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ICC
ANNUAL
REPORT
2022-23
INCLUDING
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
02 03
CONTENTS
FOREWORDS GROW
04 Chair’s Report 62 Development, Training and Education
06 CEO’s Report 64 Digital
08 ICC Strategy for Global Growth 66 Cricket 4 Good
68 Women’s Cricket
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR PROTECT

10 Highlights of the Year 74 Governance
23 Retirements 78 Integrity
24 Obituaries 81 ICC Awards
84 ICC Development Awards
86 ICC Hall of Fame
STRENGTHEN SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED

32 Cricket FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
36 Playing Days 90 Report from the Chair of the
Audit Committee
40 ICC World Test Championship 2021-2023
91 Report from the Independent Auditor
44 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League to the Members of the ICC
46 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 92 Summary Consolidated
50 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Financial Statements
54 ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2023
56 ICC Tournament Qualifiers
57 Commercial
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04 FOREWORDS // CHAIR’S REPORT 05
THE LAST 12 MONTHS HAVE BEEN A LANDMARK

YEAR FOR THE WOMEN’S GAME AROUND THE
WORLD, HIGHLIGHTED BY OUR BACK-TO-BACK
WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUPS IN SOUTH AFRICA.”
This Report offers the perfect opportunity to bringing to 65 the total number of women who
reflect on our progress against the ICC Strategy have benefited from this pioneering initiative.
for Global Growth. Launched in November 2021,
The two women’s World Cups in South Africa
the strategy sets out six ambitions to strengthen,
followed a spectacular ICC Men’s T20 World
grow and protect the sport worldwide
Cup 2022, delayed by COVID-19 but well worth
Women’s cricket is one of the strategy’s six the wait. Highlights included an unforgettable
strategic priority projects. It’s no exaggeration to contest between India and Pakistan, a joyous
say that the last 12 months have been a landmark coming-together of fans from two great
year for the women’s game around the world, cricketing nations. Sincere thanks go to Cricket
highlighted by our back-to-back Women’s Australia, who did an outstanding job as hosts.
T20 World Cups in South Africa.
World Cups and other future ICC events will
The year 2023 began with the first ever ICC U19 be seen by greater audiences than ever thanks
Women’s T20 World Cup. With a total of to our media rights deals, including several
16 teams, including ICC World Cup debuts for confirmed in the last 12 months. Our renewed
Indonesia and Rwanda, it was our largest ever partnership with Disney Star ensures it will
women’s World Cup – showing progress against broadcast all ICC cricket in India until 2027; Sky
our ambition to expand all ICC events, another Sports and NOW will be the home of ICC events
strategic priority project. in the UK and Ireland until 2031; SuperSport will
broadcast ICC events in 52 African territories;
Some 240 young players enjoyed their first taste
and Willow TV will serve viewers in the USA
of ICC tournament action over 16 competitive
and Canada. With further agreements nearing
days. Free admission to all matches offered
completion, we’re delighted to be working with
spectators a unique opportunity to see
our broadcast partners to bring our great sport
tomorrow’s stars today, and I was particularly
to more fans than ever before.
delighted that more than 4,000 schoolchildren
came along to enjoy the action. The USA, indeed, is another strategic focus – not
least with our ambition to see cricket added to
Illustrating the strength in the U19 women’s
future Olympic Games, starting with Los Angeles
game, a number of ICC U19 Women’s T20 World
in 2028. This decision is pending – but we remain
Cup stars stayed in South Africa to compete in
confident that the addition of cricket to the
the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, which
Olympic programme would be a win–win–win
followed immediately afterwards. This colourful
for the ICC, the International Olympic Committee
CHAIR’S REPORT
tournament proved to be the most watched
(IOC) and LA28, as the world’s most diverse sport
ICC women’s event yet staged, with more than
becomes part of the greatest show on earth.
192 million global viewing hours. And it leaves
a tremendous legacy in Africa, where the game I would like to end on a personal note by
GREG BARCLAY
continues to grow apace. Our thanks go to thanking the ICC Board for re-electing me as
Cricket South Africa for their excellent work in Chair in November 2022, and for their ongoing
hosting both tournaments. support. My thanks also go to all the ICC staff for
their outstanding work – and I now look forward
The growth in elite women’s cricket continued
to another packed cricketing year ahead.
away from the World Cup stage, with Associate
Members playing more women’s T20I bilateral
matches than men’s T20Is in 2022 – a cricketing
I’m delighted to welcome you to the ICC Annual Report for first. We’re also continuing to encourage a
new generation of female leaders off the
2022-23 – and to introduce our survey of another successful pitch through our 100% Cricket Future Leaders
mentorship programme. The third cohort of 25 Greg Barclay
year for our organisation and for the sport we love. participants started the programme in 2023, Independent Chair

07
FANS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF ICC EVENTS,

AND THE PASSIONATE CROWDS WE SAW THIS
YEAR SERVE AS TESTAMENT TO THE GROWING
WORLDWIDE SUPPORT FOR CRICKET.”
I’ve been heartened to see capacity crowds The first ever ICC U19 Women’s World Cup
returning once more to international cricket was followed by the ICC Women’s T20 World
as the pandemic finally recedes. Fans are the Cup 2023, also in South Africa, which drew
lifeblood of our sport, and the passionate crowds large and enthusiastic crowds – and, thanks
we saw this year at our trio of ICC World Cups to our media rights agreements, was seen by
serve as testament to the growing worldwide more people worldwide than any previous
support for cricket. ICC women’s tournament. Congratulations to
champions Australia on their three-peat, and
Our first ICC World Cup this year was one to
many thanks to Cricket South Africa for hosting
remember – the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
such a superb tournament.
in Australia, which captivated fans worldwide in
October and November 2022. The flexibility and The year also saw the continuation of the
patience showed by hosts Cricket Australia in the ICC World Test Championship, with Australia
wake of the pandemic was greatly appreciated and India topping the two-year table and
by everyone in the ICC family, and the qualifying for the final in June 2023 (just outside
tournament itself threw up some unforgettable the period covered by this Annual Report).
matches: New Zealand’s stunning win against the Like the first edition, qualification for the
hosts, India’s last-ball triumph against Pakistan in 2023 final went right down to the wire with a
front of 90,000 at the MCG, and finally England number of teams in contention. This pioneering
becoming the first men’s team to hold both ODI worldwide competition continues to go from
and T20I World Cups simultaneously. strength to strength, and we are already excited
for the next two-year cycle that got under way
I was particularly proud to see the inaugural
with the Ashes in June 2023.
ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup come to life in
South Africa in January 2023 after being delayed Away from the World Cup stage, we have
by the pandemic. It was a wonderful 16 days of continued to support the growth of the game
competition, enjoyed by everyone who saw it at grassroots level, developing and providing
in person or via our comprehensive broadcast a wealth of training and education resources
coverage, and our congratulations go to India for to support Members and encourage more
being worthy winners. participation. No fewer than 18,000 people
worldwide have now registered online to
We are already seeing the benefits of this first
study ICC courses since their launch in
ever ICC U19 Women’s World Cup across the
October 2021, and 250 worldwide ICC tutors
game, with Members introducing new girls’
have helped 6,300 people to complete the
competitions to feed into future tournaments.
entry-level ICC Coaching Foundation Certificate
Many nations will be hoping to follow in
and a further 1,000 people to complete ICC
CEO’S REPORT
the footsteps of Rwanda and Indonesia, for
Coaching Course Level 1.
whom the event represented their first ever
appearances at an ICC World Cup – with Rwanda It just remains for me to thank the Board and
securing a memorable first ever World Cup win Chair Greg Barclay for their ongoing support,
GEOFF ALLARDICE
by beating Zimbabwe. the entire ICC team, and all our 108 Members
around the world. I look forward to working
The tournament also featured the first ever
with you all on what promises to be another
ICC 100% Cricket Mentorship Programme, a
exciting year for cricket.
tournament first. The programme connected
each of the 16 teams with world-class stars
such as Mignon du Preez, Sana Mir and Trisha
Chetty, who offered guidance, support and
The last 12 months have seen cricket emerge in good health advice on everything from on-field performance
to menstrual health. The initiative is perfectly
from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the successful year we’ve aligned with our wider ambitions to promote
girls’ cricket and grow the wider women’s game Geoff Allardice
enjoyed bodes extremely well for the future of our sport. under the umbrella of 100% Cricket. CEO

08 ICC STRATEGY FOR GLOBAL GROWTH 09
THE THREE PILLARS

ICC STRATEGY FOR
GLOBAL GROWTH
STRENGTHEN GROW PROTECT
To strengthen the sport, the The ICC’s focus will be on getting The third pillar is protecting
Designed to strengthen, In the second year after its launch in November
2021, this year saw the ICC’s new Strategy
ICC will deliver competitive more people to play and engage the sport’s integrity and ensuring
cricket with context for Members, with the game through criiio, trust among fans worldwide.
grow and protect the for Global Growth continue to pay dividends
around the world.
and clear pathways for their its entry-level programme, as The ICC will strive to provide an
growth and participation in well as enhanced education environment that is safe for all
sport, the ICC’s Global Developed in partnership with Members, top-level tournaments. programmes for those with a role participants and upholds the spirit
in running the game – officials, of cricket. A sport free of corruption
Growth Strategy continues the Strategy is built on the vision of more
players, more fans and more nations enjoying
The ICC will invest in and grow
women’s cricket, and build cricket
coaches and ground staff. and doping is recognised as being
vital for the growth of the game.
to inform and inspire the cricket – and places women’s cricket firmly at the
heart of the ICC’s long-term growth ambitions.
among Associate Members.
Digital transformation will deepen
Female participation will be
prioritised and new key markets In addition, the ICC Cricket 4 Good
development of cricket It is underpinned by a digital transformation
of the sport, supporting Members to connect
fans’ connection with the game,
and the ICC will continue to
will be identified to drive growth,
starting with a focus on the USA.
programme will be developed
to harness the power of more
around the world. directly with fans and build capacity.
develop ICC.tv, the direct-to-fan
platform taking live cricket to
Olympic inclusion is also recognised
as an important route to grow
than one billion fans to
build a better future, and to
more of the world. A mobile game the game globally. empower women and girls
will also be developed for fans. through cricket.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY PROJECTS: ACTIVITIES IN 2022-23
DIGITAL OLYMPICS ICC EVENTS WOMEN’S CRICKET USA PARTICIPATION

The ICC’s digital work broadened in The ICC continues to pursue cricket’s No fewer than 19 teams competed on Women’s cricket continued to make The game continues to grow in the criiio, the ICC’s flagship participation
2022-23, forging new collaborations inclusion in future Olympic Games, the ICC World Cup stage in 2022-23 – great strides. The inaugural ICC U19 USA, with planning underway for the programme, reached more people than
and connecting with more fans. with Los Angeles 2028 the immediate including a record seven ICC Associate Women’s and the ICC Women’s T20 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 and a ever in 2022-23. Equipping Members
New technology, innovative target. The addition of the sport to the Members, with Indonesia and Rwanda World Cups further built momentum: new broadcast agreement signed in with a fun-first, school and community
partnerships and more inclusive Olympic programme would be a huge both making their first appearances the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup was May 2023 with Willow TV, which is set group-based cricketing curriculum, the
content expanding the global win for the game and the Olympic at any ICC World Cup when they took the most watched ICC women’s event to ensure fans in the USA and Canada programme is expanding via the criiio
reach of women’s and men’s cricket Movement, drawing more fans into to the field in South Africa for the ICC ever, and both events are creating a will be able to enjoy all major ICC men’s Facilitator Training Programme, which
produced great success around four both the magic of the Olympics and U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. wonderful legacy for women’s cricket in and women’s events on broadcast and launched in May 2022 and ramped up
key areas: new audiences, direct the joy of cricket – and would follow Qualifying is now under way for the South Africa. The 100% Cricket campaign digital channels until the end of 2027. during 2022-23. criiio is allied to the
relationships with fans, women’s the success of the women’s T20I ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which is also expanding, with everything from On the field, the USA returned to the ICC’s wider Training and Education
cricket coverage and engaging tournament at another multi-sport will be the largest ever – featuring the third 100% Future Leaders intake to ICC World Cup stage at the ICC U19 programmes, an increasingly key
the world’s brightest minds. event, the Commonwealth Games 2022. 20 teams from every ICC region. a new programme on health education. Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. tool for increasing participation.

10 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 11
HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE
YEAR
Australia beat hosts South

Africa at Newlands Cricket
Ground to win their
third consecutive ICC
Women’s T20 World Cup

JUNE 2022
Shakib Al Hasan returns as Bangladesh Test
captain, taking over from Mominul Haque
Joe Root’s 115* seals England’s victory over

New Zealand at Lord’s in the first Test of the
Brendon McCullum era
New Zealand’s Kane Williamson misses the

second Test against England after testing
positive for COVID-19
Australia women’s captain Meg Lanning and

the late Shane Warne are honoured in the
Queen’s Birthday Honours List
The India subcontinent TV and digital rights

for the Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons
2023-27 are sold for USD 5.1 billion
Jonny Bairstow’s 77-ball century leads England

to a memorable win at Nottingham and a
2-0 series lead over New Zealand
Dave Houghton is appointed Head Coach of

Zimbabwe
The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB)

charges Yorkshire and several individuals over
historic racism allegations
England’s men rewrite the ODI record books

with a mammoth 498-4 in a crushing win over
the Netherlands in Amstelveen
Richie Berrington (pictured) succeeds

Kyle Coetzer as captain of Scotland
JULY 2022
Marizanne Kapp’s 150 and Nat Sciver-Brunt’s
unbeaten 169 ensure that the women’s Test
between England and South Africa at Taunton
ends in a draw
Jonny Bairstow inspires England to a seven- Jasprit Bumrah strikes a Test world record Jonathan Trott is named Head Coach of
wicket win in the third Test at Leeds and a 35 runs from one Stuart Broad over as India Afghanistan
3-0 series sweep of New Zealand take on England at Edgbaston
Sam Northeast scores 410* as Glamorgan stun
Enoch Nkwe is appointed South Africa’s Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow score unbeaten Leicestershire in the County Championship
Director of Cricket centuries as England draw the Test series with
India 2-2 The Board of Cricket Scotland resigns before the
publication of an independent report into racism
Prabath Jayasuriya’s 12 wickets and 206* from
Dinesh Chandimal (pictured) give Sri Lanka a India are announced as the hosts of the
series-levelling win in Galle against Australia ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025
Sikandar Raza takes 4 for 8 as Zimbabwe win Sri Lanka level their Test series with Pakistan
the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier B with a with a 246-run victory at Galle
37-run victory over the Netherlands at Bulawayo Cricket returns to the Commonwealth Games
Abdullah Shafique’s epic 160* leads Pakistan to after a 24-year absence with a women’s T20
glory as they chase 342 to beat Sri Lanka at Galle competition at Birmingham 2022

AUGUST 2022
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) shortlists cricket for
possible inclusion in the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028
Tamim Iqbal (pictured) becomes the first Bangladesh batter to

reach 8,000 ODI runs during the first ODI against Zimbabwe
Richard Thompson is appointed ECB Chair for the next five years
Beth Mooney’s 61 helps Australia to gold in the Commonwealth

Games, with India taking silver and New Zealand bronze
Lisa Keightley steps down as Head Coach of England women
Meg Lanning announces that she is taking an indefinite break

from cricket for personal reasons
Alana King takes a hat-trick as Trent Rockets defeat Manchester

Originals in the women’s Hundred in England
Ian Chappell ends his 45-year commentary career
Seven Tests, 135 ODIs and 159 T20Is are announced in the first
ICC women’s international Future Tours Programme
Anrich Nortje inspires South Africa to victory over England inside

three days at Lord’s
A review into English cricket led by Andrew Strauss

proposes a smaller Championship top tier and a revamped
50-over competition
Ben Stokes strikes a century as England win by an innings at

Old Trafford to level their Test series against South Africa
The ICC confirms that Disney Star will be the home of ICC cricket
in India for the next four years, with an agreement covering TV
and digital rights to men’s and women’s global events up to 2027

