It was founded on June 15 1909 as the Imperial Cricket Conference. The founder members were England, Australia and South Africa. In 1965 it changed its name to the International Cricket Conference and allowed countries outside the Commonwealth to join. In 1989 it adopted new rules and changed its name to the International Cricket Council.
It has three classes of membership: Full members, associate members and affilated members.
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In 2003 the full members are:
In 2003 the associate members are:
There are 52 affiliate members.Full Members
Full members are countries which are authorised to play official international test cricket.Associate Members
These are countries where cricket is firmly established and organised but do not qualify for full membership. There are 27 of them in 2003.Affiliate Members
These are countries where the ICC recognises that cricket is played according to the laws of cricket.