88-519: The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy is presented to the winners of the Cricket World Cup . The current trophy was created for the 1999 championships and was the first permanent prize in the tournament's history; prior to this, different trophies were made for each World Cup. The trophy was designed by Paul Marsden of Garrard & co and produced in London by a team of craftsmen from Garrard & Co over
176-529: A "surfeit of cricket". Since then, international Test cricket has generally been organised as bilateral series: a multilateral Test tournament was not organised again until the triangular Asian Test Championship in 1999. The number of nations playing Test cricket increased gradually over time, with the addition of West Indies in 1928, New Zealand in 1930, India in 1932, and Pakistan in 1952. However, international cricket continued to be played as bilateral Test matches over three, four or five days. In
264-528: A Cricket World Cup. The inaugural Cricket World Cup was hosted in 1975 by England, the only nation able to put forward the resources to stage an event of such magnitude at the time. The first three tournaments were held in England and officially known as the Prudential Cup after the sponsors Prudential plc . The matches consisted of 60 six-ball overs per team, played during daytime in the traditional form, with
352-458: A change to the fielding restriction rules. The South African cricket team participated in the event for the first time, following the fall of the apartheid regime and the end of the international sports boycott . Pakistan overcame a dismal start in the tournament to eventually defeat England by 22 runs in the final and emerge as winners. The 1996 championship was held in the Indian subcontinent for
440-621: A forfeit by the New Zealand team, which refused to play in Kenya because of security concerns – enabled Kenya to reach the semi-finals, the best result by an associate. In the final, Australia made 359 runs for the loss of two wickets, the largest ever total in a final, defeating India by 125 runs. In 2007 , the tournament was hosted by the West Indies and expanded to sixteen teams. Following Pakistan's upset loss to World Cup debutants Ireland in
528-407: A further US$ 500 million. The ICC claimed a total of 1.6 billion viewers for the 2019 World Cup as well as 4.6 billion views of digital video of the tournament. The most-watched match of the tournament was the group game between India and Pakistan , which was watched by more than 300 million people live. The International Cricket Council's executive committee votes for the hosts of
616-523: A match could be completed in one day. The 1987 Cricket World Cup was held in India and Pakistan, the first hosted outside England. Many of the tournaments have been jointly hosted by nations from the same geographical region, such as South Asia in 1987, 1996 and 2011, Australasia (in Australia and New Zealand) in 1992 and 2015, Southern Africa in 2003 and West Indies in 2007. In November 2021, ICC published
704-491: A mix-up between South African batsmen Lance Klusener and Allan Donald saw Donald drop his bat and stranded mid-pitch to be run out . In the final, Australia dismissed Pakistan for 132 and then reached the target in less than 20 overs and with eight wickets in hand. South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya hosted the 2003 World Cup . The number of teams participating in the event increased from twelve to fourteen. Kenya 's victories over Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, among others – and
792-527: A non-Test playing team on their debut is the Super 8 (second round) by Ireland in 2007 . Sri Lanka, as a co-host of the 1996 World Cup , was the first host to win the tournament, though the final was held in Pakistan. India won in 2011 as host and was the first team to win a final played in their own country. Australia and England repeated the feat in 2015 and 2019 respectively. Other than this, England made it to
880-536: A non-full-member team came when Kenya made the semi-finals of the 2003 tournament . Australia are the current champions after winning the 2023 World Cup in India. The subsequent 2027 World Cup will be held jointly in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The first international cricket match was played between Canada and the United States, on 24 and 25 September 1844. However, the first credited Test match
968-465: A period of two months. The trophy is now manufactured by Otte will Silversmiths in Ashford . The trophy has changed five times, with the current trophy being the tournament's permanent prize since the 1999 Cricket World Cup . Australia , the tournament's most successful team with six wins, are the latest winners of the trophy, having defeated India in the final . Australia have also won the latest trophy