SEPTEMBER 2022 OCTOBER 2022

A “freak” broken leg suffered playing golf puts Dawid Malan and Chris Woakes star with bat and ball as Scotland’s bowlers help their side to a huge 42-run upset
Jonny Bairstow out of the third Test against South England clinch their T20I series in Pakistan 4-3 on their first against West Indies at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
Africa and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 international tour of the country for 17 years
Pat Cummins is named as Australia’s ODI captain, with a
Marizanne Kapp (pictured) stars again as Oval India’s Jasprit Bumrah is ruled out of the ICC Men’s T20 World “wider” leadership group underneath
Invincibles retain their women’s Hundred title Cup 2022 with a back injury
Wrong’uns prove the right answer for UAE’s Karthik
Lewis Gregory seals men’s Hundred victory for Shimron Hetmyer is dropped from the West Indies’ T20 World Meiyappan (pictured), who takes the first hat-trick of
Trent Rockets with 11 runs in three balls after Cup squad over a missed flight the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 against Sri Lanka
Sam Cook’s four wickets
It is announced that the Commonwealth Games Victoria Ireland knock out the West Indies with a commanding victory
The third Test between England and South Africa 2026 will include a women’s T20 competition by nine wickets at Hobart
is suspended in a mark of respect following the death
of HM Queen Elizabeth II Natthakan Chantham inspires Thailand to a stunning upset Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 82 help India defeat Pakistan in front
victory over Pakistan in the Women’s Asia Cup of 90,000 people at the MCG
Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga
and Pramod Madushan help Sri Lanka to the John Campbell of the West Indies is banned for four years Richard Gould is appointed as Chief Executive of the ECB
Asia Cup crown for an anti-doping rule violation
Phil Simmons quits as West Indies coach after their
Zak Crawley’s unbeaten 69 leads England to a nine- Thailand qualify for the Women’s Asia Cup semi-finals for “unfathomable” ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 exit
wicket win and 2-1 series triumph over South Africa the first time
Ireland stun England in a rain-affected game in Melbourne
The ICC announces that an extra fielder would be The ICC bans Mehar Chhayakar for 14 years on
corruption charges Zimbabwe defeat Pakistan by one run in Perth
required inside the fielding circle in the case of a
slow over rate in ODI cricket Namibia kick off the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 with a Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe after the final delivery has to be
famous upset win over Sri Lanka re-bowled in another exciting World Cup finish
Sri Lanka part ways with Director of Cricket
Tom Moody
The Oval is announced as the host of the

ICC World Test Championship final in 2023
The ECB’s High-Performance Review recommends

a six-team County Championship Division One and a
reduction of games in the T20 Blast
Rory Burns helps Surrey clinch victory over Yorkshire,

and with it the County Championship title
Bangladesh and Ireland qualify for the ICC Women’s

T20 World Cup 2023
Half-centuries from Smriti Mandhana and

Deepti Sharma at Lord’s help India to seal a
3-0 ODI series win over England
The ECB offers to host Test series between

India and Pakistan
The ICC announces that the winners of the

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 will receive
prize money of USD 1.6 million

NOVEMBER 2022
Virat Kohli becomes the highest Greg Barclay is re-elected as the The ICC announces a new format for
run-scorer in ICC Men’s T20 World ICC’s Independent Chair the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024,
Cup history, overtaking Mahela with four groups of five teams as part
Jayawardene’s total of 1,016 runs Sam Curran and Ben Stokes (pictured, of an expanded 20-team event
with Liam Livingstone) are the heroes
Sidra Ameen sets a new Pakistan ODI as England win the ICC Men’s T20 World Afghanistan effectively seal their
batting record with 176 not out as her Cup for the first time with victory over place in the ICC Men’s Cricket World
side beat Ireland by 128 runs at Lahore Pakistan in the final Cup 2023 after a no-result against
Sri Lanka in Pallekele
Mohammad Nabi steps down as The launch of Major League Cricket in
Afghanistan captain the United States of America is set for Maharashtra’s Ruturaj Gaikwad hits
July 2023 in Dallas, Texas seven sixes in an over, a first in List A
A shock defeat to the Netherlands cricket, in a Vijay Hazare Trophy
ends South Africa’s ICC Men’s T20 Jon Lewis is named Head Coach of quarter-final against Uttar Pradesh
World Cup 2022 campaign England women in Ahmedabad
Pakistan make light work of New Australia clinch a 3-0 ODI series win
Zealand to storm into the ICC Men’s over England with a huge 221-run
T20 World Cup final victory at Melbourne
Alex Hales and Jos Buttler carry Nicholas Pooran steps down as the
England into the final with a 10-wicket West Indies’ white-ball captain
defeat of India
DECEMBER 2022
Marnus Labuschagne scores 204 and Andrew Flintoff has to be airlifted to West Indies women are bowled out
104 not out as Australia defeat the hospital after a car crash during filming for just 43 as they slump to a 5-0 defeat
West Indies by 164 runs at Perth for the TV series Top Gear in their T20I series against England
England’s top four of Zak Crawley, Ben Arjun Tendulkar scores a century on Pakistan Chief Selector Mohammad
Duckett, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook his Ranji Trophy debut, emulating his Wasim is sacked and all PCB committees
all score centuries on the first day of the father Sachin formed after 2019 are disbanded
Rawalpindi Test against Pakistan
Kane Williamson steps down as Sam Curran became the most expensive
New Zealand’s Lea Tahuhu (pictured) New Zealand’s Test captain player in IPL history as Punjab Kings sign
and Hayley Jensen bowl Bangladesh the all-rounder for USD 2.25 million
out for 32 in the first T20I in Christchurch Manoj Prabhakar steps down as
Head Coach of Nepal’s men Shahid Afridi is named interim Chief
England clinch an incredible victory in Selector of Pakistan men’s team
the dying light in Rawalpindi to go 1-0 Sydney Thunder are bowled out for just
up in their Test series in Pakistan 15 by Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash David Warner strikes a double century
against South Africa at Melbourne in his
Ishan Kishan reaches 200 in just 126 balls After becoming England’s youngest 100th Test
against Bangladesh at Chattogram, the Test cricketer, Rehan Ahmed takes a
fastest double-hundred in ODI history five-wicket haul to help England to a 3-0 Russell Domingo resigns as Bangladesh
sweep in Pakistan Head Coach
India’s women hand Australia their first
defeat of 2022 with a Super Over victory Ramiz Raja is removed as Chair of the Rashid Khan replaces Mohammad Nabi
in their T20I meeting at Mumbai Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as Afghanistan T20I captain
England seal their Test series against The IPL announces that it would Rishabh Pant is hospitalised after being
Pakistan with a thrilling 26-run victory in introduce an “Impact Player” substitute seriously injured in a car crash
the second Test at Multan for the 2023 season

JANUARY 2023 FEBRUARY 2023

A statue is unveiled at the Sydney Cricket Ground of Dane van Niekerk is left out of South Africa’s squad for the ICC
former Australia captain Belinda Clark, the first statue Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, with Sune Luus made captain
of a female cricketer in the world
Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (pictured)
Bad light has the final say in the Karachi Test, as Pakistan both bat for all five days of the Test for the West Indies
end on 304-9 chasing 319 to defeat New Zealand against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo
Suryakumar Yadav’s 45-ball century leads India to a The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 gets underway, with
91-run victory in the third T20I at Rajkot, and with it a Sri Lanka edging out hosts South Africa in the opening match
2-1 series win over Sri Lanka
Smriti Mandhana receives the largest bid at the Women’s
Mark Coles returns as Head Coach of Pakistan women Premier League (WPL) auction, going to RCB for USD 415,000
Vrinda Rathi, N Janani and V Gayathri make history by Gudakesh Motie takes 13 wickets to spin West Indies to
becoming the first women to officiate in the Ranji Trophy victory at Bulawayo and a 1-0 series win against Zimbabwe
The inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 gets India retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy, winning the second
under way in South Africa Test in Delhi to take an unbeatable 2-0 advantage
India bowl out Sri Lanka for just 73 to complete a record A 10-wicket win over Bangladesh secures South Africa’s
317-run victory and a 3-0 ODI series whitewash at Hiru place in the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
2023 alongside Australia, England and India
Henriette Ishimwe (pictured) picks up
four wickets in four balls as Rwanda stun Australia beat India to reach a seventh successive ICC
Zimbabwe in the ICC U19 Women’s T20 Women’s T20 World Cup final, where Beth Mooney’s 74*
World Cup 2023 leads them to victory against South Africa
Ben Stokes, Babar Azam and Jos New Zealand beat England in a one-run thriller at
Buttler are named captains of the ICC Wellington after following on, with the series ending 1-1
men’s Teams of 2022, with Stokes also
named ICC Test Cricketer of the Year Sri Lanka and Ireland fail to secure direct qualification for
the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, and will have to play in
Harmanpreet Kaur and Sophie Devine are a qualifying tournament
named captains of the ICC women’s
ODI and T20I Teams of 2022
respectively
Babar Azam collects the

Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy awarded to
the ICC’s Men’s Cricketer of the Year
MARCH 2023
Nat Sciver-Brunt wins the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Australia qualify for the ICC World Test A ton from Shubman Gill (pictured) helps India
Trophy as the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year Championship Final 2023 after defeating India seal a 2-1 series victory over Australia
by nine wickets at Indore, with Nathan Lyon
The ICC names an all-woman panel of match officials taking 8-64 in India’s second innings Willow TV secures ICC media rights in USA and
for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Canada until 2027
Doug Watson is named Scotland’s interim
The ICC announces its first direct deal with Head Coach Clare Connor is appointed ECB Deputy Chief
Sky Sports, which is confirmed as the home of ICC Executive Officer
cricket in the UK and Ireland until the end of 2031 Aiden Markram is named captain of South
Africa’s T20I side, with Temba Bavuma dropped Western Australia beat Victoria by nine wickets
India win the inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20 in Perth to win the Sheffield Shield
World Cup, beating England by seven wickets in Shakib Al Hasan becomes the first Bangladesh
bowler to take 300 ODI wickets South Africa set a new T20I record by chasing
the final at Potchefstroom
259 to beat the West Indies at Centurion
India qualify for the World Test Championship
Final 2023 after New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in Nat Sciver-Brunt and Issy Wong lead Mumbai
Christchurch off the final ball of their Test Indians to the inaugural WPL title, defeating
Delhi Capitals in the final

APRIL 2023 RETIREMENTS

Cricket Scotland Chair Anjan Luthra steps down from the role
USA clinch their spot in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifer
2023 in Zimbabwe after Ali Khan’s 7-32 helps them defeat Jersey
After suffering a knee injury in the IPL, it is feared New Zealand’s

Kane Williamson will miss the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023
Nida Dar (pictured) is appointed Pakistan captain

ALL INTERNATIONAL ODI CRICKET ALL CRICKET
Azhar Ali Pakistan Aaron Finch Australia Ahmed Raza UAE
Rinku Singh hits sixes from the final five deliveries of the game
to script a miracle IPL win for Kolkata against Gujarat Titans Peter Chase Ireland Ben Stokes England Hashim Amla South Africa
Kyle Coetzer Scotland Todd Astle New Zealand
The ICC announces a new agreement with SuperSport to bring
Theunis de Bruyn South Africa Gary Ballance England/Zimbabwe
ICC global events to fans across 52 territories in Africa
Colin de Grandhomme New Zealand
T20IS Farhaan Behardien South Africa
Major League Cricket receives official ICC sanction ahead of its
July launch Deandra Dottin West Indies Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh Trisha Chetta South Africa
Mignon du Preez South Africa Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh Dan Christian Australia
Mickey Arthur is formally announced as Pakistan Team Director
in a part-time role Aaron Finch Australia Trent Copeland Autralias
Shabnim Ismail South Africa FIRST-CLASS Rumeli Dhar India
Lizelle Lee South Africa
Calum MacLeod Scotland
CRICKET Jhulan Goswami India
Jenny Gunn England
Shaun Marsh Australia
Eoin Morgan England Hamid Hassan Afghanistan
Stephan Myburgh Netherlands Rachael Haynes Australia
Katherine Sciver-Brunt
MAY 2023
Kevin O’Brien Ireland Karuna Jain India
Will Porterfield Ireland Eoin Morgan England
Dwaine Pretorius South Africa Tim Paine Australia
Pakistan defeat New Zealand by 102 runs at Karachi
Denesh Ramdin West Indies Kieron Pollard West Indies
to become the top-ranked ODI team
Katherine Sciver-Brunt England Suresh Raina India
David White announces that he will step down as
Chief Executive of New Zealand Cricket in August Joginder Sharma India Mithali Raj India
Lendl Simmons West Indies Pieter Seelaar Netherlands
It is announced that the Big Bash League (BBL)
will be shortened to 40 regular-season games from Dane van Niekerk South Africa Rahul Sharma India
the 2023-24 summer onwards Murali Vijay India Will Somerville New Zealand
Grant Bradburn is confirmed as Pakistan men’s
Head Coach for the next two years
Bangladesh clinch their ODI series against Ireland in

UMPIRING
England 2-0 with victory at Chelmsford Shaun George South Africa
Colin de Grandhomme Kieron Pollard
The ICC scraps the soft-signal rule for catches
Lizelle Lee
Shammi Silva is elected President of Sri Lanka
Cricket for a third consecutive term
Meg Lanning is ruled out of the Ashes, with

Alyssa Healy (pictured) set to lead Australia
Ravindra Jadeja’s last-ball four seals a fifth title for

Chennai Super Kings in a rollercoaster final against
Gujarat, which extended into a third day

24 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR // OBITUARIES 25
OBITUARIES
Rudi Koertzen
died 9 Aug 2022
Don Neely One of the original members of
died 16 Jun 2022 the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires
After playing 34 first-class when it was formed in 2002, he
matches over a six-year period, stood in 108 Tests, 209 ODIs and 14
he was appointed selector for T20Is from 1992 to 2010. He served
the New Zealand men’s side in as the TV umpire for the finals of
1979 and was convener from 1986 the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups
until 1993. He was also President in 2003 and 2007, and was one of
of New Zealand Cricket for three the on-field umpires for the finals
years and wrote more than of the ICC Champions Trophy in
30 books. The main scoreboard 2004 and 2006. He was the first
at Wellington’s Basin Reserve is umpire to stand in 200 ODIs and
named in his honour. the second (after Steve Bucknor)
to stand in 100 Tests.
Barry Sinclair died 10 Jul 2022 Laurie Sawle died 26 Jul 2022 He scored 4,167 runs and took 124 Bruce Pairaudeau died 9 Oct 2022 Alan Thomson died 2 Nov 2022 he was replaced in the team by Jeff
He played 21 Tests between 1963 and As Chair of the Australian men’s wickets in first-class cricket, and was Born in British Guiana, he played A Victorian paceman known as “Froggy”, Dujon, who was a superior batter.
1968, scoring three centuries – one selection panel between 1984 and 1995, also an outstanding slip fielder. 13 Tests for the West Indies between he played all four of his Test matches He toured South Africa with a West
each against South Africa, Pakistan he oversaw the years between the 1953 and 1957, scoring 454 runs at an during the 1970-71 Ashes series, taking Indies rebel team in 1983 and never
and England. In addition, he led New retirements of Greg Chappell, Dennis Dick Burgess died 13 Aug 2022 average of 21.61, which included a 12 wickets and sharing the new ball played international cricket again.
Zealand three times in Test cricket, Lillee and Rod Marsh and the rise of the He umpired the third women’s Ashes century on his debut against India at with debutant Dennis Lillee at Adelaide.
twice against England in 1966, and in teams led by Allan Border and Mark Test at Sydney in January 1969, as well as Port-of-Spain in 1953. He fell in love Famous for his front-on, windmill-like Frank Cameron died 2 Jan 2023
New Zealand’s next Test against India in Taylor to world dominance. He was also nine first-class matches. He also served with New Zealand while on tour, bowling style, he took the first wicket A wily fast-medium bowler, he took
Dunedin. He played 118 first-class games, one of the most respected directors on as a member of the Second Australian and after emigrating to the country, in men’s ODI cricket, dismissing England 62 wickets in 19 Tests for New Zealand
making 6,114 runs at 32.87 including the Australian Cricket Board. Imperial Force during the Second World he captained Northern Districts to their opener Geoff Boycott for eight at the between 1961 and 1965 at a useful
six centuries, and was regarded as a War and was one of the Rats of Tobruk, first Plunket Shield title in 1962-63. MCG in January 1971. average of 29.82. His best Test display
brilliant fielder. Phil Carlson died 29 Jul 2022 a garrison that held the Libyan port of came against Pakistan at Eden Park in
An all-rounder from Queensland, he Tobruk under siege for seven months. Frasat Ali died 13 Oct 2022 David Murray died 26 Nov 2022 1965, when he took 4-36 and 5-34 in
Faizel Samsoodien died 23 Jul 2022 played two Tests and four ODIs for A seam-bowling all-rounder, he played The son of West Indian great Everton a low-scoring encounter. He served
He umpired five women’s ODIs and Australia, all against England, in the Willem Molenaar died 30 Aug 2022 all three of East Africa’s matches in Weekes, he represented the West as Chair of Selectors for a successful
three women’s T20Is in 2010. summer of 1978-79 during the height He umpired four women’s ODIs between the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 1975, Indies in 19 Tests and 10 ODIs between decade from 1976 and was awarded the
of World Series Cricket. He played the 1984 and 2008, and served as Match opening both batting and bowling in 1973 and 1982, scoring three half- MBE in 1987 for services to cricket.
final two Tests of a six-match series, Referee for two T20Is between Germany each match. centuries. Hailed by the great fast
which Australia lost 5-1 due to the and Italy in 2019. bowlers of that era as the finest
absence of the World Series players. gloveman they had played with,

