MEMBERS OF ICC

The Countries which are Member of ICC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) was founded at Lord's on 15 June
1909 as the Imperial Cricket Conference, with Australia, England, and South
Africa as its founding members.

In the beginning, only countries within the Commonwealth could join. India,
New Zealand and the West Indies joined in 1926, and Pakistan joined in 1953.
In 1961, South Africa resigned from the Conference due to their leaving the
Commonwealth,but they continued to play Test cricket until their international
exile in 1970.

The Imperial Cricket Conference was renamed the International Cricket

Conference in 1965, with new rules permitting countries from outside the
Commonwealth to be elected into the governing body for the first time: Fiji and
the USA became the first Associate Member nations that year.
In 1981, Sri Lanka became the first Associate Member to be elected a Full Member, returning the
number of Test-playing nations to seven. In 1989, the ICC was again renamed, this time to the
International Cricket Council. South Africa was re-elected as a Full Member to the ICC in 1991,
with Zimbabwe elected in 1992,and Bangladesh elected in 2000.[3

On 22 June 2017, Ireland and Afghanistan were granted Full Member (and Test) status, bringing
the number of Full Members to 12.

As of July 2021, there are 106 ICC members, with 12 Full Members and 94 Associate Members.
COUNTRY TEAMS GOVERNIN FULL TEST STATUS REGION
G BODY MEMBER SINCE
SINCE
Bangladesh Men • Women • Bangladesh 26 June 2000 10 November Asia
U19 Cricket Board 2000

India Men • Women • Board of 31 May 1926 25 June 1932 Asia

U19 Control for
Cricket in India

Australia Men • Women • Cricket 15 June 1909 15 March 1877 East Asia-Pacific
U19 Australia

Ireland Men • Women • Cricket Ireland 22 June 2017 11 May 2018 Europe
U19

South Africa Men • Women • Cricket South 15 June 1909 12 March 1889 Africa
U19 Africa

West Indies Men • Women • Cricket West 31 May 1926 23 June 1928 Americas
U19 Indies

England Men • Women • England and 15 June 1909 15 March 1877 Europe
U19 Wales Cricket
Board

New Zealand Men • Women • New Zealand 31 May 1926 10 January 1930 East Asia-Pacific
U19 Cricket

Pakistan Men • Women • Pakistan Cricket 28 July 1952 16 October 1952 Asia
U19 Board

Sri Lanka Men • Women • Sri Lanka 21 July 1981 17 February 1982 Asia
U19 Cricket

Zimbabwe Men • Women • Zimbabwe 6 July 1992 18 October 1992 Africa

U19 Cricket