Cricket is a world famous game. The ICC (International Cricket Council) is the world’s governing organization for cricket. The ICC supervises and administers the game on behalf of its 108 members, and collaborates with them to promote the sport. It was brought to North America via the English colonies as early as the 17th century, and it spread to other regions of the world in the 18th century. Colonists introduced it to the West Indies, while the British introduced it to India. fact about Starting 3 Full members of ICC:- Australia :- In March 1892, representatives from the state associations of New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria formed the Australasian Cricket Council, which became the first central administrative organization for cricket in Australia. Seven years later, the Council was abolished, and the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket was founded in 1905. Its inaugural meeting was attended by two members from New South Wales and two representatives from Victoria. Later that year, a delegate from Queensland attended its second conference, and its constitution was revised in 1906 to legally allow for one representation from Queensland and three representatives each from New South Wales, South Tasmania was allowed one delegate beginning in 1907, while Western Australian participation began in 1913. The only other modifications to the number of delegates granted by the states occurred in 1914 and 1974, when Queensland and Western Australia boosted their participation to two each. In 1973, the body was renamed the Australian Cricket Board, and on July 1, 2003, it became Cricket Australia. England :- The game of cricket’s beginnings are lost in the mists of antiquity. In the household records of Edward I in 1300, there is a reference to a game similar to cricket being played in Kent. The English game appears to have started in the sheep-rearing area of the South East, where the short grass of the downland pastures allowed for the bowling of a ball of wool or rags towards a target. The wicket-gate of the sheep pasture was generally the target, which was defended with a bat shaped like a shepherd’s crooked staff. The game was extremely popular as a rough agricultural amusement by the 17th century, but the leisure classes took up the activity in the next century, notably in Sussex, Kent, and London. In 1730, an organised match was conducted at the Artillery Grounds in Finsbury, London. Cricket was played at every level of society by the middle of the 18th century, from village greens to opulent estates. The game, however, lacked a consistent set of rules. In the 1760s, Hambledon, Hampshire, saw the formation of the earliest and most prominent cricket club in the country. The club was supported by affluent benefactors, but the players were mostly local traders and farmers. The Hambledon club devised batting and bowling skills that are still used today, and Hambledon is known as the “Birthplace Cricket” in history book

1. About Cricket
Cricket is a world famous game. The ICC (International Cricket Council) is the world’s
governing organization for cricket. The ICC supervises and administers the game on
behalf of its 108 members, and collaborates with them to promote the sport. It was
brought to North America via the English colonies as early as the 17th century, and it
spread to other regions of the world in the 18th century. Colonists introduced it to the
West Indies, while the British introduced it to India.
The Members of ICC:- As of August 2022, there are 108 ICC members, with 12 Full
Members and 96 Associate Members.
Who and When the 12 Full members of the ICC :-
● Australia (1909)
● England(1909)
● South Africa (1909)
● India(1926)
● New Zealand(1926)
● West Indies(1926)
● Pakistan(1953)
● Sri Lanka(1981)
● Zimbabwe(1992)
● Bangladesh(2000)
● Ireland(2017)
● Afghanistan(2017)
96 Associate Members are:
Austria
Argentina
Bahamas

2. Bahrain
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
Bhutan
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Eswatini
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
Gambia
Germany
Ghana

3. Gibraltar
Greece
Guernsey
Hong Kong
Hungary
Indonesia
Iran
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Japan
Jersey
Kenya
Kuwait
Lesotho
Luxembourg
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mexico
Mongolia
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands

4. Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda
Saint Helena
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Turkey

5. Turks and Caicos Islands
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United States
Americas
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
fact about Starting 3 Full members of ICC:-
Australia :- In March 1892, representatives from the state associations of New South
Wales, South Australia, and Victoria formed the Australasian Cricket Council, which
became the first central administrative organization for cricket in Australia.
Seven years later, the Council was abolished, and the Australian Board of Control for
International Cricket was founded in 1905. Its inaugural meeting was attended by two
members from New South Wales and two representatives from Victoria. Later that year,
a delegate from Queensland attended its second conference, and its constitution was
revised in 1906 to legally allow for one representation from Queensland and three
representatives each from New South Wales, South
Tasmania was allowed one delegate beginning in 1907, while Western Australian
participation began in 1913. The only other modifications to the number of delegates
granted by the states occurred in 1914 and 1974, when Queensland and Western
Australia boosted their participation to two each.
In 1973, the body was renamed the Australian Cricket Board, and on July 1, 2003, it
became Cricket Australia.
England :- The game of cricket’s beginnings are lost in the mists of antiquity. In the
household records of Edward I in 1300, there is a reference to a game similar to cricket
being played in Kent.