OBITUARIES
Keith Thomson died 26 Jan 2023

A double international remembered
for his unusual crouching stance
at the batting crease, he played two
Tests for New Zealand during the
1967-68 summer. He also represented
his country at hockey, joining his
brother Bill and the Black Sticks at
the 1968 Mexico Olympics. Thomson
impressed for Canterbury and scored
69 on Test debut against India in
what was New Zealand’s fourth Test
victory. After retirement, he became
a first-class umpire and umpired
two hockey Tests.
Irvine Shillingford died 26 Jan 2023

A talented batter who made his
first-class debut at the age of 16, he
was finally called into the West Indies
side to face Pakistan after a superb
1976-77 domestic season. He struck
120 in just his second Test, but by
the end of the series he had lost his
place in a powerful batting line-up.
He played one further Test, against
Australia at Georgetown in early 1978,
but that was the last of his four Tests,
to go with his two ODIs. He led his
club side Cavaliers into his sixties,
and served as a national selector for
many years.
John Nagenda died 4 Mar 2023

Norma Johnston died 9 Jan 2023 Asad Rauf Bruce Murray died 10 Jan 2023 He represented East Africa in one
A middle-order batter and medium-pace died 14 Sep 2022 A right-hand opener, he made his debut match in the ICC Men’s Cricket World
bowler, Johnston (nee Whiteman) made One of Pakistan’s most prominent for New Zealand in February 1968 and Cup 1975, opening the bowling
her Test debut for Australia alongside umpires, he was elevated to the played 13 Tests, scoring 598 runs at an against New Zealand and dismissing
Jeremy Lloyds
the legendary Betty Wilson on a tour ICC’s Elite Panel in 2006 and average of 23.92 with five fifties. His top Ken Wadsworth. In the 1960s he was
of New Zealand in 1948. She made stood in a total of 49 Tests, score of 90, which came at Lahore in a pioneer of post-colonial English died 21 Nov 2022
98 ODIs and 23 T20Is. Before literature in East Africa before living in An elegant left-handed batter and right-arm off-break bowler, he
151 Test runs at 25.16 and took 22 wickets 1969, helped New Zealand win that Test
turning to umpiring, he played exile in the UK for 15 years. He returned enjoyed a 13-year playing career from 1979 to 1991. After retirement,
at 20.54, finishing her career after the and go on to claim their first ever Test
71 first-class matches for National to Uganda in 1986 and subsequently he was part of the ICC’s International Umpiring Panel and stood in
1951 tour of England. At the time of series win, home or away. His daughter
Bank and Railways. became a senior advisor to President five Tests, 18 ODIs and one T20I between 2000 and 2006. He stood
her death, she was the oldest living Jo played for Wellington, and current
Yoweri Museveni, as well as a down from the panel in 2006 due to family reasons, but carried on in
Australian Test cricketer. New Zealand internationals Amelia and
prominent newspaper columnist. English domestic cricket.
Jess Kerr are his granddaughters.

OBITUARIES
Sudhir Naik Faith Thomas

died 5 Apr 2023 died 15 Apr 2023
An opening batter who led A fast bowler, she became
Mumbai to the Ranji Trophy the first Indigenous woman to
in 1971, he played for the represent Australia in any sport
country in three Tests and two when she played a Test against
ODIs in the 1970s. He scored England at Junction Oval in
141 runs in six Test innings, Melbourne in February 1958. She
with his highest score being was then picked in the squad to
77 in the second innings of tour England and New Zealand,
his debut against England in but chose to focus on her
Birmingham in 1974. After his nursing career. In 2019, she was
retirement, he moved to cricket awarded the Order of Australia
administration, coaching and, for her services to cricket and to
later, became the chief curator the Aboriginal and Torres Strait
at the Wankhede Stadium. Islander community.
Randhir Singh died 9 Mar 2023 Ken Archer died 14 Apr 2023
One of the first players from Bihar to An opening batter for Queensland,
represent India, he played two ODIs, he played all five of his Tests in the 12
one in each of 1981 and 1983, in which months from December 1950, scoring
his only wicket was Gordon Greenidge. 234 runs at 26 with a highest score of
An accurate seamer, he was selected 48. He was handed his state’s captaincy
to tour England in 1982 but failed to at the age of 24, playing alongside his
make an impression. In domestic cricket, brother Ron – also an Australian Test
he started his career for Orissa before player. He also represented Queensland
moving in 1980 to Bihar, for whom he at baseball and was offered a contract Thelston Payne
played for a decade. by the St Louis Browns in America.
died 10 May 2023
By the early 2020s, he had become
A stylish left-handed batter
Salim Durani died 2 Apr 2023 Australia’s oldest living Test cricketer.
and reliable keeper, he served
An aggressive left-handed batter and as Jeff Dujon’s understudy for
left-arm spinner born in Kabul, he played Brian Booth died 20 May 2023 much of his career. His solitary
29 Tests from 1960 to 1973, scoring 1,202 A stylish middle-order batter, he Test appearance came in the
runs and taking 75 wickets. He starred represented Australia on 29 occasions 1986 Port-of-Spain Test against
in India’s 2-0 victory against England in between 1961 and 1966, including twice England, when he held five
the 1961-62 home series, finishing as the as captain during the 1965-66 Ashes, catches in a comprehensive
highest wicket-taker with 23. He also scoring 1,773 runs with five centuries at win. He also played seven ODIs,
played a key role in India’s first Test win an average of 42.21. A stalwart of the scoring 126 runs at an average
in the West Indies in 1971, picking up the St George District Cricket Club, he also of 31.50 and taking six catches.
key wickets of Clive Lloyd and Garry represented Australia in hockey at the
Sobers in the second innings. 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

30 STRENGTHEN 31
STRENGTHEN
In November, England
beat Pakistan by five
wickets to win the ICC
Men’s T20 World Cup 2022

32 STRENGTHEN // CRICKET 33
CRICKET
The abolition of the “soft signal” was just one of
many changes to the Playing Conditions in 2022-23,
a year that also saw Aleem Dar step down from the
Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires.
Changes to • The striker’s right to play the ball

requires that some part of their bat
brought inside the fielding circle for
the remaining overs of the innings,
ICC Playing Conditions or person remains within the pitch. has been adopted in ODI matches
The ICC announced a number of changes Should they venture beyond that, following the completion of the
to its Playing Conditions in 2022-23. the umpire must call and signal ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super
The changes were recommended by “dead ball”. Any ball that forces League in 2023.
the ICC Men’s Cricket Committee, led the batter to leave the pitch is
• The ICC Playing Conditions for all
by Sourav Ganguly; endorsed by the called “no ball”.
Men’s and Women’s ODI and T20I
ICC Women’s Cricket Committee, led by • Any unfair and deliberate matches have been amended to
Clare Connor; and finally ratified by the movement from the fielding side allow hybrid pitches to be used,
ICC Chief Executives’ Committee. while the bowler is running in to if agreed by both teams
The main changes that came into effect bowl could now result in the umpire
Additional changes were then
on 1 October 2022 are as follows: awarding five penalty runs to the
announced in May 2022, coming into
batting side, in addition to a call of
• When a batter is out caught, the effect on 1 June 2023:
“dead ball”.
new batter now comes in at the • Umpires are no longer required to
strikers’ end, regardless of whether • The ICC Playing Conditions follow
give a soft signal while referring
the batters crossed before the catch the Laws of the Cricket in moving
decisions to the TV umpires. The
was taken. the running out of the non-striker
on-field umpires will consult with
method of effecting a run out from
• The prohibition on the use the TV umpire before any decisions
the “Unfair Play” section to the
of saliva to polish the ball, which are taken.
“Run out” section.
was brought in as a COVID-related • Helmet protection is mandatory
temporary measure, is now • A bowler who saw the batter
in international cricket for the
permanent. advancing down the wicket before
following high injury risk positions:
entering their delivery stride could
• An incoming batter must now be (i) when batters are facing fast
previously throw the ball to attempt
ready to take strike within two bowlers; (ii) when wicketkeepers
to run out the striker. This practice is
minutes in Tests and ODIs. The are standing up to the stumps; and
now called a “dead ball”.
current threshold of 90 seconds (iii) when fielders are close to the
in T20Is remains unchanged. • The in-match penalty introduced batter in front of the wicket.
for T20Is in January 2022, whereby
• Any runs scored off a free hit
the failure of a fielding team to
Changes to the rules on when the ball hits the stumps
bowl their overs by the scheduled
polishing the ball became will count as team runs scored, to
cessation time leads to an
permanent in 2022 be consistent with all other runs
additional fielder having to be
scored from a free hit.

34 STRENGTHEN // CRICKET 35
Emirates ICC Elite Panels of

Match Referees and Umpires
Adrian Holdstock of South Africa and Ahsan Raza ICC MEN’S CRICKET COMMITTEE
of Pakistan joined the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of
Umpires for 2023-24, with Aleem Dar (pictured) Sourav Ganguly Chair
stepping down from the Panel after standing Roger Harper
in a record 435 men’s international matches. Past players
Mahela Jayawardene
The ICC Elite Umpire Selection Panel led by
Wasim Khan, ICC General Manager – Cricket, VVS Laxman
made the additions during the annual review and Current players’ representatives
selection process, thereby increasing the number Daniel Vettori
of umpires on the panel from 11 to 12. Gary Stead Full Member team coach representative
Aleem, who joined the Elite Panel in 2004,
Jay Shah Full Member representative
has officiated in more Tests and ODIs than any
other umpire, and is second in T20Is behind Joel Wilson Umpires’ representatives
compatriot Ahsan.
Ranjan Madugalle Match referees’ representative
“It has been a long journey, but I have enjoyed
every bit of it,” said Aleem. “I have had the Jamie Cox Marylebone Cricket Club representative
pleasure and honour of umpiring the world over
Kyle Coetzer Associate Member representative
and what I have achieved is something I did not
even dream of when I started in the profession.” Shaun Pollock Media representative
There are no changes in the Emirates ICC Elite Greg Barclay Ex officio (ICC Chair)
Panel of Match Referees for 2023-24.
Geoff Allardice Ex officio (ICC Chief Executive Officer)
Canada gains ODI status David Kendix Statistician
Canada’s men’s cricket team regained ODI status Clive Hitchcock Committee secretary
for the first time in almost a decade.
DECISION REVIEW
SYSTEM STATISTICS
The Canadians assured themselves of ODI status
ICC WOMEN’S CRICKET COMMITTEE

after finishing fourth at the ICC Men’s Cricket
World Cup Qualifier Playoff. Their performance
didn’t grant them a place at the ICC Men’s
Cricket World Cup 2023 – but it did elevate Clare Connor Chair
them to ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 Correct decisions before DRS 92.78%
for the 2023-27 cycle, the first time they have Warren Deutrom
Correct decisions after DRS 98.88% Chief Executives’ Committee Representatives
achieved ODI status since 2014.
Jonathan Grave
At the same time, Papua New Guinea lost its
Increase in correct decisions from DRS 6.1%
Catherine Campbell
ODI status by finishing bottom in the Playoff. Decisions reviewed 24.73% Full Members’ Representatives
PNG will now compete in the ICC Cricket World Tania Malick
Cup Challenge Leagues for 2023-27. Of which – LBW 78.90%
Shan Kader Associate Members’ Representative
Of which – caught 21.10%
Bowling actions TBC Independent member
Reviews Upheld 24.91%
The year saw two bowling actions deemed to Sana Mir Elected players’ representative
be illegal. Of which – LBW 23.42%
Federation of International Cricketers’
Thai off-spinner Roseanne Kanoh was reported by Lisa Sthalekar
Of which – caught 30.58% Associations (FICA) representative
the match officials after Thailand lost to Bangladesh
in the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Average time for DRS review 77 sec Ben Sawyer Coaches’ representative
Cup Qualifier in September 2022. Rwandan fast
Of which – LBW 80 sec Natalie Germanos Media representative
bowler Geovanis Uwase, meanwhile, was reported
by match officials at the ICC U19 Women’s T20 Greg Barclay Ex officio (ICC Chair)
Of which – caught 74 sec
World Cup in South Africa. Both players were
suspended immediately, and will remain suspended LBW reviews retained 23.20% Geoff Allardice Ex officio (ICC Chief Executive Officer)
until they submit to a reassessment that concludes
Snehal Pradhan Committee secretary
that their bowling actions are now legal.

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PLAYING DAYS – MEN ASSOCIATE MEMBERS – T20Is

MEMBER T20Is TOTAL MEMBER T20Is TOTAL
1 JUNE 2022 – 31 MAY 2023
ARGENTINA 6 6 KENYA 16 15*
AUSTRIA 17 14* KUWAIT 12 12
BAHAMAS 4 4 LESOTHO 7 6*
BAHRAIN 23 23 LUXEMBOURG 11 9*
FULL MEMBERS BELGIUM 8 7* MALAWI 13 12*
MEMBER TEST ODIs T20Is TOTAL BERMUDA 6 6 MALAYSIA 24 24
AFGHANISTAN – 6 22 28 BHUTAN 7 7 MALDIVES 6 6
AUSTRALIA 42 17 15 74 BOTSWANA 13 12* MALI 7 7

BULGARIA 12 10* MALTA 12 9*
BANGLADESH 21 18 25 64
CAMBODIA 3 3 MOZAMBIQUE 18 14*
ENGLAND 50 18 25 93
CAMEROON 10 9* NAMIBIA 5 5
INDIA 28 27 40 95
CAYMAN ISLANDS 4 4 NIGERIA 7 6*
IRELAND 12 12 25 49 COOK ISLANDS 6 6 NORWAY 10 8*
NEW ZEALAND 42 26 33 101 CROATIA 5 5 PANAMA 4 4
PAKISTAN 33 14 33 80 CYPRUS 5 5 PHILIPPINES 2 2
CZECH REPUBLIC 9 8* PORTUGAL 14 11*
SOUTH AFRICA 27 13 21 61
DENMARK 9 7* QATAR 7 7
SRI LANKA 35 13 23 71
ESTONIA 6 5* ROMANIA 5 5
WEST INDIES 32 16 19 67
ESWATINI 16 12* RWANDA 24 20*
ZIMBABWE 8 18 22 48 FIJI 10 10 SAMOA 9 9
FINLAND 13 10* SAUDI ARABIA 7 7
FRANCE 5 5 SERBIA 12 10*
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS – ODIs & T20Is GAMBIA 7 5* SEYCHELLES 7 7
MEMBER ODIs T20Is TOTAL GERMANY 9 7* SIERRA LEONE 7 5*

GHANA 10 10 SINGAPORE 23 23
CANADA 5 7 12
GIBRALTAR 12 9* SLOVENIA 4 4
JERSEY 5 5 10
GREECE 4 4 SOUTH KOREA 4 3*
NAMIBIA 27 3 30 GUERNSEY 5 5 SPAIN 15 10*
NEPAL 29 5 34 HONG KONG 14 14 ST HELENA 6 6
NETHERLANDS 13 15 28 HUNGARY 7 6* SWEDEN 14 12*
OMAN 6 7 13 INDONESIA 10 9* SWITZERLAND 7 6

ISLE OF MAN 11 8* TANZANIA 29 24*
PNG 21 7 28
ISRAEL 4 4 THAILAND 8 8
SCOTLAND 18 5 23
ITALY 9 8* TURKEY 4 4
UAE 26 11 37 JAPAN 7 7 UGANDA 21 18*
USA 22 5 27 VANUATU 9 9
* Played multiple matches on one or more playing days

