Cricket is a bat-and-ball team sport that is first documented as being played in southern England in the 16th century. By the end of the 18th century, cricket had developed to the point where it had become the national sport of England. The expansion of the British Empire led to cricket being played overseas and by the mid-19th century the first international matches were being held. Today, the game's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), has 104 member countries.With its greatest popularity in the Test playing countries, cricket is widely regarded as the world's second most popular sport.
ICC Member Countries
Australia
Argentina
Afghanistan
Alderney
Bangladesh
Belgium
Austria
Congo
England
Bermuda
Bahamas
Ecuador
India
Botswana
Bahrain
Egypt
New Zealand
Canada
Belize
El Salvador
Pakistan
Cayman Islands
Bhutan
Federated Malay States
South Africa
Denmark
Brazil
Jamaica
Sri Lanka
East Africa
Brunei
Malaya
West Indies
East and Central Africa
Bulgaria
New Caledonia
Zimbabwe
Fiji
Chile
Paraguay
France
China
Puerto Rico
Germany
Cook Islands
South Yemen
Gibraltar
Costa Rica
Straits Settlements
Guernsey
Croatia
Uruguay
Hong Kong
Cuba
Wales
Ireland
Cyprus
Israel
Czech Republic
Italy
Estonia
Japan
Falkland Islands
Jersey
Finland
Kenya
Gambia
Kuwait
Ghana
Malaysia
Greece
Namibia
Indonesia
Nepal
Iran
Netherlands
Isle of Man
Nigeria
Lesotho
Papua New Guinea
Luxembourg
Scotland
Malawi
Singapore
Maldives
Tanzania
Mali
Thailand
Malta
Uganda
Mexico
United Arab Emirates
Morocco
United States of America
Mozambique
Vanuatu
Myanmar
West Africa
Norway
Zambia
Oman
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Qatar
Rwanda
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
St Helena
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Tonga
Turkey
Turks and Caicos Islands
