quadrenially between all Test-playing nations, as well as several representatives from other cricket-playing nations who qualify through a series of qualifying matches. ... Inaugurated as the ICC Knock Out tournament in 1998, the ICC Champions Trophy is crickets one-day international tournament second in importance only to the World Cup. ... The ICC Trophy is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. ... The ICC Awards is a set of sports awards for cricket. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

See also

• International structure of cricket

The structure of international cricket has evolved only recently from a traditional ad hoc basis. ...

External link

• Official website of the ICC
• Cricket Blog