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#17328588419091056-415: A replica, which is identical in all aspects apart from the inscription of the previous champions, is awarded to the winning team and remains in their possession. Cricket World Cup The Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Men's Cricket World Cup ) is the quadrennial international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket . The event is organised by the sport's governing body,
1144-523: A round robin format, before entering the semifinals, a similar format to the 1992 World Cup . The 2027 and 2031 World Cups will have 14 teams, with the format same as the 2003 edition. The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy is presented to the winners of the World Cup. The current trophy was created for the 1999 championships, and was the first permanent prize in the tournament's history. Prior to this, different trophies were made for each World Cup. The trophy
1232-464: A second time, with the inclusion of Sri Lanka as host for some of its group stage matches. In the semi-final, Sri Lanka, heading towards a crushing victory over India at Eden Gardens after the hosts lost eight wickets while scoring 120 runs in pursuit of 252, were awarded victory by default after crowd unrest broke out in protest against the Indian performance. Sri Lanka went on to win their maiden championship by defeating Australia by seven wickets in
1320-705: A secondary reason was the wish to move offices closer to the increasingly important new centres of cricketing power in South Asia . Lord's had been a logical venue when the ICC had been administered by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) (a situation that lasted until 1993). But the growing power of India and Pakistan in world cricket had made the continued control of international cricket by a British private members club (the MCC) anachronistic and unsustainable. A direct consequence of
1408-536: A small number of others who qualified for the World Cup through the qualification process. The first qualifying tournament being the ICC Trophy ; later the process expanding with pre-qualifying tournaments. For the 2011 World Cup, the ICC World Cricket League replaced the past pre-qualifying processes; and the name "ICC Trophy" was changed to " ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier ". The World Cricket League
1496-554: Is 60 cm high, is made from silver and gold , and features a golden globe held up by three silver columns. The columns, shaped as stumps and bails, represent the three fundamental aspects of cricket: batting , bowling and fielding , while the globe characterises a cricket ball , with the seam tilted to represent Axial tilt of the Earth. It is designed with platonic dimensions , so that it can be easily recognized from any angle. The trophy weighs approximately 11 kilograms and has
1584-429: Is one of the world's most-viewed sporting events, and successive tournaments have generated increasing media attention as One-Day International cricket has become more established. The 2011 Cricket World Cup was televised in over 200 countries to over 2.2 billion viewers. Television rights , mainly for the 2011 and 2015 World Cup, were sold for over US$ 1.1 billion, and sponsorship rights were sold for
1672-744: Is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket's major international tournaments, most notably the Cricket World Cup , T20 World Cup , and ICC World Test Championship . It also appoints the umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned Test matches , One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals . It promulgates the ICC Code of Conduct , which sets professional standards of discipline for international cricket, and also co-ordinates action against corruption and match-fixing through its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU). The ICC does not control bilateral fixtures between member countries (which include all Test matches outside of
1760-649: Is the global governing body of cricket . It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England, and South Africa. It was renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965 and adopted its current name in 1987. The ICC has its headquarters in Dubai , United Arab Emirates . The ICC currently has 108 member nations: 12 Full Members that play Test matches , and 96 Associate Members . The ICC
1848-413: Is tilted to symbolize the axial tilt of the Earth. It stands 60 centimetres (24 in) high and weighs approximately 11 kilograms (24 lb). The names of the previous winners are engraved on the base of the trophy, with space for a total of twenty inscriptions. The ICC keeps the original trophy. A replica differing only in the inscriptions is permanently awarded to the winning team. The tournament
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#17328588419091936-452: The 1987 tournament onwards, hosting has been shared between countries under an unofficial rotation system , with fourteen ICC members having hosted at least one match in the tournament. The current format involves a qualification phase , which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 10 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation, compete for