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PLAYING DAYS – WOMEN

1 JUNE 2022 – 31 MAY 2023
TESTS, ODIs & T20Is T20Is

MEMBER TESTS ODIs T20Is TOTAL MEMBER T20Is TOTAL MEMBER T20Is TOTAL
AUSTRALIA – 3 22 25 ARGENTINA 3 3 MALTA 3 2*

BANGLADESH – 5 20 25 AUSTRIA 10 7 MOZAMBIQUE 6 3*
ENGLAND 4 9 21 34 BAHRAIN 4 4 MYANMAR 3 3
INDIA – 6 34 40 BARBADOS 3 3 NAMIBIA 15 12*
IRELAND – 9 20 29 BHUTAN 4 4 NEPAL 7 7
NETHERLANDS – 7 9 14* BOTSWANA 8 8 NIGERIA 13 13
NEW ZEALAND – 6 17 23 BRAZIL 10 10 NORWAY 4 3*
PAKISTAN – 9 22 31 CAMBODIA 13 10* OMAN 4 4
SOUTH AFRICA 4 6 20 30 CAMEROON 5 5 PNG 16 13*
SRI LANKA – 8 21 29 CHINA 5 4* PERU 3 3
THAILAND – 7 26 33 ESWATINI 6 3* PHILIPPINES 9 6*
WEST INDIES – 6 18 24 FIJI 11 8* QATAR 11 10*
ZIMBABWE – 3 11 14 FRANCE 7 5* ROMANIA 7 5*
GERMANY 13 12* RWANDA 17 17
GHANA 4 4 SAMOA 11 8*
GREECE 3 3 SCOTLAND 7 7
GUERNSEY 2 1* SERBIA 3 2*
HONG KONG 20 19* SIERRA LEONE 5 5
INDONESIA 9 9 SINGAPORE 21 21
ISLE OF MAN 4 3* SPAIN 4 3*
ITALY 12 10* SWEDEN 7 5*
JAPAN 8 7* TANZANIA 19 19
JERSEY 5 3* TURKEY 3 2*
KENYA 18 17* UGANDA 25 24*
KUWAIT 4 4 UAE 29 29
MALAYSIA 21 21 USA 8 8
VANUATU 11 8*
* Played multiple matches on one or more playing days

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AUSTRALIA AND INDIA

TOP TABLE, REACH FINAL
The second ICC World Test Championship cycle ended
with India returning to the final – this time going up
against Australia.
The ICC World Test Championship 2021-2023 cycle was filled
with drama, with the world’s top Test teams battling to follow in
the footsteps of New Zealand – winners of the first ICC World Test
Championship Final in August 2021.
It was an action-packed two years, and a testament to the power
of this new format. Evidence suggests that the need to secure
Championship points is resulting in more positive cricket across
the board – just 12 of the 69 matches in this cycle ended in draws.
And when all was said and done, two teams secured their spots in
the second ever ICC World Test Championship Final.
Top dogs
Australia confirmed their place in the final at the Oval when
they sealed a nine-wicket victory over India in the third Border-
Gavaskar Trophy Test at Indore in March 2023. Nathan Lyon, the
leading wicket-taker in the two-year Championship cycle, took
11 wickets in the match, a Player-of-the-Match performance
that left Australia needing just 76 to win.
But while Australia secured their berth in the top two with that
victory, India went on to take the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1
with a crucial draw in the series’ final match – keeping them very
much in the hunt to join the Aussies in the final.
India’s fate was out of their hands, and Sri Lanka could have
pipped them to the post with a 2-0 series victory in New Zealand.
But it wasn’t to be for the Lions – New Zealand took a nail-biting
victory in the first Test of the series by scampering a bye off
the very last ball of the match, sealing India’s second-place finish
in the table.
The second New Zealand-Sri Lanka Test in the series was also
the last in the cycle. Australia topped the nine-team table with
a tally of 152 points and 66.67% of points won, followed in second
by India (127 points, 58.8%). South Africa finished third ahead of
a resurgent England, whose “Bazball” approach under Brendon
McCullum led to a transformation in their fortunes. Sri Lanka’s
2-0 series defeat to New Zealand saw them slip to fifth, ahead
of New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies and Bangladesh.
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ICC WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP 2021–2023

FINAL STANDINGS
M W L D PEN PTS %
1 Australia 19 11 3 5 – 152 66.67
2 India 18 10 5 3 -5 127 58.80
3 South Africa 15 8 6 1 – 100 55.56
4 England 22 10 8 4 -12 124 46.97
The best of the best 5 Sri Lanka 12 5 6 1 – 64 44.44
A total of 68,175 runs were scored in the cycle’s 6 New Zealand 13 4 6 3 – 60 38.46
69 Tests, with the help of 7,563 fours, 579 sixes,
287 half-centuries and 119 tons. Eight of those 7 Pakistan 14 4 6 4 – 64 38.10
centuries came from England’s run machine 8 West Indies 13 4 7 2 -2 54 34.62
Joe Root, who was the cycle’s leading run- 9 Bangladesh 12 1 10 1 – 16 11.11
getter – just ahead of Australian opener Usman Leading wicket-taker
Nathan Lyon
ICC WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP 2021–2023
Khawaja and Pakistan captain Babar Azam.
Some 127,876 balls were bowled in the cycle, (Australia), 83
yielding a total of 2,241 wickets, 85 five-fors SERIES RESULTS
and ten 10-wicket matches. The table of
wicket-takers was topped by Australian AUS BAN ENG IND NZ PAK SA SL WI
off-spinner Nathan Lyon, whose 83 scalps AUS – 4–0 (1) – – – 2–0 (1) †
2–0†
were a full 16 wickets ahead of the man in
BAN – – 0–2† – 0–2 – 0–1 (1) –
second place in the table – South Africa pacer
Kagiso Rabada, whose 67 wickets came at the ENG – – 2–2 (1) 3–0† – 2–1† – –
astonishing strike rate of one every 34.8 balls. IND 2–1 (1)† – – 1–0 (1) – – 2–0 –
NZ – 1–1 – – – 1–1 2–0 †
–
PAK 0–1 (2) – 0–3† – 0–0 (2)† – – –
SA – 2–0 – 2–1 – – – 2–0†
SL 1–1† – – – – 1–1† – 2–0
WI – 2–0 †
1–0 (2) – – 1–1 – –
Won–lost (drawn) †
Series played in 2022-23
LEADING RUN-SCORERS*
NAME M I NO RUNS HS AVG 100 50
JE Root (Eng) 22 40 4 1,915 180* 53.19 8 6
UT Khawaja (Aus) 16 28 5 1,608 195* 69.91 6 7
Babar Azam (Pak) 14 26 1 1,527 196 61.08 4 10
M Labuschagne (Aus) 19 33 5 1,509 204 53.89 5 5
JM Bairstow (Eng) 15 28 3 1,285 162 51.40 6 2
LEADING WICKET-TAKERS*
NAME M WKTS BBI AVG ECON SR 5W 10M
NM Lyon (Aus) 19 83 8-64 26.97 2.57 62.8 5 1
K Rabada (SA) 13 67 6-50 21.05 3.63 34.8 3 0
R Ashwin (Ind) 13 61 6-91 19.67 2.48 47.5 2 0
JM Anderson (Eng) 15 58 5-60 20.37 2.27 53.7 2 0
PJ Cummins 15 53 5-38 21.22 2.68 47.3 3 0
Leading run-scorer OE Robinson (Eng) 13 53 5-49 20.75 2.69 46.2 3 0
Joe Root (England), 1,915 * Excludes ICC World Test Championship Final (7–11 June 2023)

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ICC MEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP SUPER LEAGUE
NEW ZEALAND LEAD

FINAL STANDINGS
POS TEAM P W L NR PTS NRR PEN
EIGHT WORLD CUP 1
2
New Zealand (Q)
England (Q)
24
24
16
15
5
8
3
1
175
155
0.914
0.976
QUALIFIERS
3 Bangladesh (Q) 24 15 8 1 155 0.220
4 India (hosts, Q) 21 13 6 2 139 0.782 1
5 Pakistan (Q) 21 13 8 0 130 0.108
6 Australia (Q) 18 12 6 0 120 0.785
The inaugural Super League ended with 7 Afghanistan (Q) 15 11 3 1 115 0.573
the Kiwis atop the table – and some big 8
9
South Africa (Q)
West Indies
21
24
9
9
10
15
2
0
98
88
-0.077
-0.738
2
2
names missing out on automatic 10 Sri Lanka 24 7 14 3 81 -0.369 4
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup qualification. 11 Ireland 24 6 15 3 73 -0.357 2
12 Zimbabwe 24 6 17 1 65 -0.952
13 Netherlands 24 3 20 1 35 -1.091
ICC MEN’S CWC SUPER LEAGUE
RESULTS 1 JUNE 2022 – 31 MAY 2023 LEADING RUN-SCORERS
DATE PLAYER M I NO RUNS HS AVE SR 100 50
May-Jun 2022 Netherlands 0-3 West Indies Babar Azam (Pak) 21 21 2 1,454 158 76.52 93.86 6 9
Jun 2022 Zimbabwe 0-3 Afghanistan HT Tector (Ire) 24 24 5 1,062 140 55.89 82.90 3 7
Jun 2022 Pakistan 3-0 West Indies
PR Stirling (Ire) 23 23 0 991 142 43.08 87.31 4 3
New Zealand (pictured) edged out England and
Jun 2022 Netherlands 0-3 England
longtime front-runners Bangladesh to top the SD Hope (WI) 20 20 1 855 127 45.00 77.79 3 4
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League – but Jul 2022 Ireland 0-3 New Zealand
Fakhar Zaman (Pak) 19 19 0 827 193 43.52 86.68 4 2
all three teams will be happy to have qualified
Aug 2022 Netherlands 0-3 Pakistan
for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
Originally scheduled to take place over two
Aug 2022 West Indies 1-2 New Zealand
LEADING WICKET-TAKERS
years but extended by the pandemic, the Super Aug 2022 Zimbabwe 0-3 India
League pitched 13 nations against one other PLAYER M WKTS BBI AVE ECON SR 4 5
Aug-Sep 2022 Australia 3-0 Zimbabwe
to compete for eight places at the ICC Men’s
Cricket World Cup. With hosts India qualifying Sep 2022 Australia 3-0 New Zealand A Zampa (Aus) 18 41 5-35 19.73 4.98 23.7 3 1
automatically, that left seven spots up for Oct 2022 India 2-1 South Africa AJ Hosein (WI) 23 40 4-39 23.92 4.50 31.8 1 0
grabs between 12 nations – the other 11 ICC Full
Members plus the Netherlands, who nabbed a Nov 2022 New Zealand 1-0 India (2 NR) AS Joseph (WI) 22 34 3-36 26.38 4.56 34.6 0 0
Super League spot by winning the ICC World Nov 2022 Sri Lanka 1-1 Afghanistan (1 NR) JB Little (Ire) 21 32 4-39 29.78 5.64 31.6 1 0
Cricket League Championship 2015–2017.
Jan 2023 Pakistan 1-2 New Zealand CA Young (Ire) 21 32 4-18 28.78 5.65 30.5 1 0
Pakistan, Australia, Afghanistan and South
Africa, who finished fifth to eighth, joined New Jan-Feb 2023 South Africa 2-1 England
Zealand, England, Bangladesh and India to Mar 2023 Bangladesh 1-2 England
qualify. However, two former ICC Men’s Cricket
World Cup champions, West Indies and Sri Lanka, Mar 2023 Zimbabwe 2-1 Netherlands
missed out – and were left to fight it out with Mar 2023 New Zealand 2-0 Sri Lanka (1 AB)
eight other sides at the ICC Men’s Cricket World
Cup Qualifier 2023 in June 2023. May 2023 Ireland 0-2 Bangladesh (1 NR)

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ENGLAND WIN
SECOND MEN’S
T20 TITLE
Ben Stokes delivered a match-winning
half-century against Pakistan in the final
in Melbourne to secure England’s place
in the history books.
England made men’s cricket history Shaheen Shah Afridi was forced to limp
at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) off after the first delivery of his third over.
in November 2022 by becoming the He was brought back for a second spell
first team to hold the men’s ODI with Stokes and Moeen Ali needing to
and T20 World Cups at the same time. score at more than eight runs per over –
They also joined the West Indies in but couldn’t continue, leaving an inspired
claiming a second ICC Men’s T20 World Stokes to guide England over the line.
Cup title, the only two teams to win the
Stokes smashed a four and a six off
tournament on multiple occasions.
Iftikhar’s final two deliveries before
Jos Buttler’s side might have been the Moeen joined in on the act with
pre-tournament favourites, but they consecutive boundaries off Mohammad
had to battle through a slow start to the Wasim. Moeen (19) lost his wicket late,
tournament, following a narrow opening but Stokes delivered a match-winning
victory over Afghanistan with a rain-hit 52 not out to ensure England claimed a
defeat to Ireland. However, they peaked thrilling five-wicket victory.
at just the right time. After easing their
way past New Zealand and Sri Lanka, Man of the moment
they crushed India by 10 wickets in the
Delivering a Player-of-the-Final
semi-final to book their place in the final
performance against Pakistan was
against Pakistan.
the icing on the cake for Sam Curran,
Winning the toss, England restricted who was also named Player of the
Pakistan to just 137-8 from their 20 overs Tournament. The England quick
– led by Sam Curran (3-12) and Adil Rashid missed the 2021 edition through injury,
(2-22), who picked up five valuable but the 25-year-old returned to play
wickets and conceded just one boundary an integral role in England’s success in
in their combined eight overs. Rashid Melbourne, particularly as a key bowler
took the key wicket of Babar Azam for 32 in the death overs.
just as it seemed the skipper was gaining
Curran finished the World Cup with
momentum. Despite useful late runs from
13 wickets at an average of 11.38 with
Shan Masood (38) and Shadab Khan (20),
an economy of 6.52 – the best of all of
Pakistan’s total looked undercooked
England’s pace bowlers, and especially
against England’s batting line-up.
impressive given that the the majority
The game turned firmly in England’s of his overs were bowled at the back
favour when Pakistan pace spearhead end of an innings or during the Powerplay.

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UPSTOX ICC MEN’S

T20 WORLD CUP 2022
MOST VALUABLE TEAM
1. Alex Hales (England)
2. Jos Buttler (England, capt/wk)
Best of the rest 3. Virat Kohli (India, pictured right)
For Pakistan, it was a disappointing end to an 4. Suryakumar Yadav (India)

excellent tournament – one that appeared
Glenn Phillips (New Zealand,
unlikely after they lost their first two matches, 5.
pictured top left)
a rollercoaster defeat against India followed
by a shock one-run loss to Zimbabwe. But the 6. Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
greatest disappointments were reserved for
7. Shadab Khan (Pakistan)
South Africa, who failed to make it out of
the Super 6 stage following a stunning but Sam Curran (England,
8.
well-merited loss to the Netherlands; and pictured bottom left)
hosts Australia, who never recovered
9. Anrich Nortje (South Africa)
from a crushing defeat by an outstanding
New Zealand in their opening match. 10. Mark Wood (England)
11. Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
12th player Hardik Pandya (India)
Player of the Match – Final

Sam Curran (England)
LEADING RUN-SCORERS
Player of the Tournament
Sam Curran (England) NAME M I NO RUNS HS AVG SR 100 50
V Kohli (Ind) 6 6 3 296 82* 98.66 136.40 0 4

Highest score
MP O’Down (Ned) 8 8 1 242 71* 34.57 112.55 0 2
Rilee Rossouw (South Africa), 109 v Bangladesh
SA Yadav (Ind) 6 6 2 239 68 59.75 189.68 0 3
Most runs
JC Buttler (Eng) 6 6 1 225 80* 45.00 144.23 0 2
Virat Kohli (India), 296
BKG Mendis (SL) 8 8 1 223 79 31.85 142.94 0 2
Most wickets
Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka), 15
Highest innings score

South Africa, 205-5 v Bangladesh NAME M WKTS AVG RPO BB 4I
Best win percentage PWH de Silva (SL) 8 15 13.26 6.41 3-8 0
England, 83.3% SM Curran (Eng) 6 13 11.38 6.52 5-10 1
Most runs scored in a match BFW de Leede (Ned) 8 13 13.00 7.68 3-19 0
Scotland v Ireland, 356 B Muzarabani (Zim) 8 12 16.57 7.65 3-23 0
Five bowlers with 11

50 STRENGTHEN // ICC WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP 2023 51
AUSTRALIA
WIN RECORD
SIXTH WOMEN’S
T20 CROWN
Victory over South Africa confirmed
Australia’s place as the most dominant
team in cricket history – men or women.
Australia claimed their sixth ICC Women’s All-time greats
T20 World Cup title with a win over
hosts South Africa in Cape Town to Meg Lanning has now led Australia
ensure that every women’s trophy in to more ICC trophies than any other
international cricket remained locked in captain – surpassing compatriot
their trophy cabinet. Playing in front of Ricky Ponting, who had lifted two
a sell-out crowd, the Aussies completed ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups and
a tournament three-peat following two ICC Men’s Champions Trophies
triumphs in 2018, 2020 and 2023, and as skipper from 2003 to 2009. Lanning
further cemented their position as claimed a first ICC Women’s Cricket
the most dominant team across both World Cup title as captain in 2022,
women’s and men’s cricket. with her win in South Africa
accompanying the three ICC Women’s
By their high standards, Australia made T20 World Cup trophies already lifted
a slow start to the final, posting 36-1 from 2014 to 2020.
at the end of the Powerplay and 73-1
at the halfway mark. However, led by
an excellent unbeaten 74 from opener Proud hosts
Beth Mooney, 34 runs in the final three Despite their defeat in the final, the
overs led Australia to 156-6, swinging the South African players on the pitch and
momentum back in their favour. the packed home crowd in the stands
Australia’s bowlers and a particularly showed great pride – and with good
electric Darcie Brown left their opponents reason, their national team having
struggling to up the scoring rate. They reached their first-ever senior ICC Breakout stars
gave up just 22 runs in South Africa’s World Cup final in any format.
The tournament saw the emergence constant wicket-taking threat in the early
Powerplay and claimed the wicket of Their progress seemed unlikely after of several breakout stars – none more overs, adding a spark to her team’s attack.
the in-form Tazmin Brits to place the falling by five runs to Sri Lanka in the so than Bangladesh’s Marufa Akter and
hosts under pressure. Laura Wolvaardt tournament’s opener, but a 65-run win Prendergast also caught the eye for
Ireland’s Orla Prendergast.
threatened to bring South Africa back against New Zealand set them on the Ireland, so much so that she was
into the game with 61 from 48 balls, but road to the semi-finals, where they Akter was one of the stars of the recognised in the ICC Team of the
after Megan Schutt removed Wolvaardt stunned England in a dramatic inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Tournament. The 20-year-old scored 109
and Jess Jonassen cleaned up the final-over victory. Cup, which had just taken place in South runs, including an outstanding 61 against
dangerous Chloe Tryon, the Australians Africa, and she continued to impress West Indies, performed excellently in the
cruised to what was an ultimately here. One of the quickest bowlers of the field, and made the difference with the
comfortable win. tournament, the 18-year-old was a ball as Ireland’s main strike pace bowler.

