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ICC MEMBERS

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. West Indies cricket team does not represent one country, but rather an amalgamation of more than 20 countries and territories from the Caribbean. The English Cricket team represents both England and Wales.

Associate members

Associate Members are countries where cricket is firmly established and organised but do not qualify for Full Membership. There are 38 Associate Members, Oman, Afghanistan and Vanuatu being the recently promoted.

All Associates are eligible to play in the ICC World Cricket League, a series of international one-day cricket administered by the ICC. There is also an ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier that works as a qualification process for ICC World Twenty20 that occurs every two years. The qualified teams are awarded Twenty20 International status.

An associate member must maintain the following criteria along with other administration requirements of the national governing body:

  • Have a minimum of 16 senior teams and 16 junior teams playing in a structured competition or competitions
  • Must have access to at least 8 cricket grounds, 4 of which must have a permanent pitch

Affiliate Members

Affiliate members are countries where the ICC recognises that cricket is played according to the Laws of Cricket. There are 57 Affiliate Members. An affiliate member must maintain the following criteria along with other administration requirements of the national governing body:

  • Have a minimum of 8 senior teams and 4 junior teams playing in at least one structured competition
  • Must have access to at least 2 cricket grounds
  • Must be capable of raising in excess of $2,500 each year in income from sources other than the ICC

In order for an affiliate member to be considered for becoming to an associate member the national governing body must demonstrate that it has met the criteria for associate membership and must have also met the following playing standards within the last three years:

  • Competed in all relevant Global or Regional ICC international cricket competition for past 3 years
  • Ranked 1st, 2nd or 3rd highest affiliate in the region and
  • Have achieved one of the following:
    • 2 wins against any associate nation in 50 over matches
    • Twice been highly competitive against one of the top 20 associate nations in 50 over matches
    • Once beaten an associate member and once been competitive against one of the top 20 associates in 50 over matches
    • 3 wins against any associate nation in 20 over matches
    • 3 times been highly competitive against one of the top 20 associate nations in 20 over matches
    • Twice beaten an associate member and once been highly competitive against one of the top 20 associates in 20 over matches
    • Once beaten an associate member and twice been highly competitive against one of the top 20 associates in 20 over matches
    • 3 results in ICC global or regional events with results that include any mix of wins against associate members and/or highly competitive results against one of the top 20 associate members from 50 over and/or 20 over matches