2024-489: The 1999 World Cup . So the first three world cups had a similar trophy while 1987 (Reliance World Cup sponsored by Reliance Industries ), 1992 (Benson and Hedges Cup, sponsored by Benson and Hedges ), and 1996 (Wills World Cup, sponsored by Wills , an ITC brand) had different trophies because of different sponsors until the International Cricket Council decided to award its own trophy. The current trophy
2112-601: The 2011 World Cup . Pakistan was stripped of its hosting rights following the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009 , with the games originally scheduled for Pakistan redistributed to the other host countries. The number of teams participating in the World Cup was reduced to fourteen. Australia lost their final group stage match against Pakistan on 19 March 2011, ending an unbeaten streak of 35 World Cup matches, which had begun on 23 May 1999. India won their second World Cup title by beating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in
2200-487: The International Cricket Council (ICC), every four years, with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament. The tournament is one of the world's most viewed sporting events and considered the "flagship event of the international cricket calendar" by the ICC. It is widely considered the pinnacle championship of the sport of cricket . The first Cricket World Cup was organised in England in June 1975, with
2288-469: The Super 8 round. The Super 8 teams played the other six teams that progressed from the different groups. Teams earned points in the same way as the group stage, but carried their points forward from previous matches against the other teams who qualified from the same group to the Super 8 stage. The top four teams from the Super 8 round advanced to the semi-finals, and the winners of the semi-finals played in
2376-532: The gold medal . This was the only appearance of cricket at the Summer Olympics . The first multilateral competition at international level was the 1912 Triangular Tournament , a Test cricket tournament played in England between all three Test-playing nations at the time: England, Australia and South Africa. The event was not a success: the summer was exceptionally wet, making play difficult on damp uncovered pitches, and crowd attendances were poor, attributed to
2464-458: The stumps . Four fieldsmen needed to be inside it at all times. The teams faced each other twice, before moving into the knock-outs. India was crowned champions after upsetting the West Indies by 43 runs in the final. India and Pakistan jointly hosted the 1987 tournament , the first time that the competition was held outside England. The games were reduced from 60 to 50 overs per innings,
2552-550: The Global Qualifiers will no longer take place and teams will qualify directly based on their performance in the previous T20 World Cup and from regional qualifiers. ICC conducts world cup qualifying leagues for associate teams. A two-tier league system with promotion & relegation where best performing teams qualify for ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier . In addition, there are two playoff events which are part of World cup qualification process and essentially connected to
2640-476: The ICC agreed to include non-Test playing countries. The following year, the ICC changed its name to the International Cricket Conference. The US , Ceylon (who later became Sri Lanka } and Fiji were admitted as Associates, a new class of members. In 1968, Denmark , Bermuda , Netherlands , and East Africa were admitted as Associates, while South Africa had still not applied to rejoin
2728-529: The ICC hoped. The Super Series was widely seen as a failure and is not expected to be repeated, and India called for the Champions Trophy to be scrapped in 2006. The Champions Trophy 2004 event was referred to in Wisden 2005 by the editor as a "turkey of a tournament" and a "fiasco"; although the 2006 event was seen as a greater success due to a new format. The ICC World Twenty20 , first played in 2007 ,
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2816-503: The ICC member countries rose substantially. This led to a growth in the number of commercial staff employed by IDI in Monaco. It also had the disadvantage that the council's cricket administrators, who remained at Lord's, were separated from their commercial colleagues in Monaco. The Council decided to seek ways of bringing all of their staff together in one office while protecting their commercial income from tax. The option of staying at Lord's
2904-491: The ICC. Full Members – The 12 governing bodies of teams that have full voting rights within the International Cricket Council and play official Test matches. Associate Members – The 96 governing bodies in countries where cricket is firmly established and organized, but have not been granted Full Membership. Currently, 8 associate teams have temporary ODI status until 2027. These teams are one tier above
