Formation | 1958 |
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Dissolved | 2005 |
The International Women's Cricket Council was formed in February 1958 by the women's cricket associations of Australia, England, the Netherlands, New Zealand and South Africa to organise international matches between the countries. [1]
In 2005 it was merged with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to form one unified body to help manage and develop cricket. [2]
The IWCC had a maximum of 13 members at one time, and 17 members in total in the course of its history. [3] Founding members are marked with a dagger (†).
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The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is the sport's oldest world championship, with the first tournament held in England in 1973. Matches are played as One Day Internationals (ODIs) over 50 overs per team, while there is also another championship for Twenty20 International cricket, the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
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