A Complete List of ICC Cricket Playing Nations

Published: 31 Dec 2024

Cricket is played worldwide, with many countries having their national teams. Here’s a breakdown of countries with national cricket teams, categorized by their affiliation with the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The International Cricket Council (ICC) currently has 108 member countries, with 12 Full Members and 96 Associate Members.

The 12 Full Members are the countries with the highest status in international cricket. These nations have been granted the ability to play Test cricket, and they are considered the elite teams in the sport most of those have been World Champions once or more.

The remaining 96 Associate Members are countries that participate in international cricket but have not been granted Test status yet. These nations play in lower-tier competitions, and many are working towards earning Full Membership in the future.

Below is the list of these countries, including the dates they became members and their respective statuses.

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List of Full ICC Members (12 nations)
Associate ICC Members (96 nations):

List of Full ICC Members (12 nations)

Here’s a detailed list of the 12 ICC Full Members with their registration dates, Test status acquisition, and World Cup victories:

1. Afghanistan

ICC Membership: 2013 (Full Member in 2017)
Test Status: June 2017
World Cups Won: None

2. Australia

ICC Membership: 1909
Test Status: March 1877
World Cups Won: 5 (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015)

3. Bangladesh

ICC Membership: 1977 (Full Member in 2000)
Test Status: November 2000
World Cups Won: None

4. England

ICC Membership: 1909
Test Status: March 1877
World Cups Won: 1 (2019)

5. India

ICC Membership: 1926
Test Status: June 1932
World Cups Won: 2 (1983, 2011)

6. Ireland

ICC Membership: 1993 (Full Member in 2017)
Test Status: May 2018
World Cups Won: None

7. New Zealand

ICC Membership: 1926
Test Status: January 1930
World Cups Won: None

8. Pakistan

ICC Membership: 1952
Test Status: October 1952
World Cups Won: 1 (1992)

9. South Africa

ICC Membership: 1909
Test Status: March 1889
World Cups Won: None

10. Sri Lanka

ICC Membership: 1965 (Full Member in 1981)
Test Status: February 1982
World Cups Won: 1 (1996)

11. West Indies

ICC Membership: 1926
Test Status: June 1928
World Cups Won: 2 (1975, 1979)

12. Zimbabwe

ICC Membership: 1981 (Full Member in 1992)
Test Status: October 1992
World Cups Won: None

An Associate Member of the ICC is a country developing in cricket. These nations compete internationally but aren’t Full Members yet. They play a key role in cricket’s global growth.

Associate ICC Members (96 nations):

