ICC East Asia-Pacific

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ICC East Asia-Pacific
AbbreviationICC EAP
Formation1996;28 years ago (1996)
PurposeCricket administration
Location
Coordinates 37°49′05″S144°58′48″E / 37.818°S 144.980°E / -37.818; 144.980
Membership
12
Official language
English
Regional
Development
Manager
Andrew Faichney
Parent organization
 ICC
Website www.icc-cricket.com/about/members/east-asia-pacific

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

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

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

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

Tournaments

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

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

Member countries

Full Members

Current Full Members of the ICC East Asia Pacific
No.CountryAssociationMembership
status		ICC
membership		EAP
membership
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Cricket Australia Full Member19091996
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand New Zealand Cricket Full Member19261996

Associate Members with T20I status

Current Associate Members with T20I status of the ICC East Asia Pacific
No.CountryAssociationMembership
status		ICC
membership		EAP
membership
1Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Cook Islands Cricket Association Associate20002000
2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Cricket Fiji Associate19662001
3Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Indonesian Cricket Association Associate20012001 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Japan Cricket Association Associate19892001 [lower-alpha 2]
5Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Cricket PNG Associate19732001
6Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Philippine Cricket Association Associate20002000
7Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Samoa International Cricket Association Associate20002000
8Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Korea Cricket Association Associate20012001
9Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Vanuatu Cricket Association Associate19951996
10Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Tonga Cricket Association —2000–20142000

Notes:

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

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

Former members of the Asian Cricket Council

CountryAssociationICC Membership
status		ICC
membership		ACC
membership
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Cricket Fiji Associate19651996–2001
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Cricket PNG Associate19731996–2001

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