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Player of the Match – Final

Beth Mooney (Australia)

Ashleigh Gardner (Australia)
Highest score
Muneeba Ali Siddiqui (Pakistan), 102 v Ireland
Most runs
Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa), 230
Most wickets
Sophie Ecclestone (England), 11

England, 213-5 v Pakistan
Best win percentage

Australia, 100%
Most runs scored in a match

Australia v India, 339
UPSTOX ICC WOMEN’S LEADING RUN-SCORERS

T20 WORLD CUP 2023 NAME M I NO RUNS HS AVG SR 100 50
MOST VALUABLE TEAM L Wolvaardt (SA) 6 6 1 230 66* 46.00 106.48 0 3
NR Sciver-Brunt (Eng) 5 5 2 216 81* 72.00 141.17 0 2

1. Tazmin Brits (South Africa)
BL Mooney (Aus) 6 6 2 206 74* 51.50 117.71 0 3
2. Alyssa Healy (Australia, wk) AJ Healy (Aus) 5 5 1 189 55 47.25 115.95 0 2
3. Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa) T Brits (SA) 6 6 1 186 68 37.20 103.91 0 2
4. Nat Sciver-Brunt (England, capt)
5. Ashleigh Gardner (Australia)

6. Richa Ghosh (India)
NAME M WKTS AVG RPO BB 4I
7. Sophie Ecclestone (England)
S Ecclestone (Eng) 5 11 7.54 4.15 3-13 0
8. Karishma Ramharack (West Indies)
A Gardner (Aus) 6 10 12.50 6.25 5-12 1
9. Shabnim Ismail (South Africa)
M Schutt (Aus) 6 10 13.50 6.13 4-24 1
10. Darcie Brown (Australia) M Kapp (SA) 6 9 15.44 6.27 2-13 0
11. Megan Schutt (Australia) LMM Tahuhu (NZ) 4 8 11.87 6.33 3-37 0
12th player Orla Prendergast (Ireland) S Ismail (SA) 6 8 16.12 5.86 3-27 0

54 STRENGTHEN // ICC U19 WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP 2023 55
INDIA TAKE Player of the Match – Final
FIRST EVER
Titas Sadhu (India)
U19 WOMEN’S TITLE

Grace Scrivens (England)
Highest score
Grace Scrivens (England), 93 v Ireland
A depth of young female talent Most runs
was introduced to the global stage Shweta Sehrawat (India), 297
at the inaugural ICC U19 Women’s Most wickets
T20 World Cup 2023. Maggie Clark (Australia), 12

The first edition of the ICC U19 Women’s India, 219-3 v UAE
T20 World Cup proved a huge success.
Hosted by South Africa in January 2023 Best win percentage
having been postponed from January
2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the England and India, 85.7%
tournament was an opportunity for the
world’s best young players to introduce
Most runs scored in a match
themselves to the elite stage, while the South Africa v India, 336
coverage provided by the ICC across
its digital channels strengthened the
platform for women’s cricket.
India’s youngsters triumph Qualification

ICC U19 WOMEN’S
The tournament started with 16 teams, The 11 Full Members with women’s T20 WORLD CUP TEAM
more than at any previous ICC women’s
event – and it was India who saved their
cricket programmes directly qualified,
joined by one qualifier from each of
OF THE TOURNAMENT
best performance for last, claiming victory the five regions. Overall, 20 Associate
over England in the final at JB Marks Oval Member teams participated in
1. Shweta Sehrawat (India)
to get their hands on the first title of its qualification – including nine from Africa,
kind in women’s cricket. including eventual qualifiers Rwanda. 2. Grace Scrivens (England, capt)
Opening bowlers Titas Sadhu (2-6) and Spectators could attend all matches 3. Shafali Verma (India)
Archana Devi (2-17) ripped through the for free, and the atmosphere contributed
4. Georgia Plimmer (New Zealand)
England top order, reducing them to to an exciting start to the tournament.
22-4 after six overs. England were unable Over the course of the event in 5. Dewmi Vihanga (Sri Lanka)
to see out their full allocation despite South Africa, more than 4,000 local
resistance from Ryana MacDonald-Gay schoolchildren came out to watch the 6. Shorna Akter (Bangladesh)
(19), losing their final wicket with 17 balls action unfold. 7. Karabo Meso (South Africa, wk)
remaining and leaving India just 69 to win.
The opening day saw Bangladesh upset 8. Parshavi Chopra (India)
India were given a scare when Hannah Australia, while South Africa and India
Baker caught Shafali Verma and Scrivens enthralled fans with a high-scoring 9. Hannah Baker (England)
removed Shweta Sehrawat – but a game of 336 runs – with India ultimately 10. Ellie Anderson (England)
composed partnership from Soumya coming out on top. Rwanda then
Tiwari and Gongadi Trisha eased any made history by defeating Zimbabwe 11. Maggie Clark (Australia)
nerves to help bring about a seven-wicket (pictured right) to record a famous first
12th player Anosha Nasir (Pakistan)
victory with six overs in hand. major tournament victory.

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ICC TOURNAMENT COMMERCIAL

QUALIFIERS
The ICC Commercial team agreed several landmark
The conclusion of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup broadcasting deals and new partnerships ahead of
League 2 signalled the next stage on the the new rights cycle – and, in a historic moment
Road to India. for women’s cricket, is selling the rights to
women’s events as a standalone package.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup
League 2
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2
concluded in March 2023. After 126 matches
across 21 tri-series, three teams went forward to
the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier,
to be held in June and July 2023 in Zimbabwe.
Scotland topped the table with 50 points from
36 matches. Oman’s 44 points were enough
for second – while Nepal (40 points) pipped
Namibia (39 points) into third. USA, UAE and
PNG completed the table.
Scotland, Oman and Nepal joined the bottom
five sides from the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup
Super League (West Indies, Sri Lanka, Ireland,
Zimbabwe and the Netherlands) and the two
top-ranked teams from the ICC Men’s Cricket
World Cup Qualifier Play-Off (see below) to
compete for the final two places at the ICC
Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup

Qualifier Play-Off
Following League 2’s conclusion, Namibia
hosted the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup
Qualifier Play-Off from 26 March 2023 to
5 April 2023.
The Play-Off brought together the bottom The Play-Off also served to determine the
four teams from League 2, who were Namibia, make-up of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup
USA, UAE and PNG, plus the winners of the ICC League 2 and Challenge Leagues A and B in
Challenge Leagues A and B, Canada and Jersey. the next cycle. As the two lowest-ranked teams
Played in a round-robin format, the table was at the Play-Off, Jersey and PNG will compete
topped by winners USA and runners-up UAE, in the Challenge Leagues; while Canada,
who won places at the ICC Men’s Cricket World who finished fourth, will replace PNG in the
Cup 2023 Qualifier in Zimbabwe. upcoming League 2.

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The ICC also launched a significant new licensing

partnership with Fanatics, a leading provider of
official licensed sports merchandise. With global
RECORD FIGURES
manufacturing and distribution capabilities,
Fanatics will give cricket fans around the world ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023
access to a much wider collection of licensed
ICC merchandise, both online and at events.
Focusing on the unique role of technology in
cricket, the ICC teamed up with NIUM, its official
fintech infrastructure partner, to launch a global 1.39bn 192m 12.5m
hackathon. Next In invited tech-savvy cricket fans video views global viewing hours unique web and
to develop ideas for improving the digital cricket app users
fan experience, with finalists pitching proposals
The ICC Women’s T20
to an elite ICC panel at an event in Bangalore. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
World Cup 2023 in South The innovative campaign attracted participants
Africa was the most from over 113 countries, yet another example of
watched ICC women’s the ICC’s ambition to deepen fan engagement
event staged so far and connect with younger audiences.
Broadcasting 6.58bn 78.4m 365m

video views web and digital streaming
ICC events introduced exciting broadcast
Media rights enhancements and set new digital engagement
app visitors viewing hours
The Media Rights team this year agreed a Star announced a strategic licensing agreement records, with state-of-the-art technology,
landmark deal with Disney Star to be the home for the television broadcasting rights of the world-class commentary, and exclusive content
of ICC cricket in India, as well as strengthening ICC Men’s and U19 global events with Zee amplifying fan engagement across the world.
existing partnerships with industry leaders Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) for a
period of four years from 2024-27. As part of The inaugural edition of the ICC U19 Women’s
in the USA, Canada, the UK and Ireland, and
the arrangement, Disney Star will continue to T20 World Cup 2023 was the first ever U19s
across Africa.
exclusively stream all ICC events on its digital tournament to be fully broadcast via a dedicated
As part of a long-term strategic commitment platform – Disney+ Hotstar in India until 2027. online space. Fans from around the world could
to accelerate the growth of women’s cricket Disney Star will also continue to broadcast all follow all 41 matches live and access exclusive
and further cement the ICC’s position as ICC women’s events on its linear network. post-match and behind-the-scenes content.
innovators within the sales space, men’s and This was followed by the success of the ICC
women’s rights are being sold separately for Sky Sports and NOW will be the home of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, which became
the new rights cycle, which runs 2024 to 2031. events in the UK and Ireland through to the end the most watched ICC women’s event to date,
This is the first time that women’s cricket rights of 2031, in a first direct contractual relationship with global viewing hours reaching 192 million.
have been unbundled and represents a positive between the two organisations, which could
lead to rewarding collaborations in the future, In seeking to engage new audiences with its
step forward by the ICC in the broadcasting of
while SuperSport will bring cricket to fans across women’s events, the ICC’s partnership with Meta
women’s sport globally.
52 African territories. also inspired a new content series on Instagram
The ICC has continued its long-standing that drew over 344 million views combined.
association with Disney Star, with the Willow TV won the rights for the USA and Aiming to raise awareness of the ICC Women’s
broadcaster bagging exclusive digital streaming Canada and is an exciting opportunity to T20 World Cup 2023 with a younger and broader
and television rights to broadcast the ICC men’s connect with fans in the region, with the audience in India, a small team of content
and women’s events for the 2024-27 cycle. capacity to reach over 70 million households – creators produced several non-traditional pieces
Disney Star has played an important role over in particular ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World for the ICC’s channels, which celebrated the
the last seven years in elevating the stature of Cup 2024, which will be hosted by the USA and women on show and promoted themes such as
ICC events by deepening fandom for the sport the West Indies. female empowerment.
in India, positioning ICC events as the biggest
Likewise, for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022,
sporting spectacles in the world and widening New partnerships which featured a star-studded commentary
the distribution of the games across geographies
Ahead of the new rights cycle, the ICC panel, a total of 6.58 billion video views were
through its global syndication efforts. The
announced a global partnership with Aramco, recorded across all ICC platforms and the
renewed association with Disney Star further
one of the world’s leading integrated energy number of web and app visitors hit 78.4 million
strengthens its status as the “Home of Sports”
and chemicals companies. Aramco will sponsor – both all-time records. Live streaming was up
for marquee cricket events and other key
all major men’s and women’s ICC events until by 149 million hours, signalling a growing shift in
sporting properties in India.
the end of 2023, and is one of six partners fans’ viewing habits at a time when the ICC has
In a first-of-its-kind partnership in the Indian at the top tier of the ICC’s commercial agreed new partnerships with streaming services
media and entertainment landscape, Disney partnerships framework. for the next rights cycle.

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The inaugural ICC U19

Women’s T20 World Cup
saw Indonesia make their
first ever appearance on
an ICC World Cup stage

62 GROW // DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND EDUCATION 63
West Indies, and Netherlands stunned South them female. The ICC now has 245 Coach Tutors
Africa, ending their run in the tournament. from 79 countries, 24% of whom are female.
Through these tutors, 1,028 people from 59 ICC
• Indonesia, Rwanda, Scotland, UAE and
Member countries, 19% of them female, have
USA all qualified for the ICC U19 Women’s
been certified as ICC Level 1 Coaches.
T20 World Cup 2023 – with Indonesia and
Rwanda making their first ever appearances The ICC Workforce Training Programme is also
at any ICC World Cup. See page 54. continuing to provide all Members with certified
• Scotland, Nepal and Oman qualified from tutors to deliver the programme on their terms.
the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 The ICC, as the Workforce Developer, trains
to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Master Educators, who are then equipped to
2023, where they competed for a place in deliver ICC Tutor Training courses and train new
the World Cup to be held later this year. tutors regionally. The first ever ICC Coach Level 2
For more details, see page 56. Master Educators Global Workshop was held in
Dubai in May 2023, and there are now 26 Coach
Master Educators.
The ICC’s Training and ICC Training and
Education programme is Education courses The ICC Umpire Foundation and Level 1 Courses
helping to grow the game are set to be launched in the second half of 2023.
The ICC’s Training and Education programme A total of 18 Umpire Master Educators, seven of
continues to be a critical tool for increasing them female, are now trained and accredited to
participation growth across all areas of the deliver ICC Umpire Tutor Training workshops.
sport. The programme provides Members with
educational resources and training opportunities
ICC Development Awards
DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING
that are designed to help grow the number of
qualified coaches, umpires, scorers and pitch recognise Associates’ work
curators in their country.
The ICC Development Awards once again
AND EDUCATION
Since the launch of the ICC Coaching Foundation celebrated the outstanding work by Associate
Certificate, the course has welcomed 17,567 Members to promote the game of cricket around
registered users and seen 6,239 graduates, 14% of the world. See page 84.
The ICC and its Members continued to bring cricket to ICC PATHWAY EVENT LIVESTREAMS
new audiences and new participants across the globe.
The ICC continued to
bring pathway event 445,000hrs
matches to the world total watch time
through the magic of
live streaming during
2022–23 – through
criiio expands
274,000
countries (Germany, Italy, Mexico, Mongolia,
Nigeria, PNG and Rwanda), enabling them to Fancode.com in the
The ICC’s flagship participation programme aims Indian subcontinent,
create a bespoke version of the criiio cricket unique viewers
to equip Members with a school and community programme through the inclusion of logos, local and through
group-based curriculum, with a fun-first imagery, national branding, welcome messages ICC.tv in the rest of
experience for children a priority. the world. The streams
1.045m
and local language translations. Customisation is
now ready to be deployed widely. are designed to serve
The criiio Cricket Programme Facilitator as a catalyst to grow
Training course equips facilitators to deliver the new and deeper total views
programme in schools and community groups. Associate Members engagement with fans
Since the launch of the criiio Facilitator Training
Programme in May 2022, 2,047 facilitators from
shine on the big stage from Associate Member
cricket markets.
A number of ICC Associate Members made
309
88 ICC Member countries have successfully
completed the course, 14% of whom are female. it to major tournaments during the year:
They have delivered the course to 94,131 criiio pathway
• Namibia, Netherlands, Scotland and UAE
participants, 47% of whom are female.
took part in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup event matches
Digital customisation of the criiio cricket 2022. Three of the four caused huge shocks: streamed live
curriculum has been completed for seven Namibia beat Sri Lanka, Scotland crushed

