![]() ![]() ![]() As not all Member countries had double-tax agreements with England, it was necessary to protect cricket's revenues by creating a company, ICC Development (International) Pty Ltd - known as IDI, outside the UK. The independent ICC was funded initially by commercial exploitation of the rights to the World Cup of One Day International cricket. Ireland is due to get test status by 2020 according to the ICC.įrom its formation the ICC had Lord's Cricket Ground as its home, and from 1993 had its offices in the "Clock Tower" building at the nursery end of the ground. Then, in the year 2000 Bangladesh received test status. South Africa was re-elected as a Full Member of the ICC in 1991, after the end of apartheid this was followed in 1992 by the admission of Zimbabwe as the ninth Test-playing nation. In 1989, new rules were adopted and International Cricket Conference changed its name to the current name, the International Cricket Council. Sri Lanka was admitted as a Full Member in 1981, returning the number of Test-playing nations to seven. Foundation Members retained a right of veto. Associates were each entitled to one vote, while the Foundation and Full Members were entitled to two votes on ICC resolutions. This led to the expansion of the Conference, with the admission of Associate Members. In 1965, the Imperial Cricket Conference was renamed the International Cricket Conference and new rules adopted to permit the election of countries from outside the Commonwealth. In May 1961 South Africa left the Commonwealth and therefore lost membership. After the formation of Pakistan in 1947, it was given Test status in 1952, becoming the seventh Test-playing nation. That year it was also agreed to make a change in membership, with election being for "governing bodies of cricket in countries within the Empire to which cricket teams are sent, or which send teams to England." However the United States did not meet these criteria and was not made a member. West Indies, New Zealand and India were elected as Full Members in 1926, doubling the number of Test-playing nations to six. ![]() Membership was confined to the governing bodies of cricket within the British Empire where Test cricket was played. On 15 June 1909 representatives from England, Australia and South Africa met at Lord's and founded the Imperial Cricket Conference. The current CEO is David Richardson who succeeded Haroon Lorgat. The ICC does not control bilateral fixtures between member countries (which include all Test matches), it does not govern domestic cricket in member countries, and it does not make the laws of the game, which remain under the control of the Marylebone Cricket Club.Īlan Isaac, the former chairman of New Zealand Cricket, is the President of the Council who succeeded Sharad Pawar, former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. It promulgates the ICC Code of Conduct, which sets professional standards of discipline for international cricket, and also co-ordinates action against corruption and match-fixing through its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU). It also appoints the umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned Test matches, One Day International and Twenty20 Internationals. The ICC is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket's major international tournaments, most notably the Cricket World Cup. The ICC has 106 members: 10 Full Members that play official Test matches, 36 Associate Members, and 60 Affiliate Members. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989. ![]() The International Cricket Council ( ICC) is the international governing body of cricket. ![]()
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