International Cricket Council facts for kids
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Official logo of the ICC
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| Abbreviation | ICC |
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| Motto | Cricket for good. |
| Predecessor | Imperial Cricket Conference (1909–1965) Islamic Cricket Conference (1965–1989) |
| Formation | 15 June 1909 |
| Type | Federation of national associations |
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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Membership
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105 members |
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Official languages
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English |
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Chairman
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Shashank Manohar |
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CEO
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Manu Sawhney |
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 International Cricket Conference at 1965. It was renamed International Cricket Council in 1989.
The ICC has 105 members, 12 Full Members (who play tests) and 93 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.
Members
Full Members
12 countries are full members of the ICC. These are:
| Nation | Governing body | Member since | Region |
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 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
103 nations are Associate members:
| Country | Teams | Governing body | Associate member since | Region | Ref |
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 Argentina |
Men • Women • U19 | Argentine Cricket Association | 1974 | Americas | |
 Austria |
Men • Women • U19 | Austrian Cricket Association | 2017 | Europe | |
 Bahamas |
Men • Women • U19 | Bahamas Cricket Association | 2017 | Americas | |
 Bahrain |
Men • Women • U19 | Bahrain Cricket Association | 2017 | Asia | |
 Belgium |
Men • Women • U19 | Belgian Cricket Federation | 2005 | Europe | |
 Belize |
Men • Women • U19 | Belize National Cricket Association | 2017 | Americas | |
 Bermuda |
Men • Women • U19 | Bermuda Cricket Board | 1966 | Americas | |
 Bhutan |
Men • Women • U19 | Bhutan Cricket Council Board | 2017 | Asia | |
 Botswana |
Men • Women • U19 | Botswana Cricket Association | 2005 | Africa | |
 Brazil |
Men • Women • U19 | Brazilian Cricket Association | 2017 | Americas | |
 Bulgaria |
Men • Women • U19 | Bulgaria Cricket Federation | 2017 | Europe | |
 Cameroon |
Men • Women • U19 | Cameroon Cricket Association | 2017 | Africa | |
 Canada |
Men • Women • U19 | Cricket Canada | 1968 | Americas | |
 Cayman Islands |
Men • Women • U19 | Cayman Islands Cricket Association | 2002 | Americas | |
 Chile |
Men • Women • U19 | Chilean Cricket Association | 2017 | Americas | |
 China |
Men • Women • U19 | Chinese Cricket Association | 2017 | Asia | |
 Cook Islands |
Men • Women • U19 | Cook Islands Cricket Association | 2017 | East Asia-Pacific | |
 Costa Rica |
Men • Women • U19 | Costa Rica Cricket Federation | 2017 | Americas | |
 Croatia |
Men • Women • U19 | Croatia Cricket Board | 2017 | Europe | |
 Cyprus |
Men • Women • U19 | Cyprus Cricket Association | 2017 | Europe | |
 Czech Republic |
Men • Women • U19 | Czech Republic Cricket Union | 2017 | Europe | |
 Denmark |
Men • Women • U19 | Danish Cricket Federation | 1966 | Europe | |
 Estonia |
Men • Women • U19 | Estonia Cricket Association | 2017 | Europe | |
 Falkland Islands |
Men† • Women • U19 | Falkland Cricket Association | 2017 | Americas | |
 Fiji |
Men • Women • U19 | Fiji Cricket Association | 1965 | East Asia-Pacific | |
 Finland |
Men • Women • U19 | Finnish Cricket Association | 2017 | Europe | |
 France |
Men • Women • U19 | France Cricket Association | 1998 | Europe | |
 Gambia |
Men • Women • U19 | Gambia Cricket Association | 2017 | Africa | |
 Germany |
Men • Women • U19 | German Cricket Federation | 1999 | Europe | |
 Ghana |
Men • Women • U19 | Ghana Cricket Association | 2017 | Africa | |
 Gibraltar |
Men • Women • U19 | Gibraltar Cricket Association | 1969 | Europe | |
 Greece |
Men • Women • U19 | Hellenic Cricket Federation | 2017 | Europe | |
 Guernsey |
Men • Women • U19 | Guernsey Cricket Board | 2008 | Europe | |
 Hong Kong |
Men • Women • U19 | Hong Kong Cricket Association | 1969 | Asia | |
 Hungary |
Men • Women • U19 | Hungarian Cricket Association | 2017 | Europe | |
 Indonesia |
Men • Women • U19 | Indonesia Cricket Foundation | 2017 | East Asia-Pacific | |
 Iran |
Men • Women • U19 | Islamic Republic of Iran Cricket Association | 2017 | Asia | |
