ICC East Asia-Pacific is the International Cricket Council region responsible for administration of the sport of cricket in East Asia and the Pacific area.

ICC East Asia-Pacific
AbbreviationICC EAP
Formation1996; 28 years ago (1996)
PurposeCricket administration
Location
Coordinates37°49′05″S 144°58′48″E / 37.818°S 144.980°E / -37.818; 144.980
Membership
12
Official language
English
Regional
Development
Manager
Andrew Faichney
Parent organization
ICC
Websitewww.icc-cricket.com/about/members/east-asia-pacific

The region was founded in 1996 with a regional office established in 1999. The area covered by the region includes two Test nations and ten ICC associate members.[1][2]

The region is headed by the Regional Development Manager, Andrew Faichney, based in Australia at the offices of Cricket Australia. The region is supported by the Australian and New Zealand cricket team and these are the only official Test cricket members in the region. The five Test cricket countries in Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka who are playing in South Asia) are members of the Asian Cricket Council.[3][4]

The EAP is responsible for International tournaments and events, such as: participation in competitions, coaching courses (coach education), umpiring courses, youth development and training; junior/schools programs, administration development, marketing and cricket campsites within the region.[3]

Tournaments edit

EAP is also responsible for organising the ICC EAP Cricket Trophy, which is the regional international championship competition and allows teams within the region to attempt to qualify for the Cricket World Cup in One Day International and Twenty20 matches and other competitions such as Test cricket.[3] The ICC EAP Cricket Trophy includes the ICC EAP Cricket Trophy (One day), which began in 2005, and ICC EAP Cricket Trophy (Twenty20), which started in 2011.

Other tournaments including the East Asia-Pacific region teams include the Trans-Tasman Trophy (Test) and the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy (ODI) between the only two Test status members Australia and New Zealand.

Member countries edit

Full Members edit

Current Full Members of the ICC East Asia Pacific
No. Country Association Membership
status
ICC
membership
EAP
membership
1   Australia Cricket Australia Full Member 1909 1996
2   New Zealand New Zealand Cricket Full Member 1926 1996

Associate Members with T20I status edit

Current Associate Members with T20I status of the ICC East Asia Pacific
No. Country Association Membership
status
ICC
membership
EAP
membership
1   Cook Islands Cook Islands Cricket Association Associate 2000 2000
2   Fiji Cricket Fiji Associate 1966 2001
3   Indonesia Indonesian Cricket Association Associate 2001 2001[a]
4   Japan Japan Cricket Association Associate 1989 2001[b]
5   Papua New Guinea Cricket PNG Associate 1973 2001
6   Philippines Philippine Cricket Association Associate 2000 2000
7   Samoa Samoa International Cricket Association Associate 2000 2000
8   South Korea Korea Cricket Association Associate 2001 2001
9   Vanuatu Vanuatu Cricket Association Associate 1995 1996
10   Tonga Tonga Cricket Association 2000–2014 2000

Notes:

  1. ^ Indonesia has ACC membership since 2024 while still remaining a part of ICC EAP region for ICC events qualification pathways.
  2. ^ Japan has ACC membership since 2024 while still remaining a part of ICC EAP region for ICC events qualification pathways. Japan was also a member of the ACC between 1996–2001.

Map edit

 
Members of ICC East Asia-Pacific
  Full ICC members (2)
  Associate ICC members with ODI status (1 --> Papua New Guinea)
  Associate ICC members (9)
  Former members (1 -> Tonga)
  ICC members part of neighbouring associations
  Non-members

Former members of the Asian Cricket Council edit

Country Association ICC Membership
status
ICC
membership
ACC
membership
  Fiji Cricket Fiji Associate 1965 1996–2001
  Papua New Guinea Cricket PNG Associate 1973 1996–2001

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "ICC Members COUNTRIES 2008/2009". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  2. ^ "ICC Regions". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "About East Asia-Pacific". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  4. ^ "ICC EAP announce Tom Evans as new RDO". ICC EAP News. International Cricket Council. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2010.

External links edit