64 GROW // DIGITAL 65
Women’s cricket coverage
DIGITAL The new 100% Cricket Podcast featured experts

such as Nasser Hussain, Frankie Mackay and
Mithali Raj sharing their views on the sport’s top
talking points. Launched in July 2022 in the build-
up to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 and
Fan engagement and viewership figures across the available on all major platforms, the podcast
also profiled various players from cricket-playing
ICC’s digital channels continue to rise every year, nations through regular interviews.
with new technology, innovative collaborations and Complementing the podcast was the 100%
Cricket Superstars series, which saw a panel of
more inclusive content expanding the global reach of experts name 25 established yet still-rising stars
of the women’s game to spotlight. The series
women’s and men’s cricket. engaged fans with highlight reels, talent-led
videos and articles, as well as a team selector
where followers could select their own 100%
Cricket Superstars XI.
With podcast downloads and video views
reaching tens of millions, both helped to sustain
interest in women’s cricket, and contributed to
the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 becoming
the most watched ICC women’s event to date.
New audiences
TOP 10 COUNTRIES
to be a record digital audience for the
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 from Next-In Hackathon
As part of ongoing activities to reach start to finish. Over 1.39 billion video
TUNING IN TO ICC.TV
The ICC launched its first hackathon, which
new audiences, the ICC partnered with views were reached on ICC channels challenged the brightest minds in technology
Meta to create the ICC Reels Squad. The alone, an all-time high, while Instagram to design new products for our fans. The result
partnership identified Instagram creators reported 140 million engagements was the Next-In Hackathon, presented by
who created bespoke content at the ICC on content related to the matches Nium, which received a total of 12,500 entries
Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 and the ICC throughout the tournament. from 113 countries.
110% 86%
Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.
Shortlisted teams were invited to build and
The ICC Reels Squad set out to raise Direct relationship present concepts and creations that they
awareness of ICC events to younger and total views increased hours watched increased
broader audiences in India, and increase
with fans more user-friendly app within believed could improve the digital cricket fan
15 seconds of the live play. experience, with a particular focus on ground-
broadcast viewership in a country with To ensure that it continues to create breaking ways to engage a younger audience.
the largest possible tune-in audience. products and content that serves fans’ Along with this, the ICC created a new A panel of judges representing the cricket and
needs, the ICC conducted a thorough workflow that used Artificial Intelligence technology industries delivered their verdict
The Reels creators produced a
programme of fan research. The (AI) to edit highlight clips in a vertical Rep of Korea on the proposed ideas at an exclusive event on
series of player-led posts that not South Africa
programme surveyed thousands of fans, video format and automatically publish 15 March 2023 in Bangalore, India, which could
only humanised those involved but
including by engaging 20 dedicated these to the app within seconds. The go on to have a real impact on how the sport is
simultaneously raised the profiles
cricket supporters to keep a week-long ICC was the first sports organisation brought to fans’ screens.
of both the players and the events.
diary of their digital engagement. From outside the NBA to release this
From non-traditional pieces, such as a
this survey, several key areas were technology, which provided fans with Canada Zimbabwe Bangladesh Japan
singalong with the entire Indian team,
revealed to be at the heart of fans’ better viewability and a more immersive
to comedy skits involving players and
needs and contributed to a series of experience on mobile and tablet devices.
delivered in Hindi, the series was like no
new app features.
other produced by the ICC. In another innovative world first, fans
The ICC worked with partners Hawkeye were able to collect Crictos – the ICC’s
The project proved a huge success – USA UK UAE Australia
and Sportradar to provide fans with an officially licensed digital collectible clips
with the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
exact 3D/VR rendering of every six hit from ICC events – that embodied the
2023 content generating 344 million
for both the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup most memorable moments of the ICC
video views for 14 individual reels on
2022 and the ICC Women’s T20 World Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. Available
Instagram, as well as 5,000 comments
Cup 2023. This was a world first. The daily and made possible with FanCraze,
and 40,000 shares from users across
360-degree experience allowed fans to this allowed fans to build a collection of
the platform.
view the action from the perspective permanent mementos from the event
Released largely before the event of the batter in real-time, and was and discover a new way of connecting
began, the series kickstarted what was delivered exclusively to a faster and with the sport.

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CRICKET 4 GOOD
The ICC’s global community outreach programme
continues to use cricket’s vast power and reach
Working in partnership
of the game to transform the lives of children and In February 2023, the 10 competing teams at
families around the world. the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in South
Africa hosted 10 Cricket 4 Good playing clinics
and workshops with more local children. The
workshops included coaching and a life-skills
component, which forms part of broader
sports-for-development programming that
incorporates soft skills such as problem solving,
empathy and negotiation. These attributes
are especially important in the event of crises,
October 2022 saw the latest phase of the to get tips and tuition from some of the
when survival depends on individual, family
social impact partnership between the ICC game’s superstars, who included players
and community resilience.
and UNICEF. This new phase is mobilising the from Afghanistan, Australia, England, the
power of cricket to drive positive social change, Netherlands, New Zealand and UAE (in Delivered by UNICEF volunteers, the sport-for-
and is encouraging girls and women to play Brisbane); India (in Sydney); Namibia (in development sessions in South Africa focused
and be empowered by cricket. Sport is a great Geelong); and South Africa (in Brisbane). on self-awareness, and were designed to give the
leveller across society and around the world, young participants an opportunity to know who
Cricket 4 Good workshops take place at
bringing girls and boys together while promoting they are, what they want and why they want it.
every major ICC tournament – and they
leadership and respect. The overall aim was to empower the youngsters
were a big hit with South African children
to consciously and actively work towards making
The teams at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20
their wants a reality – helping them to set
2022 in Australia took part in Cricket 4 Good World Cup 2023 in January. There were eight
realistic and appropriate goals for their lives.
workshops and coaching clinics before and Cricket 4 Good sessions in total, with each
during the tournament. Local schoolchildren session featuring players from two of the The ICC–UNICEF partnership will continue at the
enjoyed once-in-a-lifetime opportunities 16 competing teams. ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India later in 2023.

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WOMEN’S CRICKET STRATEGY
PROGRAMMES PROFILE
Provide more playing opportunities and Improve visibility, perception and awareness of
drive competitiveness women’s cricket for fans
• Annual and expanded ICC events, as well as • Amplify broadcast and digital coverage,
new U19 events leveraging ICC.tv
• First-ever Future Tours Programme and ICC • Deliver event-specific marketing campaigns
Women’s Championship, providing context to
• Build female cricketing heroes and promote
bilateral cricket
rivalries
• Inclusion in multi-sport events such as the
• Continue 100% Cricket to deepen fans’
Olympic Games, then Asian Games and the
connection to the women’s game
Commonwealth Games
WOMEN’S CRICKET
After a year that saw two women’s World
Cups held back to back in South Africa, the
ICC’s strategy to grow the women’s game
worldwide is continuing to bear fruit. PARTICIPATION PEOPLE
Drive sustainable growth in female participation Diversifying cricket’s workforce – get more
at all levels women into the sport
• Roll out the full suite of training and • Develop female leaders within the membership
The ICC’s Strategy for Global Growth, unveiled records and attracted new audiences around education programmes, with an emphasis through 100% Cricket Future Leaders
in 2021, places women’s cricket at the centre the world, with the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on female enrolments
of its long-term ambitions. Developed in 2023 the most watched ICC women’s event to • Bring more women into broadcasting positions,
partnership with ICC Members, the strategy aims date, its global strategy has firmly taken shape. • Through criiio and modified cricket, increase both in front of and behind the camera
to strengthen, grow and protect the game, with participation, embrace social cricket, and
Adding to this, the ICC has developed a specific • Provide opportunities for women through the
a strong vision of increasing the number of girls overcome barriers to play
plan to accelerate the growth of women’s cricket ICC Event Secondee Programme
and women involved in the sport in every area • Create tailor-made programmes for
and at every level. and deliver 250 million incremental fans by 2032. • Grow awareness on diversity and inclusion
The plan is split into four action areas, outlined school-level participation
through new and existing programmes
In a year in which ICC women’s events have on the opposite page, with significant progress
shattered previous viewership and engagement already being made in all areas.

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100% Cricket Mentorship

100% CRICKET MENTORS
The ICC introduced the 100% Cricket Mentorship
AT THE ICC U19 WOMEN’S
Programme at the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World
Cup 2023. The programme invited eight current T20 WORLD CUP 2023
or former elite cricketers to serve as mentors
to two teams each, giving the young athletes
a world-class experience on and off the field.
Mentors were also on hand to provide general Trisha Chetty
day-to-day support during training, planning India & Sri Lanka
sessions and team meetings until the conclusion
of the group stage.
Media training, which was delivered at an ICC

event for the first time, prepared athletes for
the attention they would receive and offered Mignon du Preez
education on how to use social media safely UAE & South Africa
and effectively.
100% Cricket Future Leaders

The third edition of the ICC 100% Cricket Future
Leaders programme kicked off on 18 May 2023 Lydia Greenway
with a record-breaking intake of 25 future England & Ireland
female leaders in cricket coming from across
18 members, including five from Associate
Members. The mentees have been paired with
senior leaders from across global cricket to work
on a one-on-one basis over a six-month period, Frankie Mackay
and will receive training and support in their
Indonesia & New Zealand
areas of expertise in dealing with real-time
and real-world issues and projects.
100% Cricket Women’s

Health Education Abtaha Maqsood
Women’s health education, with a focus on Bangladesh & Scotland
menstrual health, was delivered for the first
time at the two women’s events in South
Africa, the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup
Mignon du Preez was one 2023 and the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.
of eight superstars of the Health education focused on menstrual health,
women’s game to serve
Sana Mir
explaining what is normal for the athletes’ age
as 100% Cricket Mentors Pakistan & Zimbabwe
group and when they should seek professional
at the ICC U19 Women’s help. A survey was conducted, and was designed
T20 World Cup 2023 to hear from participants on where they require
support. All players and support staff, male and
female, attended the sessions, with a view to
normalising conversation around menstruation in Anisa Mohammed
Creating history for • It was the first U19 tournament to offer sporting environments. Rwanda & West Indies
live streams of every match for fans, with
women’s cricket a dedicated website. The ICC’s commitment to health education has
The inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup expanded beyond global events – sessions will
• It set a new record for the highest now be delivered at all ICC Women’s T20 World
2023 in South Africa means that the ICC has number of female match officials: of
now achieved full gender parity between men’s Cup pathway events across all five regions
the 12 umpires, eight were female, and in 2023. On Menstrual Hygiene Day, 28 May Sunette Viljoen
and women’s global events, with history made one of the three match referees was also
on several levels: 2023, the ICC also launched a women’s health Australia & USA
female. Each was officiating at her first webpage featuring awareness-building videos
ICC global event. from legendary female cricketers and amplifying
• It was the largest women’s ICC tournament
to date, with 16 teams competing. the work members are doing in this space.

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GOVERNANCE
The ICC Board re-elected
Greg Barclay as its Independent
Chair – and three new
Associate Members joined
the ICC cricketing family.
At a meeting in Melbourne in November 2022, the ICC Board
unanimously re-elected Greg Barclay as the ICC’s Independent Chair
for a second two-year term from 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2024.
His re-election was followed by the similar reappointment of
Imran Khwaja as Deputy Chair.
Three new Members

Earlier in the year, the first Annual Conference and AGM to be held
in person for three years took place in Birmingham in July 2022.
The Conference awarded Associate Membership status to three
new countries, taking the total number of Associate Members to 96.
Cambodia and Uzbekistan brought the total number of Asian members
to 25, while Cote D’Ivoire became the 21st African Member of the ICC.
The Conference also saw the election of Imran Khwaja, Pankaj Khimji and
Neil Speight as the ICC’s three Associate Member Directors and Directors
on the Board, and of Imran Khwaja as Chair of the Associate Members,
all for two-year terms.
Host nations confirmed

The ICC Board also approved Bangladesh, India, England and Sri Lanka as
the four host countries for the ICC women’s white-ball events from 2024-
2027. Each host was selected via a bidding process overseen by a Board
sub-committee chaired by Martin Snedden, along with ICC Women’s
Cricket Committee Chair Clare Connor, ICC Men’s Cricket Committee
Chair Sourav Ganguly, and Cricket West Indies President Ricky Skerritt.
It was confirmed that the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be
hosted by Bangladesh for a second time; the ICC Women’s Cricket World
Cup 2025 will be staged in India; and the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
2026 will be hosted by England and Wales, for the first time since 2009.
Sri Lanka will host the ICC Women’s T20 Champions Trophy 2027, subject
to their qualification for the event.
Greg Barclay was

re-elected as the ICC’s
Indepedent Chair in
November 2022

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ICC BOARD OF DIRECTORS ICC CHIEF EXECUTIVES’ COMMITTEE

Director Designation Chair Associate Member Representatives
Greg Barclay Independent Chair Geoff Allardice CEO, ICC Rashpal Bajwa
Geoff Allardice Chief Executive Full Member Representatives Sumod Damodar
Indra Nooyi Independent Director Naseeb Khan Afghanistan Mubashshir Usmani
Mirwais Ashraf Full Member Director, Afghanistan* Nick Hockley Australia Ex officio
Mike Baird Full Member Director, Australia* Nizamuddin Chowdhury Bangladesh Greg Barclay Chair, ICC
Nazmul Hassan Full Member Director, Bangladesh* Richard Gould England & Wales Sourav Ganguly Chair, ICC Men’s Cricket Committee
Richard Thompson Full Member Director, England & Wales* Arun Singh Dhumal India Clare Connor Chair, ICC Women’s Cricket Committee
Jay Shah Full Member Director, India* Warren Deutrom Ireland
Ross McCollum Full Member Director, Ireland* David White New Zealand
Martin Snedden Full Member Director, New Zealand* Salman Naseer Pakistan The following individuals also served as Committee
Najam Sethi Full Member Director, Pakistan* Pholetsi Moseki South Africa
Members during the 2022 to 2023 period:
Lawson Naidoo Full Member Director, South Africa* Ashley de Silva Sri Lanka Full Member Representatives
Shammi Silva Full Member Director, Sri Lanka* Jonathan Grave West Indies Jay Shah India
Dr Kishore Shallow Full Member Director, West Indies* Givemore Makoni Zimbabwe Faisal Hasnain Pakistan
Tavengwa Mukuhlani Full Member Director, Zimbabwe*
Imran Khwaja Associate Member Director+, Deputy Chair+
Pankaj Khimji Associate Member Director+ ICC MEMBERS
Neil Speight Associate Member Director+
Full Members 12
* Full Member Directors are appointed by the National Cricket Federation in their respective country.
Afghanistan Bangladesh India New Zealand South Africa West Indies
+ The three Associate Member Directors are elected for a two-year term by the Associate Members at the
Annual Meeting of the Associates (current terms end in July 2024). Australia England & Wales Ireland Pakistan Sri Lanka Zimbabwe
Associate Members 96
The following individuals also served as Directors during the 2022 to 2023 period: Argentina China Ghana Luxembourg Panama Slovenia
Austria Cook Islands Gibraltar Malawi Papua New Guinea South Korea
Director Designation Departure Bahamas Costa Rica Greece Malaysia Peru Spain
Sourav Ganguly Full Member Director, India* November 2022 Bahrain Côte d’Ivoire Guernsey Maldives Philippines Suriname
Ramiz Raja Full Member Director, Pakistan* January 2023 Belgium Croatia Hong Kong Mali Portugal Sweden
Richard Freudenstein Full Member Director, Australia* April 2023 Belize Cyprus Hungary Malta Qatar Switzerland
Martin Darlow Full Member Director, England & Wales* April 2023 Bermuda Czech Republic Indonesia Mexico Romania Tajikistan
Richard Skerritt Full Member Director, West Indies* May 2023 Bhutan Denmark Iran Mongolia Rwanda Tanzania
Mahinda Vallipuram Associate Member Director+ July 2022 Botswana Estonia Isle of Man Mozambique Saint Helena Thailand
Brazil Eswatini Israel Myanmar Samoa Turkey
Bulgaria Falkland Islands Italy Namibia Saudi Arabia Turks & Caicos Islands
Cambodia Fiji Japan Nepal Scotland Uganda
Cameroon Finland Jersey Netherlands Serbia United Arab Emirates
Canada France Kenya Nigeria Seychelles USA
Cayman Islands Gambia Kuwait Norway Sierra Leone Uzbekistan
Chile Germany Lesotho Oman Singapore Vanuatu