2992-455: The ICC. In 1969, the basic rules of ICC were amended. At the 1971 meeting, the idea of organizing a World Cup was introduced. At the 1973 meeting, it was decided that a World Cup would be played in 1975 in England. The six Test playing nations and East Africa and Sri Lanka were invited to take part. New members were added frequently during this period: In 1974, Israel and Singapore were admitted as Associates. In 1976, West Africa
3080-619: The July 1989 meeting, the ICC renamed itself as the International Cricket Council, and the tradition of the MCC President automatically becoming the Chairman of ICC was abolished. In 1990, UAE joined as an Associate. In 1991, for the first time in ICC history, the meeting was held away from England , in Melbourne , Australia. South Africa was re-elected as a Full Member of the ICC in July, following
3168-592: The United Kingdom, it was necessary to protect cricket's revenues by creating a company, ICC Development (International) Pvt. Ltd, known as IDI outside the UK. This was established in January 1994 and was based in Monaco . For the remainder of the nineties, the administration of IDI was a modest affair. But with the negotiation of a bundle of rights to all ICC events from 2001 to 2008, revenues available to International cricket and
3256-480: The World Test Championship Final), and neither does it govern domestic cricket within member countries. It does not make or alter the laws of the game , which have remained under the governance of the Marylebone Cricket Club since 1788. The Chairman heads the board of directors and on June 26, 2014, Narayanaswami Srinivasan , the former president of BCCI , was announced as the first chairman of
3344-517: The ball had crossed the boundary. In 1997 decisions on the cleanness of catches could be referred to the third umpire. This year also saw the introduction of the Duckworth-Lewis method , a way of adjusting targets in rain-affected ODI matches. In 2000, Bangladesh was admitted as the tenth Full Member of the International Cricket Council. In 2005, ICC moved to its new headquarters to Dubai . In 2017, Afghanistan and Ireland were admitted as
3432-579: The bilateral international cricket matches ( Test matches , One Day International and Twenty20 Internationals ), that account for the great majority of the international playing schedule, as they are owned and run by its members. It has sought to create other new events to augment its World Cup revenues. These include the ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC Super Series played in Australia in 2005. However, these events have not been as successful as
3520-430: The changes and reforms instituted in 1993 was eventually to be the move away from Lord's to a more neutral venue. The ICC generates income from the tournaments it organises, primarily the Cricket World Cup , and it distributes the majority of that income to its members. Sponsorship and television rights of the World Cup brought in over US$ 1.6 billion between 2007 and 2015, by far the ICC's main source of income. In
3608-570: The city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates . The ICC is also registered in British Virgin Islands . In August 2005, the ICC moved its offices to Dubai , and subsequently closed its offices at Lord's and Monaco. The move to Dubai was made after an 11–1 vote by the ICC's executive board in favour. While the principal driver of the ICC's move to Dubai was the wish to bring its main employees together in one tax-efficient location,
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3696-487: The council. The role of ICC president became a largely honorary position after the establishment of the chairman role and other changes made to the ICC constitution in 2014. It has been claimed that the 2014 changes have handed control to the 'Big Three' nations of England, India and Australia. The last ICC president was Zaheer Abbas , who was appointed in June 2015 following the resignation of Mustafa Kamal in April 2015. When
3784-506: The current standard, because of the shorter daylight hours in the Indian subcontinent compared with England's summer. Australia won the championship by defeating England by 7 runs in the final, the closest margin in the World Cup final until the 2019 edition between England and New Zealand. The 1992 World Cup , held in Australia and New Zealand, introduced many changes to the game, such as coloured clothing, white balls, day/night matches, and
3872-481: The early 1960s, English county cricket teams began playing a shortened version of cricket which only lasted for one day. Starting in 1962 with a four-team knockout competition known as the Midlands Knock-Out Cup, and continuing with the inaugural Gillette Cup in 1963 , one-day cricket grew in popularity in England. A national Sunday League was formed in 1969 . The first One-Day International match