6. The English game appears to have started in the sheep-rearing area of the South East,
where the short grass of the downland pastures allowed for the bowling of a ball of wool
or rags towards a target. The wicket-gate of the sheep pasture was generally the target,
which was defended with a bat shaped like a shepherd’s crooked staff.
The game was extremely popular as a rough agricultural amusement by the 17th
century, but the leisure classes took up the activity in the next century, notably in
Sussex, Kent, and London. In 1730, an organised match was conducted at the Artillery
Grounds in Finsbury, London. Cricket was played at every level of society by the middle
of the 18th century, from village greens to opulent estates. The game, however, lacked
a consistent set of rules.
In the 1760s, Hambledon, Hampshire, saw the formation of the earliest and most
prominent cricket club in the country. The club was supported by affluent benefactors,
but the players were mostly local traders and farmers. The Hambledon club devised
batting and bowling skills that are still used today, and Hambledon is known as the
“Birthplace of Cricket” in history books.
The game’s centre of power eventually relocated to London, most notably with the
formation of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), which had its headquarters at Lord’s.
Cricket’s first official laws were enacted by the MCC in 1835, and they are still in place
today.
Public schools such as Eton, Harrow, and Winchester offered a significant boost to the
sport of cricket. The sport was so popular among the upper-class students that Lord’s
hosted an annual contest named “Gentlemen vs. Players” from 1806 until 1963. In a
contest that was a season highlight, the amateur “Gentlemen” from the colleges and
universities faced their semi-professional counterparts, the “Players.”
Major cricket matches can take up to five days, with each team getting two “innings” (or
turns at bat). “Limited over” matches are a newer alternative to lengthier bouts. These
events may take only 3-5 hours to complete in a single day.

7. Cricket is now played all over the world, and despite occasional victories, it is fair to
argue that the actual strength in the game has migrated away from England and
towards South Africa, Australia, India, Pakistan, and the West Indies.
The county championships are the main emphasis of the game in England, with both
four-day and one-day contests occurring concurrently over the summer months.
Traditional village cricket, on the other hand, is still played in cities and villages across
the UK.
South Africa :- Cricket arrived in South Africa during the Napoleonic Wars, when British
soldiers occupied the country. The earliest documented match was between two service
teams in Cape Town in 1808 for a reward of one thousand rix-dollars.
Sir Donald Currie sponsored the first visiting team, England, in 1888. England won both
test matches, but South Africa joined England and Australia as a recognised contender
in international cricket. Sir Donald Currie also established the Currie Cup in 1888 as a
tournament among South African states, with Transvaal winning the first edition.
The inaugural tour took held in England in 1894. South Africa won their first test match
against England on January 4, 1906, at the old Wanderers in Johannesburg.
South African cricket was cut off from the rest of the globe for 21 years due to the old
government’s apartheid practises. Isolation occurred at a time when South Africa could
legitimately claim to be the best test-playing nation in the world, following a 4-0
thrashing of the mighty Australians.
Cricket Equipment is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of eleven players
on a field with a 22-yard (20-metre) pitch in the centre and a wicket at either end, each
with two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting team scores runs by striking the
ball bowled at one of the wickets with the bat and then running between the wickets,
while the bowling and fielding teams try to prevent this (by preventing the ball from

8. leaving the field and getting the ball to either wicket) and dismiss each batter (so they
are “out”). Being bowled, when the ball strikes the stumps and dislodges the bails, and
the fielding side either collecting the ball after it is struck by the bat but before it touches
the ground, or hitting a wicket with the ball before a batter can cross the crease in front
of the wicket, are all methods of dismissal. The innings finishes when ten hitters are
struck out, and the sides switch roles. In international matches, the game is judged by
two umpires who are assisted by a third umpire and match referee. They connect with
two off-field scorers who record statistical data from the game.