1. Argentina

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 1974

2. Austria

Affiliate Membership: 1992
Associate Membership: 2017

3. Bahamas

Affiliate Membership: 1987
Associate Membership: 2017

4. Bahrain

Affiliate Membership: 2001
Associate Membership: 2017

5. Belgium

Affiliate Membership: 1991
Associate Membership: 2005

6. Belize

Affiliate Membership: 1997
Associate Membership: 2017

7. Bermuda

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 1966

8. Bhutan

Affiliate Membership: 2001
Associate Membership: 2017

9. Botswana

Affiliate Membership: 2001
Associate Membership: 2005

10. Brazil

Affiliate Membership: 2002
Associate Membership: 2017

11. Bulgaria

Affiliate Membership: 2008
Associate Membership: 2017

12. Cambodia

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 2022

13. Cameroon

Affiliate Membership: 2007
Associate Membership: 2017

14. Canada

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 1968

15. Cayman Islands

Affiliate Membership: 1997
Associate Membership: 2002

16. Chile

Affiliate Membership: 2002
Associate Membership: 2017

17. China

Affiliate Membership: 2004
Associate Membership: 2017

18. Cook Islands

Affiliate Membership: 2000
Associate Membership: 2017

19. Costa Rica

Affiliate Membership: 2002
Associate Membership: 2017

20. Croatia

Affiliate Membership: 2001
Associate Membership: 2017

21. Cyprus

Affiliate Membership: 1999
Associate Membership: 2017

22. Czech Republic

Affiliate Membership: 2000
Associate Membership: 2017

23. Denmark

Affiliate Membership: 1966
Associate Membership: 1966

24. Estonia

Affiliate Membership: 2008
Associate Membership: 2017

25. Eswatini

Affiliate Membership: 2007
Associate Membership: 2017

26. Falkland Islands

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 1965

27. Fiji

Affiliate Membership: 2000
Associate Membership: 1969

28. Finland

Affiliate Membership: 2001
Associate Membership: 2017

29. France

Affiliate Membership: 1987
Associate Membership: 1998

30. Gambia

Affiliate Membership: 2002
Associate Membership: 2017

31. Germany

Affiliate Membership: 1991
Associate Membership: 1999

32. Ghana

Affiliate Membership: 2002
Associate Membership: 2017

33. Gibraltar

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 1969

34. Greece

Affiliate Membership: 2002
Associate Membership: 2017

35. Guernsey

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 2008

36. Hong Kong

Affiliate Membership: 1969
Associate Membership: 1969

37. Hungary

Affiliate Membership: 2000
Associate Membership: 2017

38. Indonesia

Affiliate Membership: 2012
Associate Membership: 2017

39. Iran

Affiliate Membership: 2001
Associate Membership: 2017

40. Isle of Man

Affiliate Membership: 2003
Associate Membership: 2017

41. Israel

Affiliate Membership: 2004
Associate Membership: 1974

42. Italy

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 1995

43. Ivory Coast

Affiliate Membership: 2004
Associate Membership: 2017

44. Japan

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 1984

45. Jersey

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 2005

46. Kenya

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 1981

47. Kuwait

Affiliate Membership: 1998
Associate Membership: 2005

48. Lesotho

Affiliate Membership: 2001
Associate Membership: 2017

49. Luxembourg

Affiliate Membership: 1998
Associate Membership: 2017

50. Malawi

Affiliate Membership: 2001
Associate Membership: 2017

51. Malaysia

Affiliate Membership: 1998
Associate Membership: 1967

52. Maldives

Affiliate Membership: 2005
Associate Membership: 2017

53. Mali

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 2017

54. Malta

Affiliate Membership: 1998
Associate Membership: 2017

55. Mexico

Affiliate Membership: 2004
Associate Membership: 2017

56. Mongolia

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 2021

57. Mozambique

Affiliate Membership: 2003
Associate Membership: 2017

58. Myanmar

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 2017

59. Namibia

Affiliate Membership: 1992
Associate Membership: 1992

60. Nepal

Affiliate Membership: 1996
Associate Membership: 1996

61. Netherlands

Affiliate Membership: 1966
Associate Membership: 1999

62. Nigeria

Affiliate Membership: 2005
Associate Membership: 2008

63. Norway

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 2007

64. Oman

Affiliate Membership: 2007
Associate Membership: 2017

65. Panama

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 2005

66. Papua New Guinea

Affiliate Membership: 1997
Associate Membership: 2007

67. Peru

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 2017

68. Philippines

Affiliate Membership: 1995
Associate Membership: 2005

69. Portugal

Affiliate Membership: 2002
Associate Membership: 2017

70. Qatar

Affiliate Membership: 2004
Associate Membership: 2017

71. Romania

Affiliate Membership: 1997
Associate Membership: 2005

72. Rwanda

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 2017

73. Saint Helena

Affiliate Membership: 2002
Associate Membership: N/A

74. Samoa

Affiliate Membership: 1999
Associate Membership: 2017

75. Saudi Arabia

Affiliate Membership: 1998
Associate Membership: 2017

76. Scotland

Affiliate Membership: 1999
Associate Membership: 1992

77. Serbia

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 2017

78. Seychelles

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 2017

79. Sierra Leone

Affiliate Membership: 2005
Associate Membership: 2017

80. Singapore

Affiliate Membership: 2000
Associate Membership: 2017

81. Slovenia

Affiliate Membership: 1995
Associate Membership: 2017

82. South Korea

Affiliate Membership: 2001
Associate Membership: 2017

83. Spain

Affiliate Membership: 2002
Associate Membership: 2017

84. Suriname

Affiliate Membership: 2000
Associate Membership: 2017

85. Sweden

Affiliate Membership: 2003
Associate Membership: 2017

86. Switzerland

Affiliate Membership: 2002
Associate Membership: 2017

87. Tajikistan

Affiliate Membership: 2000
Associate Membership: 2022

88. Tanzania

Affiliate Membership: N/A
Associate Membership: 2005

89. Thailand

Affiliate Membership: 2002
Associate Membership: 2017

90. Turkey

Affiliate Membership: 2000
Associate Membership: 2008

91. Turks and Caicos Islands

Affiliate Membership: 2005
Associate Membership: N/A

92. Uganda

Affiliate Membership: 2001
Associate Membership: 2017

93. United Arab Emirates

Affiliate Membership: 1995
Associate Membership: 2017

94. United States of America

Affiliate Membership: 1997
Associate Membership: 2017

95. Uzbekistan

Affiliate Membership: 2009
Associate Membership: 2022

96. Vanuatu

Affiliate Membership: 2005
Associate Membership: 2017

ICC regularly updates its membership, and countries like Burundi may seek affiliation in the future. For the most current information on ICC membership and national cricket teams, it’s advisable to consult the ICC’s official resources.