3960-586: The eleventh and twelfth Full Members of the International Cricket Council after a unanimous vote at the ICC Full Council meeting at The Oval . Affiliate Membership was also abolished, with all existing Affiliate Members becoming Associate Members. In 2018, all Women's T20 matches were elevated to Women's Twenty20 International status. In 2019, all Men's T20 matches were elevated to Twenty20 International status. In July 2022, Cambodia , Cote D'Ivoire , and Uzbekistan were granted associate member status by
4048-468: The end of apartheid . In 1992, Zimbabwe was admitted as the ninth Full Member. Namibia joined as an Associate member. Austria , Belgium , Brunei and Spain all joined as Affiliates. In 1993, the position of Chief Executive of ICC was created; David Richards of the Australian Cricket Board was the first person appointed to the position. In July, Sir Clyde Walcott , from Barbados,
4136-564: The final as a host in 1979 . Other countries which have achieved or equalled their best World Cup results while co-hosting the tournament are New Zealand as finalists in 2015, Zimbabwe who reached the Super Six in 2003, and Kenya as semi-finalists in 2003. In 1987, co-hosts India and Pakistan both reached the semi-finals, but were eliminated by England and Australia respectively. Australia in 1992, England in 1999, South Africa in 2003, and Bangladesh in 2011 have been host teams that were eliminated in
4224-544: The final at Lahore . In 1999, the event was hosted by England, with some matches also being held in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Netherlands. Twelve teams contested the World Cup. Australia qualified for the semi-finals after reaching their target in their Super 6 match against South Africa off the final over of the match. They then proceeded to the final with a tied match in the semi-final also against South Africa where
4312-526: The final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where the Indian captain M.S. Dhoni along with the spinning all-rounder Yuvraj Singh chased 275 with notable performances from Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli, making India the first country to win the World Cup at home. This was also the first time that two Asian countries faced each other in a World Cup Final. Australia and New Zealand jointly hosted the 2015 World Cup . The number of participants remained at fourteen. Ireland
4400-441: The final. The format used in the 2011 and 2015 World Cups featured two groups of seven teams, each playing in a round-robin format . The top four teams from each group proceeded to the knock out stage consisting of quarter-finals, semi-finals and ultimately the final. In the 2019 and 2023 editions of the tournament, the number of teams participating dropped to 10. Each team is scheduled to play against each other once in
4488-431: The first ODI cricket match having been played only four years earlier. However, a separate Women's Cricket World Cup had been held two years before the first men's tournament, and a tournament involving multiple international teams had been held as early as 1912, when a triangular tournament of Test matches was played between Australia , England and South Africa . The first three World Cups were held in England. From
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#17328588419094576-477: The first World Cup in 1975 up to the 2019 World Cup, the majority of teams taking part qualified automatically. Until the 2015 World Cup this was mostly through having Full Membership of the ICC , and for the 2019 World Cup this was mostly through ranking position in the ICC ODI Championship . Since the second World Cup in 1979 up to the 2019 World Cup, the teams that qualified automatically were joined by
4664-604: The first round. An overview of the teams' performances in every World Cup is given below. For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown. Legend The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams over past World Cups, as of the end of the 2023 tournament . Teams are ordered by best result then by appearances, then by winning percentage, then by total number of wins, total number of number of games, and then alphabetically: Note: International Cricket Council The International Cricket Council ( ICC )
4752-404: The first semi-final, which was pushed over to the reserve day due to rain. England defeated the defending champions, Australia, in the second semi-final. Neither finalist had previously won the World Cup. In the final , the scores were tied at 241 after 50 overs and the match went to a super over , after which the scores were again tied at 15. The World Cup was won by England, whose boundary count
4840-405: The group stage before defeating South Africa in the semi-finals. Afghanistan had their most successful World Cup, with four wins during the group stage, including over defending champions England; they also came close to defeating Australia before Glenn Maxwell 's double century turned the match around. In the final, Australia defeated the 10-match unbeaten India to clinch their 6th World Cup. From