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INTEGRITY
ANTI-DOPING
RECOGNISE
The ICC collected 625 samples for drug testing during 2022-23,
a 30% increase from the previous year. No advance notice
out-of-competition testing accounted for 409 (65%) of
these samples, with 216 (35%) collected on matchdays or in
The ICC’s Integrity Unit competition. The reported figures include testing conducted
REJECT
at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2022, the ICC
continued to protect Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, the ICC Women’s U19 Cricket
World Cup 2023 and the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.
the integrity of cricket Education remains an integral part of efforts to prevent
in 2022-23. and deter doping. In the last 12 months, the ICC has delivered
anti-doping education to 1,062 participants at ICC events
and on request. Such education equips cricketers and
REPORT
As the cricketing calendar regained momentum following support staff members with information on their anti-
the initial impact of the pandemic, the Integrity Unit remain doping responsibilities, as well as the potential risks and
committed in its efforts to protecting the integrity of the consequences of doping.
sport. The Unit’s focus in the last 12 months has been the Three anti-doping rule violations were reported over the
protection of ICC Members and players from corruptors; past 12 months:
intelligence-based drug testing; and the safety and security
of all cricket’s participants. • Shohidul Islam of Bangladesh was suspended for
10 months for the presence of Clomifene in his sample.
ANTI-CORRUPTION • Tom Wood was suspended for six months by the
ICC ANTI-CORRUPTION HOTLINE

English & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for the presence
Some 108 investigations across a broad spectrum of of Terbutaline.
+971 56 545 8909

incidents were initiated across Full and Associate Member
• John Campbell was charged by the Jamaica Anti-Doping
countries during 2022-23.
Disciplinary panel with a 48-month suspension for
Charges were laid against two participants during this period evading or refusing to submit to sample collection.
under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code: West Indies player
Devon Thomas and Indian-based umpire Jatin Kashyap. contactACU@icc-cricket.com BIOSAFETY, SECURITY
A further case was concluded in October 2022 with a ban
of 14 years imposed on UAE-based cricketer Mehar Chhayaker
for serious breaches of the Anti-Corruption Code. 15420 ICC Integrity RRR Poster A3 AW.indd 1 13/12/2018 13:22
AND SAFEGUARDING
November saw a significant first for the ACU with the More activities in 2022-23 Alex Marshall (left) and Sir Ronnie Flanagan, The last 12 months has seen the ICC transition from a laser
imposition of an indefinite Exclusion Order on Dinesh Talwar respectively General Manager and Chair of focus on biosafety, required during the COVID-19 pandemic,
The ACU is continuing to support players and teams at ICC the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit
for his engagement in activities that pose a genuine threat to a more balanced security stance. Central to this has been
women’s events with education and a strong ACU presence.
to the integrity of the sport. Exclusion Orders exist for those supporting player mental and physical wellbeing, and acting
outside the rules of the sport who threaten its integrity, with The ICC Associate Member Integrity Plan is also continuing on expert scientific and medical advice from the ICC Medical
the intention being to keep them away from the game. to advise Members on the corruption risks associated with Advisory Committee (MAC) and bespoke event Biosafety
tournaments, a matter of increasing importance given Advisory Groups (BSAG) to manage health safety.
the acceleration of franchise cricket. The ACU works with
Guided by expert scientific advice, the ICC has developed
franchise leagues to guide them on the most effective
detailed guidelines that prioritise participants’ safety while
protection to prevent corruptors tarnishing the event, guided
enabling those with a positive COVID-19 test to compete with
by information and reports from a wide range of partners
appropriate mitigations in place. The ICC has also developed
that are each assessed and responded to as appropriate.
a revised safety and security planning framework, which
The ACU’s ongoing engagement with law enforcement simplifies the processes and documentation and attempts
authorities worldwide is continuing to protect the game. to anticipate the challenges of managing major international
One recent example of such cooperation was the ICC Men’s events in the short- to medium-term.
T20 World Cup 2022.
The ICC has also assessed the key challenges surrounding the
In the coming months and years, the ACU’s work will safety and security response to protest activity, specifically
continue to extend beyond the ICC’s own flagship events non-violent direct action, and has upgraded safeguarding
to ICC Pathway events, bilateral series and franchise leagues, protocols and response at ICC events. The ICC’s secure
providing awareness and support across a broad range of reporting line is advertised to all participants through various
cricket events – which, in 2022-2023, included 40 Tests, communication strategies, including posters, advisory notes
153 ODIs and 139 T20Is. and tournament and staff handbooks.

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2022-23 EVENTS COVERED BY

THE ICC ANTI-CORRUPTION UNIT
ICC TOURNAMENTS
ICC AWARDS
ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier,
3–9 June 2022
Malaysia
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League B, Uganda 17–27 June 2022
In January, the ICC crowned 13 of the top individual
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2, Scotland 10–17 July 2022 performers across the men’s and women’s game in the
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 Global Qualifier B,
Zimbabwe
11–17 July 2022 ICC Awards 2022, along with five ICC Teams of the Year.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League A, Canada 27 July – 6 August 2022
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League B, Jersey 4–14 August 2022 Babar Azam and Nat Sciver-Brunt of cricket fans from around the world, Marco Jansen of South Africa, who
scooped the top honours at the ICC who were invited to submit their choices picked up 36 Test wickets at just 19.02
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2, Scotland 10–17 August 2022 Awards 2022 following landmark years in for each category through the ICC in 2022, and Renuka Singh of India,
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifer, UAE 15–27 September 2022 international competition. website. Winners were judged on their who took 40 international wickets during
overall performances and achievements the year, were named as the Men’s and
16 October – Azam won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, Australia throughout the calendar year and Women’s Emerging Cricketers of the
13 November 2022 for the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year,
announced across ICC digital channels. Year. Gerhard Erasmus of Namibia and
the second consecutive winner from
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2, Namibia 19–26 November 2022 UAE’s Esha Oza, meanwhile, picked up
Pakistan following Shaheen Shah Afridi’s
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2, Namibia 1–8 December 2022 triumph in 2021, as well as being named Landmark year the prizes for the Men’s and Women’s
Associate Cricketers of the Year.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League A, Malaysia 3–13 December 2022
the Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year for Ben Stokes won the ICC Men’s Test
a second successive year. Sciver-Brunt, Cricketer of the Year award following a The other honours went to Richard
ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, South Africa 14–29 January 2023 meanwhile, emulated his achievement Illingworth, named the ICC Umpire
ground-breaking year in which he scored
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, South Africa 10–26 February 2023 by claiming the Women’s ODI Cricketer 870 runs, took 26 wickets, and was of the Year for the second time in
of the Year award and the Rachael appointed England’s Test team captain. his career, and Nepal wicketkeeper
Heyhoe Flint Trophy for the ICC Women’s Aasif Sheikh, who was honoured in the
Cricketer of the Year, becoming the first Suryakumar Yadav of India and Tahlia Spirit of Cricket category for his decision
ASIAN CRICKET COUNCIL (ACC) TOURNAMENTS English winner of the award since 2014. McGrath of Australia were respectively not to run out Andy McBrine after the
crowned as the Men’s and Women’s Ireland all-rounder had tripped while
ACC Asia Cup Qualifier, Oman 20–24 August 2022 The winners were selected following T20I Cricketers of the Year. Yadav’s attempting a run.
a global vote conducted among an astounding year saw him score 1,164
27 August –
ACC Asia Cup 2022, UAE independent panel of specialist media T20I runs at a strike rate of 187.43, while
11 September 2022
representatives as well as ICC Hall of McGrath’s year included a gold medal in
Teams of the year
ACC Women’s Asia Cup, Bangladesh 1–15 October 2022 Famers and former international players. the Commonwealth Games. Along with the individual awards, five
Their votes were combined with those Teams of the Year 2022 were announced,
which captured the best combined XIs
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS across the different formats of men’s
and women’s international cricket.
Commonwealth Games, UK 29 July – 7 August 2022
“It’s lovely to have been Collectively representing 11 countries,
awarded the Rachael Heyhoe several World Cup winners, ICC Players
of the Month and top emerging talent
Flint Trophy, especially as made the teams, including India’s captain
CONTRACTED DOMESTIC LEAGUES
Rachael was such a legend Harmanpreet Kaur, Zimbabwe’s Sikandar
Abu Dhabi T10
23 November –
of the women’s game in Raza and England’s Jonny Bairstow.
4 December 2022
England and Wales. No
Lanka Premier League 6–23 December 2022
personal achievements are
Emirates Cricket Board 13 January – possible without the hard
International League T20 2023 12 February 2023
work and togetherness
of the whole team.”
Nat Sciver-Brunt,
ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year

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ICC PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

JUNE 2022 – MAY 2023
Men Women
June 2022 Jonny Bairstow (Eng) Marizanne Kapp (SA)
July 2022 Prabath Jayasuriya (SL) Emma Lamb (Eng)
August 2022 Sikandar Raza (Zim) Tahlia McGrath (Aus; pictured)
September 2022 Mohammad Rizwan (Pak) Harmanpreet Kaur (Ind)
October 2022 Virat Kohli (Ind) Nida Dar (Pak)
“I feel humbled to join the ranks November 2022 Jos Buttler (Eng) Sidra Ameen (Pak)
of some of the most iconic and December 2022 Harry Brook (Eng) Ashleigh Gardner (Aus)
respected names in our great sport. January 2023 Shubman Gill (Ind) Grace Scrivens (Eng)
I continue to look up to these
February 2023 Harry Brook (Eng) Ashleigh Gardner (Aus)
players as well as champions
March 2023 Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) Henriette Ishimwe (Rwa)
of the past for inspiration,
motivation and improvement.” April 2023 Fakhar Zaman (Pak) Naruemol Chaiwai (Thai)
May 2023 Harry Tector (Ire) Thipatcha Putthawong (Thai)
Babar Azam,
ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year
ICC TEST TEAM ICC ODI & T20I TEAMS

OF THE YEAR 2022 OF THE YEAR 2022
Men Men’s ODI Women’s ODI Men’s T20I Women’s T20I
Usman Khawaja (Aus) Babar Azam (Pak, capt) Alyssa Healy (Aus, wk) Jos Buttler (Eng, c/wk) Smriti Mandhana (Ind)
Kraigg Brathwaite (WI) Travis Head (Aus) Smriti Mandhana (Ind) Mohammad Rizwan (Pak) Beth Mooney (Aus)
Marnus Labuschagne (Aus) Shai Hope (WI) Laura Wolvaardt (SA) Virat Kohli (Ind) Sophie Devine (NZ, capt)
Babar Azam (Pak) Shreyas Iyer (Ind) Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng) Suryakumar Yadav (Ind) Ash Gardner (Aus)
Jonny Bairstow (Eng) Tom Latham (NZ, wk) Beth Mooney (Aus) Glenn Phillips (NZ) Tahlia McGrath (Aus)
Ben Stokes (Eng, capt; pictured) Sikandar Raza (Zim) Harmanpreet Kaur (Ind, c) Sikandar Raza (Zim) Nida Dar (Pak)
Rishabh Pant (Ind, wk) Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Ban) Amelia Kerr (NZ) Hardik Pandya (Ind) Deepti Sharma (Ind)
Pat Cummins (Aus) Alzarri Joseph (WI) Sophie Ecclestone (Eng) Sam Curran (Eng) Richa Ghosh (Ind, wk)
Kagiso Rabada (SA) Mohammed Siraj (Ind) Ayabonga Khaka (SA) Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) Sophie Ecclestone (Eng)
Nathan Lyon (Aus) Trent Boult (NZ) Renuka Singh (Ind) Haris Rauf (Pak) Inoka Ranaweera (SL)
James Anderson (Eng) Adam Zampa (Aus) Shabnim Ismail (SA) Josh Little (Ire) Renuka Singh (Ind; pict.)

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ICC DEVELOPMENT ICC Associate Member Men’s Performance
AWARDS
of the Year Global Winner went to
Cricket Namibia for their win over Sri Lanka in
the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. “It really is
a fairy tale story for Namibian cricket to have
beaten the former ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Champions,” skipper Gerhard Erasmus said.
100% Cricket Female Cricket Initiative of the Year
Global Winner went to the Nigeria Cricket Federation Regional winners: Japan Cricket Association,
The ICC celebrated the outstanding work carried out for pioneering a programme to deliver cricket programmes
to over 15,000 young girls in Zamfara State.
Cricket Namibia (global winner),
Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond,
by Associate Members for growing the game of cricket Regional winners: Cricket Association of Nepal, Nigeria Cricket
Federation (global winner), Cricket PNG, Cricket Romania
Emirates Cricket Board
in emerging markets at the ICC Development Awards

2022 – with African nations picking up all six awards.
The 2022 Awards recognised the excellent ICC Digital Fan Engagement
development and digital initiatives, of the Year Global Winner
social impact programmes and on-field went to the Uganda Cricket
performances delivered by the ICC’s Association for its use of social
Associate Members throughout the year, media to grow the support
with the progress made in growing cricket for their ICC U19 Men’s Cricket
in emerging nations taking centre stage. World Cup competing team.
The ICC continued its tradition of Regional winners: Bahrain

announcing the Regional Winners on 6 Cricket Federation, Cricket
April as a celebration of the International Finland, Japan Cricket
ICC Associate Member Women’s Performance
Day of Sport for Development and Peace. Association, Uganda Cricket
of the Year Global Winner went to the
Following an exceptional year of innovation Association (global winner)
Rwanda Cricket Association, after Rwanda
and growth, 23 ICC Member nations were fought off strong competition to reach the
recognised as Regional Winners, and were inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup
then put forward as nominees for the and won a match against Zimbabwe.
Global Awards to be announced in June.
Regional winners: Argentina Cricket
Cricket Namibia led the way by clinching Cricket 4 Good Social Impact Initiative of the Year Global Association, Persatuan Cricket Indonesia,
three Global Awards – for ICC Development Winner went to Cricket Namibia for their colourful Pledge Rwanda Cricket Association (global winner),
Initiative of the Year, ICC Associate 4 Pink campaign. The initiative saw a range of activities take Cricket Scotland, Cricket Association of Thailand
Member Men’s Performance of the Year place over a five-week period to raise awareness and significant
and Cricket 4 Good Social Impact Initiative funding for cancer treatment facilities in the country.
of the Year. The Nigeria Cricket Federation
(100% Cricket Female Cricket Initiative of Regional winners: Cricket Brasil, Bhutan Cricket Council Board,
the Year), Rwanda Cricket Association Croatia Cricket Federation, Cricket Fiji, Cricket Namibia
(ICC Associate Member Women’s (global winner)
Performance of the Year) and Uganda
Cricket Association (ICC Digital Fan ICC Development Initiative of the Year Global Winner went
Engagement of the Year) were also to Cricket Namibia’s Ashburton Kwata Mini-Cricket Programme.
honoured for their inspiring contributions First launched in 2009, this inspiring programme aims to get cricket
to the growth of cricket worldwide in 2022. played in more schools across Namibia. It embraces the notion
of playing cricket in open environments, and promotes respect,
The specialist judging panel was made up leadership, and resilience through cricket.
of cricket legends Mel Jones, Graeme Smith
and Stafanie Taylor, as well as ICC Full Regional winners: Cricket Hong Kong, Persatuan Cricket Indonesia,
Members, ICC Partners and the Media, Cricket Namibia (global winner), Cricket Peru, Serbian Cricket Federation
with the global winners announced in June.

86 PROTECT // ICC HALL OF FAME 87
ICC HALL OF FAME CHARLOTTE EDWARDS

INTERNATIONAL CAREER: 1996-2016
Charlotte Edwards is one of the most

significant players in the history of
The year saw a trio of cricketing legends women’s cricket. She announced
herself on the cricketing stage
receive the sport’s highest honour. with a world-record unbeaten 173
against Ireland in the ICC Women’s
Cricket World Cup 1997. Later,
in 2009, she captained England
The ICC Hall of Fame celebrates the greatest 109th icons celebrated in the ICC Hall of Fame. to the ICC Women’s Cricket World
players ever to grace the game of cricket. Each The trio were honoured in a special induction Cup and the ICC Women’s T20
year, new entrants onto the prestigious list of evening and on-field ceremony in November World Cup. The first woman to
icons are chosen by existing Hall of Famers, at the historic Sydney Cricket Ground ahead pass 2,000 T20I runs, she retired as the
media representatives, and senior executives of the first semi-final for the ICC Men’s T20 leading run-scorer in women’s ODIs
from the Federation of International Cricketers’ World Cup 2022. and women’s T20Is.
Associations (FICA) and the ICC – and in 2022,
Chanderpaul and Edwards were joined in
the panel selected three new inductees.
Sydney by Qadir’s son Usman Qadir, who
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Charlotte Edwards reflected on his father’s legacy and his
and Abdul Qadir became the 107th, 108th and inspiration on Usman’s own international career.
SHIVNARINE CHANDERPAUL ABDUL QADIR

INTERNATIONAL CAREER: 1994-2015 INTERNATIONAL CAREER: 1977-93
Shivnarine Chanderpaul became just Abdul Qadir, who passed away in

the 10th batter in Test history, and 2019 at the age of 63, will forever be
only the second West Indian after remembered for outfoxing some
longtime teammate Brian Lara, to of the greatest batters in the game
make 10,000 Test runs, reaching the through his dynamism and variation
landmark against Australia in 2012. in approach. Hailed as one of the
An unorthodox batter, he was the greatest wrist-spinners ever to grace
rock of the West Indies batting line-up the game, his 236 Test wickets across
over a 21-year international career. a 13-year career place him third in
His achievements include 30 Test the list of Pakistan’s all-time prolific
centuries, setting the record of seven spinners, while his 9-56 against
half-centuries in consecutive Test England in 1987 remains the best
innings, and amassing 8,778 runs in Test innings figures for a Pakistan
268 ODI outings. bowler and the eighth best all-time.

