International structure
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International structure
The International Cricket Council (ICC), which has its headquarters in Dubai, is the international governing body of cricket. 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 ICC has 104 members: 10 Full Members that play official Test matches, 34 Associate Members, and 60 Affiliate Members.[39] The ICC is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket's major international tournaments, most notably the Cricket World Cup. It also appoints the umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned Test matches, One Day International and Twenty20 Internationals. Each nation has a national cricket board which regulates cricket matches played in its country. The cricket board also selects the national squad and organises home and away tours for the national team. In the West Indies these matters are addressed by the West Indies Cricket Board which consists of members appointed by four national boards and two multi-national boards.
Full Members
Full Members are the governing bodies for cricket in a country or associated countries. Full Members may also represent a geographical area. All Full Members have a right to send one representative team to play official Test matches. Also, all Full Member nations are automatically qualified to play ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals.[40] West Indies cricket team does not represent one country instead an amalgamation of over 20 countries from the Caribbean. The English Cricket team represents both England and Wales.
Nation  | Governing body | Member since | Current ODI/Test Rankings |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | Cricket Australia | 15 July 1909[40] | 1/3 |
 Bangladesh | Bangladesh Cricket Board | 26 June 2000[40] | 9/9 |
 England | England and Wales Cricket Board | 15 July 1909[40] | 5/5 |
 India | Board of Control for Cricket in India | 31 May 1926[40] | 2/1 |
 New Zealand | New Zealand Cricket | 31 May 1926[40] | 4/7 |
 Pakistan | Pakistan Cricket Board | 28 July 1953[40] | 6/6 |
 South Africa | Cricket South Africa | 15 July 1909A[40] | 3/2 |
 Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Cricket | 21 July 1981[40] | 7/4 |
 West Indies | West Indies Cricket Board | 31 May 1926[40] | 8/8 |
 Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Cricket Union | 6 July 1992[40] | 10/- |
AResigned May 1961, readmitted 10 July 1991.
Top Associate/Affiliate Members
All the associate and affiliate members are not qualified to play Test Cricket, however ICC grants One Day International status to its associate and affiliate members based on their success in the World Cricket League. The top six teams will be awarded One day international and Twenty20 International status, which will allow the associate and affiliate teams to be eligible to play the full members and play official ODI cricket.
The associate and affiliate teams who currently hold ODI and T20I status:
| Nation | Governing body | Member since | Current ODI Rankings |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | Afghanistan Cricket Federation | 2001[41] | 14 |
 Canada | Cricket Canada | 1968[40] | 16 |
 Ireland | Cricket Ireland | 1993[40] | 11 |
 Kenya | Cricket Kenya | 1981[40] | 12 |
 Netherlands | Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond | 1966[40] | 13 |
 Scotland | Cricket Scotland | 1994[40] | 15 |
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