4928-465: The group stage, Pakistani coach Bob Woolmer was found dead in his hotel room. Jamaican police had initially launched a murder investigation into Woolmer's death but later confirmed that he died of heart failure. Australia defeated Sri Lanka in the final by 53 runs (D/L) in farcical light conditions, and extended their undefeated run in the World Cup to 29 matches and winning three straight championships. India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh together hosted
5016-409: The group stages. The top four teams from the Super 6 stage progressed to the semi-finals, with the winners playing in the final. The format used in the 2007 World Cup involved 16 teams allocated into four groups of four. Within each group, the teams played each other in a round-robin format. Teams earned points for wins and half-points for ties. The top two teams from each group moved forward to
5104-474: The hosts England by 92 runs in the final. At a meeting which followed the World Cup, the International Cricket Conference agreed to make the competition a quadrennial event. The 1983 event was hosted by England for a third consecutive time. By this stage, Sri Lanka had become a Test-playing nation, and Zimbabwe qualified through the ICC Trophy. A fielding circle was introduced, 30 yards (27 m) away from
5192-419: The letter, he suggested that the board would be responsible for the formulation of rules and regulations that would govern the bilateral international matches of the three members, Australia, England and South Africa. Bailey wanted to host a Triangular Test series among the participant countries in South Africa. However, Australia rejected the offer. Still, Bailey did not lose hope. He saw an opportunity of getting
5280-465: The most times (five). The original trophy is kept by the ICC . A replica which only differs in inscriptions is permanently awarded to the winning team. The Prudential Cups trophy were awarded to the winners of the World Cup from 1975 to 1983 when Prudential plc was the primary sponsor. A small loving-cup , this trophy was awarded three times. The trophies' designs changed when the sponsors changed until
5368-669: The name of the hosts for ICC events to be played between 2024 and 2031 cycle. The hosts for the 50-over World Cup along with T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy were selected through a competitive bidding process. Twenty nations have qualified for the Cricket World Cup at least once. Six teams have competed in every tournament, five of which have won the title. The West Indies won the first two tournaments, Australia has won six, India has won two, while Pakistan , Sri Lanka and England have each won once. The West Indies ( 1975 and 1979 ) and Australia ( 1999 , 2003 and 2007 ) are
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#17328588419095456-499: The names of the previous winners inscribed on its base. There is still room for another ten teams to have their names inscribed: The Reliance World Cup and Wills World Cup were crafted by Amit Pabu Wal of Jaipur who has also made the world's largest gold trophy, the most expensive trophy in world history, as well as the T20 World Cup . The actual trophy is kept by the International Cricket Council in its offices in Dubai but
5544-409: The next. The format of the Cricket World Cup has changed greatly over the course of its history. Each of the first four tournaments was played by eight teams, divided into two groups of four. The competition consisted of two stages, a group stage and a knock-out stage. The four teams in each group played each other in the round-robin group stage, with the top two teams in each group progressing to
5632-428: The nine-month accounting period to 31 December 2007 the ICC had operating income of $ 12.66 million, mainly from member subscriptions and sponsorship. In contrast, event income was US$ 285.87 million, including $ 239 million from the 2007 World Cup. There was also investment income of $ 6.695 million in the period. In 2022 ICC generated US$ 208,375,000 as an net income. The ICC has no income streams from
5720-404: The only teams to have won consecutive titles. Australia has played in eight of the thirteen finals ( 1975 , 1987 , 1996 , 1999 , 2003 , 2007 , 2015 and 2023 ). New Zealand has yet to win the World Cup, but has been runners-up two times ( 2015 and 2019 ). The best result by a non-Test playing nation is the semi-final appearance by Kenya in the 2003 tournament; while the best result by
5808-419: The players wearing cricket whites and using red cricket balls . Eight teams participated in the first tournament: Australia, England, India , New Zealand , Pakistan, and the West Indies (the six Test nations at the time), together with Sri Lanka and a composite team from East Africa . One notable omission was South Africa , who were banned from international cricket due to apartheid . The tournament
