International Cricket Council

The International Cricket Council (ICC ) is the world's Cricket Association (see cricket). Since August 2005 he is based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Until then, his seat was at Lord 's Cricket Ground in London, owned by the Marylebone Cricket Club.

History

On 15 June 1909, the ICC was founded by representatives of the three cricket nations England, Australia and South Africa in London as Imperial Cricket Conference. Membership in this association was limited to countries of the Commonwealth.

In 1926, India, New Zealand and the West Indies were included, which automatically made ​​these countries to test cricket Nations.

A few years after the establishment of the State in 1947 was also the Pakistan Test status granted 1953. After leaving the Commonwealth South Africa 1961 automatically lost his membership.

In 1965, this requirement was abolished and the ICC renamed simultaneously in International Cricket Conference. This led to a rapid increase of membership, however, the new member associations have been included under the status of associate members. These have a simple right to vote, the Full Members twofold. The founding members reserved their right of veto, but which no longer exists today. 1981 Sri Lanka was raised as the seventh country in the status of a test cricket nation.

With a reorganization in 1989 was accompanied by the name was changed to the present International Cricket Council. After the end of apartheid, South Africa was resumed in 1991, followed by Zimbabwe in 1992 and Bangladesh in 2000. Thereby, there are now (2012 ) ten test nations.

Membership

The ICC has three classes of membership: Full Members, Associate Members and Affiliate Members. ( December 2012 version) 106 members total, the ICC has.

Full Members

The Full Members represent countries, groups of countries (West Indies ) or parts of the country (England and Wales), which allowed the official Test matches, ie 5-day internationals unsubscribe. Only in these countries, with some exceptions, Games with first-class cricket status must be carried out. They have double voting rights and for the Cricket World Cup, which is carried out in one- day cricket mode, automatically qualified. Currently (2012 ) there are ten members in this category.

Associate Members

Countries, established where the sport and is well organized, their level of play but does not allow the status of a Full Membership. Currently (as of June 2013) are 37 members in this category with simple voting.

Affiliate Members

The ICC recognizes for those countries that cricket is played according to the official rules ( Laws of Cricket ). Currently (as of June 2013) there are 60 members in this category.

Continental and regional organizations

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