 Isle of Man |
Men • Women • U19 | Isle of Man Cricket Association | 2017 | Europe | |
 Israel |
Men • Women • U19 | Israel Cricket Association | 1974 | Europe | |
 Italy |
Men • Women • U19 | Federazione Cricket Italiana | 1995 | Europe | |
 Japan |
Men • Women • U19 | Japan Cricket Association | 2005 | East Asia-Pacific | |
 Jersey |
Men • Women • U19 | Jersey Cricket Board | 2007 | Europe | |
 Kenya |
Men • Women • U19 | Cricket Kenya | 1981 | Africa | |
 Kuwait |
Men • Women • U19 | Kuwait Cricket Association | 2005 | Asia | |
 Lesotho |
Men • Women • U19 | Lesotho Cricket Association | 2017 | Africa | |
 Luxembourg |
Men • Women • U19 | Luxembourg Cricket Federation | 2017 | Europe | |
 Malawi |
Men • Women • U19 | Malawi Cricket Association | 2017 | Africa | |
 Malaysia |
Men • Women • U19 | Malaysian Cricket Association | 1967 | Asia | |
 Maldives |
Men • Women • U19 | Cricket Control Board of Maldives | 2017 | Asia | |
 Mali |
Men • Women • U19 | Malian Cricket Federation | 2017 | Africa | |
 Malta |
Men • Women • U19 | Malta Cricket Association | 2017 | Europe | |
 Mexico |
Men • Women • U19 | Mexico Cricket Association | 2017 | Americas | |
 Morocco |
Men • Women • U19 | Royal Moroccan Cricket Federation | 2017 | Africa | |
 Mozambique |
Men • Women • U19 | Mozambican Cricket Association | 2017 | Africa | |
 Myanmar |
Men • Women • U19 | Myanmar Cricket Federation | 2017 | Asia | |
 Namibia |
Men • Women • U19 | Namibia Cricket Board | 1992 | Africa | |
 Nepal |
Men† • Women • U19 | Cricket Association of Nepal | 1996 | Asia | |
 Netherlands |
Men • Women • U19 | Royal Dutch Cricket Board | 1966 | Europe | |
 Nigeria |
Men • Women • U19 | Nigeria Cricket Association | 2002 | Africa | |
 Norway |
Men • Women • U19 | Norwegian Cricket Board | 2017 | Europe | |
 Oman |
Men • Women • U19 | Oman Cricket Board | 2014 | Asia | |
 Panama |
Men • Women • U19 | Panama Cricket Association | 2017 | Americas | |
 Papua New Guinea |
Men • Women • U19 | Cricket PNG | 1973 | East Asia-Pacific | |
 Peru |
Men • Women • U19 | Peru Cricket Association | 2017 | Americas | |
 Philippines |
Men • Women • U19 | Philippines Cricket Association | 2017 | East Asia-Pacific | |
 Portugal |
Men • Women • U19 | Portuguese Cricket Federation | 2017 | Europe | |
 Qatar |
Men • Women • U19 | Qatar Cricket Association | 2017 | Asia | |
 Romania |
Men • Women • U19 | Cricket Romania | 2017 | Europe | |
 Russia |
Men • Women • U19 | Cricket Russia | 2017 | Europe | |
 Rwanda |
Men • Women • U19 | Rwanda Cricket Association | 2017 | Africa | |
 Saint Helena |
Men • Women • U19 | St Helena Cricket Association | 2017 | Africa | |
 Samoa |
Men • Women • U19 | Cricket Samoa | 2017 | East Asia-Pacific | |
 Saudi Arabia |
Men • Women • U19 | Saudi Cricket Centre | 2016 | Asia | |
 Scotland |
Men • Women • U19 | Cricket Scotland | 1994 | Europe | |
 Serbia |
Men • Women • U19 | Serbian Cricket Federation | 2017 | Europe | |
 Seychelles |
Men • Women • U19 | Seychelles Cricket Association | 2017 | Africa | |
 Sierra Leone |
Men • Women • U19 | Sierra Leone Cricket Association | 2017 | Africa | |
 Singapore |
Men • Women • U19 | Singapore Cricket Association | 1974 | Asia | |
 Slovenia |
Men • Women • U19 | Slovenian Cricket Association | 2017 | Europe | |
 South Korea |
Men • Women • U19 | Korea Cricket Association | 2017 | East Asia-Pacific | |
 Spain |
Men • Women • U19 | Cricket Spain | 2017 | Europe | |
 Suriname |
Men • Women • U19 | Suriname Cricket Board | 2011 | Americas | |
 Swaziland |
Men • Women • U19 | Swaziland Cricket Association | 2017 | Africa | |
 Sweden |
Men • Women • U19 | Swedish Cricket Federation | 2017 | Europe | |
 Tanzania |
Men • Women • U19 | Tanzania Cricket Association | 2001 | Africa | |
 Thailand |
Men • Women • U19 | Cricket Association of Thailand | 2005 | Asia | |
 Turkey |
Men • Women • U19 | Turkish Cricket Board | 2017 | Europe | |
 Turks and Caicos Islands |
Men • Women • U19 | Turks and Caicos Cricket Association | 2017 | Americas | |
 Uganda |
Men • Women • U19 | Uganda Cricket Association | 1998 | Africa | |
 United Arab Emirates |
Men • Women • U19 | Emirates Cricket Board | 1990 | Asia | |
 United States |
Men • Women • U19 | USA Cricket | 1965 | Americas | |
 Vanuatu |
Men • Women • U19 | Vanuatu Cricket Association | 2009 | East Asia-Pacific | |
 Zambia |
Men • Women • U19 | Zambia Cricket Union | 2003 | Africa |
Images for kids
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The ICC's offices in Dubai
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Variant ICC Logo with old motto
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