88 SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 89
THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL LIMITED

SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31 DECEMBER 2022

REPORT FROM THE CHAIR REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR

OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ICC
I am delighted to present my fifth and final report on behalf of the Audit Committee, concluding my tenure OPINION
as ICC’s Audit Committee Chair. The summary consolidated financial statements, which comprise the summary consolidated statement of financial position as
It has been a privilege chairing the Committee over this period of diverse challenges, and during such at 31 December 2022, the summary consolidated statement of comprehensive income, summary consolidated statement of
an exciting time for the game. As the outgoing Chair, I wish to congratulate Mr Vijay Malhotra on his changes in Members’ Funds and summary consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and related notes, are
appointment as Chair and wish him well for the future. derived from the complete audited consolidated financial statements of The International Cricket Council Limited (“ICC”) and its
subsidiaries (the “ICC Group”) for the year ended 31 December 2022.
The ICC Audit Committee met twice between 1 June 2022 and 31 May 2023. During this time, controls and
regulations around the various strands of ICC business remained effective, responsive and fit-for-purpose, In our opinion, the accompanying summary consolidated financial statements are consistent, in all material respects, with the
particularly amid the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. audited consolidated financial statements, in accordance with the basis described in Note 2.
Throughout this period, we were appraised by the ICC management on business operations and updates to
the risk register, as well as ethics and code-of-conduct-related processes. SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As per the Committee’s Terms of Reference, we are required to review the Audited Financial Statements and External Auditor’s The summary consolidated financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required by International Financial Reporting
report and make appropriate recommendations. At our last meeting in March, we reviewed and discussed the report and draft Standards applied in the preparation of the audited consolidated financial statements of ICC Group. Reading the summary
statements for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022. The review included assessing the accounting principles, significant consolidated financial statements and the auditor’s report thereon, therefore, is not a substitute for reading the audited
estimates, the auditor’s independence and the overall presentation of the Financial Statements. consolidated financial statements and auditor’s report thereon.
One of our core roles is to assess the objectivity and independence of the External Auditor and highlight any conflicts of interest.
THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OUR REPORT THEREON
We confirm that we have periodically evaluated their performances and independence, and the impact of any non-audit services
on their objectivity. We expressed an unmodified audit opinion on the audited consolidated financial statements in our report dated 4 April 2023.
That report also includes an emphasis of matter section relating to the below:
The first meeting of every year also requires us to endorse the Statement of Internal Control (issued by the management) to the
Board in order to provide them with the necessary assurances regarding the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control i) a legal action against ICC that draws attention to Note 19 to the audited consolidated financial statements. Refer Note 4 to the
framework. This statement is prepared after due consideration of the results of the audits undertaken by the internal audit summary consolidated financial statements for the disclosure of the legal action against ICC.
department, the extent to which audit recommendations have been implemented, the integrity of ICC’s risk management
process, minutes of key ICC Committees, and discussions and reviews carried out alongside other relevant areas of ICC business ii) ongoing dispute between a Member and the Group concerning a deduction from the distributions made by the Group to the
throughout the 12 months. Member that draws attention to Note 20 (d) to the audited consolidated financial statements. Refer Note 5 to the summary
consolidated financial statements for the disclosure of the status of discussions between a Member and the Group.
In my closing remarks, I express my gratitude to the ICC Chair, Directors and management, who continue to show the utmost
cooperation and support to enable the Committee to achieve its objectives. The summary consolidated financial statements and the audited consolidated financial statements do not reflect the effects of
On behalf of the Audit Committee, events that occurred subsequent to the date of our report on the audited consolidated financial statements.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Board of Directors are responsible for the preparation of the summary consolidated financial statements in accordance with
the basis described in Note 2.
Yuvraj Narayan AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITY

Chair
Dubai, 1 June 2023 Our responsibility is to express an opinion on whether the summary consolidated financial statements are consistent, in all material
respects, with the audited consolidated financial statements based on our procedures, which were conducted in accordance with
International Standard on Auditing (ISA) 810 (Revised), “Engagements to Report on Summary Financial Statements”.
For Ernst & Young,
Thodla Hari Gopal

Partner
Registration No: 689
4 April 2023
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PREPARED FROM THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL LIMITED PREPARED FROM THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL LIMITED
AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF 2022 2021 SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF 2022 2021
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME USD’000 USD’000 FINANCIAL POSITION USD’000 USD’000
Event related activities ASSETS

Revenue from ICC Events 412,862 432,146 Non-current assets 860,633 663,565
Costs relating to ICC Events (168,262) (96,510) Current assets (excluding bank balances and cash) 153,105 350,444
Other activities Bank balances and cash 298,988 233,783
Other revenue 11,746 25,642 TOTAL ASSETS 1,312,726 1,247,792
Interest and investment income – net 7,321 4,979
General and administrative expenses (43,829) (34,016) LIABILITIES
Finance costs (3,405) (2,861) Deposit received (non-current) 53,990 97,019
Foreign exchange loss (637) (618) Other non-current liabilities 7,230 5,839
Net loss on financial assets and derivative financial instruments (7,421) (3,155) Deposit received (current) 101,456 6,631
NET SURPLUS BEFORE TAXATION 208,375 325,607 Accounts payable and accruals 67,221 57,450
Taxation – – Advances from sponsors 169,830 376,229
NET SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR 208,375 325,607 TOTAL LIABILITIES 399,727 543,168
Other comprehensive income for the year – –
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR 208,375 325,607 REPRESENTED BY
Members' funds
Allocable surplus 841,661 625,436
Reserves 71,338 79,188
TOTAL MEMBERS' FUNDS 912,999 704,624
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' FUNDS 1,312,726 1,247,792
The audited consolidated financial statements were authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 4 April 2023 and were signed on
their behalf by:
Greg Barclay Geoff Allardice

Chair Chief Executive Officer
The attached notes 1 to 6 form part of these summary consolidated financial statements. The attached notes 1 to 6 form part of these summary consolidated financial statements.


SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF Allocable General

SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF 2022 2021
surplus reserve Total
CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ FUNDS USD’000 USD’000 USD’000 CASH FLOWS USD’000 USD’000
As at 1 January 2021 296,550 82,467 379,017 Net surplus before taxation 208,375 325,607
Total comprehensive income for the year 325,607 – 325,607 Non-cash adjustments to reconcile surplus to net cash flows 6,181 196
Transfers 3,279 (3,279) – Working capital adjustments 4,145 19,427
Payments for employees’ end of service benefits, income tax and others (311) (708)
At 31 December 2021 625,436 79,188 704,624
Net cash flows from operating activities 218,390 344,522
Total comprehensive income for the year 208,375 – 208,375
Transfers 7,850 (7,850) – Net cash flows used in investing activities (101,051) (180)
Net cash flows used in financing activities (156,522) (175,937)
At 31 December 2022 841,661 71,338 912,999
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (39,183) 168,405
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 233,783 65,378
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT 31 DECEMBER 194,600 233,783
The attached notes 1 to 6 form part of these summary consolidated financial statements. The attached notes 1 to 6 form part of these summary consolidated financial statements.


NOTES TO SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTES TO SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
1 ACTIVITIES 2 BASIS OF PREPARATION (continued)

The aforementioned financial statements comprise the financial statements of the ICC and its following subsidiaries
The International Cricket Council Limited (the “Company” or “ICC”) is a company limited by guarantee and does not have
(“the ICC Group”):
share capital, it is incorporated in British Virgin Islands. The registered office of ICC is at Commerce House, Wickhams Cay 1,
P.O. Box 3140, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. There are currently 108 Members.
Name of the subsidiary Country of incorporation Percentage shareholding Principal activities
The ICC Group’s principal place of business is at Street 69, Dubai Sports City, Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road, 2022 2021
P.O. Box 500070, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
To manage the commercial
ICC Business Corporation
The International Cricket Council Limited (“ICC”) is the international governing body for International Test Match, United Arab Emirates 100% 100% rights relating to cricket events
FZ LLC (IBC)
International One-Day and International Twenty20 cricket. The ICC is primarily responsible for all aspects of the of ICC from 1 July 2015.
day-to-day operations and the development of international cricket. This extensive remit includes management To manage the commercial
ICC Development
of the ICC Code of Conduct, the playing conditions and all other regulatory functions and services relevant to the British Virgin Islands 100% 100% rights relating to cricket events
(International) Limited (IDI)*
international game, provision of qualified and independent Match Officials for Tests, One Day and Twenty20 Internationals of ICC up until 30 June 2015.
and initiating and implementing key policy decisions for the benefit of the game. No shares No shares To administer, develop,
issued. issued. co-ordinate and promote the
ICC Americas United States of America
FINANCIAL MODEL: 2015–2023 CYCLE ICC is the ICC is the sport of cricket throughout
In June 2017, the members approved a financial model for the period 2015-2023 whereby ICC, amongst others, sole member. sole member. the Americas region.
retrospectively discontinued the contribution cost and test cricket fund, and replaced it with a new model of distribution To provide administrative
of surplus (i.e. dividends / distributions) to the members. As a result, management had reversed the liabilities towards the services to ICC group
International Cricket Council
contribution cost and test cricket fund to the consolidated statement of comprehensive income during the year 2017 and United Arab Emirates 100% 100% companies. From 1 January 2019,
FZ-LLC
classified the amounts paid to members as per the new financial model as advances to members. These advances will be this includes managing the
eventually offset against the surplus distributed to members during the remaining period until 2023. ICC Development Program.
2 BASIS OF PREPARATION
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The following are the Subsidiaries of IDI:
The summary consolidated financial statements have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of
the ICC Group which were approved by the Board on 4 April 2023. These summary consolidated financial statements were Name of the subsidiary Country of incorporation Percentage shareholding Principal activities
authorised for issue on 4 April 2023. 2022 2021
The audited consolidated financial statements are available at the Headquarters of the ICC in Dubai Sports City. To manage certain commercial
IDI Mauritius Ltd* Mauritius 100% 100%
The summary consolidated financial statements are presented in considerably less detail than the annual audited rights of IDI.
consolidated financial statements for the convenience of readers and are consistent, in all material respects, with the
audited consolidated financial statements. * IDI and its subsidiary IDI Mauritius Ltd is expected to be liquidated upon completion of certain formalities.
These entities do not undertake any significant commercial transactions.
The consolidated financial statements have been presented in US Dollars, which is the functional currency of the Company.
All values are rounded to the nearest thousand (USD’000) except otherwise stated.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The aforementioned financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB).
The aforementioned financial statements are prepared on a historical cost basis, except for certain financial assets and
derivative financial instruments that have been measured at fair value.


NOTES TO SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) NOTES TO SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
3 DISCLOSURES RELATING TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 5 MEMBER DISPUTES

The audited consolidated financial statements of the ICC Group are available at the Headquarters of the ICC in During the year 2019, the Group had adjusted the amount of USD 23.75 million due from a Member in respect of the
Dubai Sports City. For the significant accounting policies and detailed notes to the consolidated financial statements withholding tax on Media Rights agreement for the ICC World Twenty20 2016 against their share of distributions as per the
please refer to the audited consolidated financial statements. directive of the Board of Directors. The decision was based on the Board of Director’s assessment of the enforceability of the
terms of the Host agreement dated 12 October 2014 between the Group and the Member.
4 CONTINGENCIES In February 2020, the Member notified the Group via an independent legal counsel that the Member does not accept
ESSEL SPORTS PVT LTD the offset of the withholding tax of USD 23.75 million and their liability for such taxes (together “the disputes”). The disputes
were referred to the ICC Dispute Resolution Committee in April 2020, and proceedings thereof are yet to commence as
In 2007, Essel Sports Pvt Ltd initiated a lawsuit against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (“BCCI”) in the Delhi High of the date of authorisation of these consolidated financial statements.
Court, claiming that the BCCI’s decision not to recognise the Indian Cricket League (“ICL”) and to take certain actions against
those involved with the ICL was unlawful (the “Indian Action”). The Indian Action was at an advanced stage with the parties
in the midst of making their final arguments when the judge hearing the case was transferred and the matter was placed 6 IMPACT OF COVID
before a new judge in April 2019 to be heard afresh. The Indian Action has therefore continued since April 2019 but has been
The outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including the government and public response to the
subject to adjournments and a delay (not least due to Covid) resulting in the case continuing into 2022.
challenges, continues to progress and evolve. In addition to the safety measures that have already been put in place, the
At the end of 2021, representatives of Essel (now known as PAN India Infraproject P Ltd) informed the Indian court that Group had undertaken a comprehensive contingency planning exercise including evaluating the terms of the contracts
Essel was facing insolvency and moratorium proceedings and that there was a petition pending adjudication before the with its commercial partners and exploring all options available in relation to future events based on a range of scenarios
Supreme Court of India (the “Supreme Court”), which would determine the fate of the cases filed by Essel against third connected to the pandemic. After careful evaluation of the situation and with the health and well-being of the global
parties, including the lawsuit above. cricket family being the highest priority, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in Australia in 2020 had been
postponed and held in the current year. Also, some of the ICC pathway events scheduled in 2022 have been postponed.
A representative of Essel appeared before the Indian Court in early 2022 to provide an update on the matter but the Indian The decisions have been taken in line with Government and public health authority advice.
Court adjourned the matter as there was a dispute over whether the representative could appear on behalf of Essel given
the apparent status of Essel. The Indian Court had therefore adjourned the hearing to 31 March 2022 directing Essel to We are aware that developments thereof may have an impact on the schedule of future tournaments and thereby the
appear with the appropriate representative and to share the official documentation showing the moratorium and judgment Group’s future financial results, cash flows and financial condition.
of the Supreme Court on which Essel was now wishing to rely. This has now happened and in light of the moratorium the
Indian Court has adjourned the case indefinitely.
A suit was also filed in England in 2010 (against ICC, and the England and Wales Cricket Board “ECB”) and served upon
the ICC and the ECB (the “English Action”). As part of the defence to the English Action, and because of the substantial
overlap between the issues raised in the English and Indian Actions, the BCCI, ICC and ECB sought an anti-suit injunction
from the Indian courts, preventing ICL from taking any further steps in the English Action (against all of those three
parties) until the Indian Action has been dealt with. Such an injunction was granted. The Supreme Court subsequently
permitted Essel to proceed with an appeal against the anti-suit injunction granted by the Divisional Bench of the
Delhi High Court preventing it from suing the BCCI/ECB/ICC in England pending trial of the underlying Indian action.
On 1 September 2017, however, as the underlying suit (namely “Indian Action”) was in the final stages of being heard,
the Supreme Court dismissed the special leave petitions and directed that the District Court should hear and decide
the underlying suit within three months of the date of the order, without any interference from the Supreme Court.
The appeal proceedings (against the anti-suit injunction) have therefore effectively been dismissed and come to an end.
As at the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements, the Group’s management remain unaware of any
momentum from the BCCI towards settling the Indian Action (and all related proceedings) in a way that is satisfactory
to all, but this possibility remains within the control of the BCCI.
External lawyers have been appointed to act collectively for the ICC, ECB and BCCI in defending the English Action
(including pursuit of and challenge to the anti-suit injunction in India). The advice received from those lawyers is that
the ICC and its Members will be able to mount a robust defence of the English Action and consequently no provision has
been made in the consolidated financial statements in this respect. In addition, in 2010, the court in England granted a stay
on hearing this matter until the Indian action is resolved and this remains the case.
Related to these actions, the ICC Board has agreed to provide an indemnity to Members in relation to all costs, damages
and awards that might be made against any of them as a result of the English Action. As at the reporting date, no amounts
in relation to such indemnity has been recognised on the consolidated financial statements as the probability of any such
outflow looks unlikely.

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