5896-604: The post of ICC president was abolished in April 2016, Shashank Manohar , who replaced Srinivasan in October 2015, became the first independent elected chairman of the ICC. On 30 November 1907, Abe Bailey , the President of the South African Cricket Association, wrote a letter to the Marylebone Cricket Club 's (MCC, England) secretary, Francis Lacey . Bailey suggested the formation of an 'Imperial Cricket Board'. In
5984-530: The rest of the associate teams. The details of all 96 associate teams are presented in the table below: 2019 Since its creation, the ICC had the Lord's Cricket Ground as its home, and in 1993 moved its offices to the "Clock Tower" building at the nursery end of the ground. The independently run ICC was funded initially by commercial exploitation of the rights to the World Cup of One Day International cricket. As not all Member countries had double-tax agreements with
6072-483: The semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals played against each other in the final. With South Africa returning in the fifth tournament in 1992 as a result of the end of the apartheid boycott, nine teams played each other once in the group phase, and the top four teams progressed to the semi-finals. The tournament was further expanded in 1996, with two groups of six teams. The top four teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals and semi-finals. A distinct format
6160-522: The table below: Additionally, The ICC in association with Commonwealth Games Federation and International Olympic Committee also conducts Twenty20 Cricket Tournament for Women in Commonwealth Games and Cricket at the Summer Olympics (for both) respectively. The ICC organizes qualifying tournaments for various international main events. Starting with the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup ,
6248-508: The three fundamental aspects of cricket: batting , bowling and fielding , while the globe characterizes a cricket ball . It stands 60 cm high and weighs approximately 11.0567 kilograms. The names of the previous winners are engraved on the base of the trophy, with space for a total of twenty inscriptions. The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy is presented to the winning team of the ICC Cricket World Cup . The current trophy
6336-428: The three members together during Australia's tour of England in 1909. After continued lobbying and efforts, Bailey was successful. On 15 June 1909, representatives from England , Australia and South Africa met at Lord's and founded the Imperial Cricket Conference . A month later, a second meeting between the three members was held. The rules were agreed upon amongst the nations, and the first-ever Tri-Test series
6424-478: The title at venues within the host nation over about a month. In the 2027 edition, the format will be changed to accommodate an expanded 14-team final competition. A total of twenty teams have competed in the 13 editions of the tournament, with ten teams competing in the recent 2023 tournament . Australia has won the tournament six times, India and West Indies twice each, while Pakistan , Sri Lanka and England have won it once each. The best performance by
6512-450: The tournament after examining the bids made by the nations keen to hold a Cricket World Cup. England hosted the first three competitions. The ICC decided that England should host the first tournament because it was ready to devote the resources required to organising the inaugural event. India volunteered to host the third Cricket World Cup, but most ICC members preferred England as the longer period of daylight in England in June meant that
6600-652: Was a success. The ICC's current plan is to have an international tournament every year, with a Twenty20 World Cup played in even number years, the World Cup continuing to be held the year before the Olympic Games , and the ICC Champions Trophy in the remaining year of the cycle. This cycle began in 2010 , one year after the 2009 tournament . The ICC organizes various international Test , One-Day and Twenty20 cricket competitions for Men , Women and Under-19 national teams. The details are presented in
6688-527: Was admitted as an Associate. In 1977, Bangladesh was admitted as an Associate. In 1978, Papua-New Guinea was admitted as an Associate. South Africa applied to rejoin, but their application was rejected. In 1981, Sri Lanka was promoted to a Full Member, and they played their first Test in 1982. In 1984, a third class of membership (Affiliate) was introduced. Italy was the first such member, followed by Switzerland in 1985. In 1987, Bahamas and France were admitted, followed by Nepal in 1988. At
6776-510: Was created for the 1999 championships and is the first permanent prize in the tournament's history. The trophy was designed and produced in London by a team of craftsmen from Garrard & Co (the Crown Jewellers ). The whole process was completed over a period of two months time. The current trophy is made from silver and gold and features a golden globe held up by three silver columns. The columns, shaped as stumps and bails , represent
6864-462: Was decided to be held in England in 1912. In 1926, West Indies , New Zealand and India were elected as Full Members, doubling the number of Test-playing nations to six. After the formation of Pakistan in 1947, it was given Test status five years later in 1952, becoming the seventh Test-playing, nation. In May 1961, South Africa left the Commonwealth and therefore lost membership. In 1964,
6952-468: Was designed and produced in London by a team of craftsmen from Garrard & Co over a period of two months. The current trophy is made from silver and gilt , and features a golden globe held up by three silver columns. The columns, shaped as stumps and bails , represent the three fundamental aspects of cricket: batting , bowling and fielding , while the globe characterises a cricket ball . The seam
7040-455: Was elected as the first non-British Chairman. The emergence of new technology saw the introduction of a third umpire who was equipped with video playback facilities. By 1995, TV replays were made available for run-outs and stumpings in Test matches, with the third umpire required to signal out or not out with red and green lights respectively. The following year, the cameras were used to determine if
7128-436: Was greater than New Zealand's. The 2023 Cricket World Cup was hosted by India. Ten teams participated, including The Netherlands, which returned to the tournament after a 12-year absence. The tournament was structured as a single group round-robin , with the top four advancing to the semi-final knockout stage. India were unbeaten in the group stage and defeated New Zealand to advance to the final; Australia lost twice during
7216-518: Was investigated and a request was made, through Sport England , to the British Government to allow the ICC to have all its personnel (including those working on commercial matters) in London – but be given special exemption from paying UK corporation tax on its commercial income. The British Government was unwilling to create a precedent and would not agree to this request. As a consequence, the ICC examined other locations and eventually settled on
7304-403: Was played in 1877 between Australia and England , and the two teams competed regularly for The Ashes in subsequent years. South Africa was admitted to Test status in 1889. Representative cricket teams were selected to tour each other, resulting in bilateral competition. Cricket was also included as an Olympic sport at the 1900 Paris Games , where Great Britain defeated France to win
7392-428: Was played on the fifth day of a rain-aborted Test match between England and Australia at Melbourne in 1971 , to fill the time available and as compensation for the frustrated crowd. It was a forty over game with eight balls per over. The success and popularity of the domestic one-day competitions in England and other parts of the world, as well as the early One-Day Internationals, prompted the ICC to consider organizing
7480-442: Was the most successful Associate nation with a total of three wins in the tournament. New Zealand beat South Africa in a thrilling first semi-final to qualify for their maiden World Cup final. Australia defeated New Zealand by seven wickets in the final at Melbourne to lift the World Cup for the fifth time. The 2019 World Cup was hosted by England and Wales. The number of participants was reduced to 10. New Zealand defeated India in
7568-499: Was the qualification system provided to allow the Associate and Affiliate members of the ICC more opportunities to qualify. The number of teams qualifying varied throughout the years. From the 2023 World Cup onwards, only the host nation(s) will qualify automatically. All countries will participate in a series of leagues to determine qualification, with automatic promotion and relegation between divisions from one World Cup cycle to
7656-404: Was used for the 1999 and 2003 World Cups. The teams were split into two pools, with the top three teams in each pool advancing to the Super 6 . The Super 6 teams played the three other teams that advanced from the other group. As they advanced, the teams carried their points forward from previous matches against other teams advancing alongside them, giving them an incentive to perform well in
7744-490: Was won by the West Indies, who defeated Australia by 17 runs in the final at Lord's . Roy Fredricks of West Indies was the first batsmen who got hit-wicket in ODI during the 1975 World Cup final. The 1979 World Cup saw the introduction of the ICC Trophy competition to select non-Test playing teams for the World Cup, with Sri Lanka and Canada qualifying. The West Indies won a second consecutive World Cup tournament, defeating
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