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{{Short description|Cricket governing body}}
{{About|the American subdivision of the International Cricket Council||ICC (disambiguation){{!}}ICC}}
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{{Infobox Organization
| name                     = ICC Americas
| image_border             = 
| caption                  = 
| formerly                 = 
| motto                    = 
| formation                = 2001; 23 years ago
| full_name                = 
| purpose                  = Cricket administration
| headquarters             = [[Toronto]], Canada (2001-2016)<br>[[Colorado Springs]], United States (2016-present)
| membership               = 17
| language                 = English
| region_served            = [[Americas]]
| leader_title             = Regional Development Manager
| leader_name              = Fara Gorsi
| key_people               = 
| parent_organization      = [[International Cricket Council|ICC]]
| website                  = {{url|https://www.icc-cricket.com/about/members/americas|americas}}
}}

The '''ICC Americas''' is the [[International Cricket Council]] region responsible for administration of the sport of [[cricket]] in [[the Americas]]. It is a subordinate body to the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC). The organisation currently has 17 members, located in [[Northern America]], [[Central America]], [[South America]], and the [[Caribbean]], and is responsible for the development, promotion and administration of the game in the above regions.

ICC Americas oversees the regional qualification tournaments for the [[Cricket World Cup]], the [[Women's Cricket World Cup]], the [[ICC Men's T20 World Cup]], the [[ICC Women's T20 World Cup]], and the [[Under-19 Cricket World Cup]]. Previously it ran the [[ICC Americas Championship]] as the premier international competition in the region. The World Cup itself has only been held in the region on a single occasion, when the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]] was hosted by the West Indies. In 2024, the [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|T20 World Cup]] was held here when it was hosted by West Indies and USA jointly. Previously the regional office was located in [[Toronto]], but it was relocated to [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]], in 2016.<ref name="Colorado">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content/story/996143.html |title=ICC Americas office to relocate from Toronto to Colorado |access-date=9 April 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo|date=9 April 2016 }}</ref>

==List of members==
[[File:Members of the International Cricket Council located in the Americas.png|thumbnail|upright=1.5|Members of the International Cricket Council located in the Americas.<br />{{Color box|#ff0000|border=darkgray}} Full members (1 -> West Indies)<br />{{Color box|#ff6600|border=darkgray}} Associate members with [[One Day International|ODI]] status (2 -> Canada & United States)<br />{{Color box|#ff9900|border=darkgray}} Associate members (14)<br />{{Color box|#333333|border=darkgray}} Former members (1)<br />{{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} Non-members]]
=== Members of ICC America s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Members of the ICC America
|-
!No. !! Country !! Association !! ICC Membership<br>Status !! ICC<br>Membership !! ICC America<br>Membership
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align: center;"|'''Full Members status of the ICC America (1)'''
|-
|1
|{{cr|West Indies}}
|[[Cricket West Indies]]
|Full Member
|31 May 1926
|2001
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align: center;"|'''Associate members with ODI and T20I status (2)'''
|-
|2
|{{cr|USA}}
|[[USA Cricket]]
|Associate
|1965-2017, 2019
|2001
|-
|3
|{{cr|Canada}}
|[[Cricket Canada]]
|Associate
|1968
|2001
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align: center;"|'''Associate members with T20I status (14)'''
|-
|4
|{{cr|Argentina}}
|[[Cricket Argentina]]
|Associate
|1974
|
|-
|5
|{{cr|Bahamas}}
|[[Bahamas Cricket Association]]
|Associate
|2017
|
|-
|6
|{{cr|Belize}}
|[[Belize National Cricket Association]]
|Associate
|2017
|
|-
|7
|{{cr|Bermuda}}
|[[Bermuda Cricket Board]]
|Associate
|1966
|
|-
|8
|{{cr|Brazil}}
|[[Brazilian Cricket Confederation]]
|Associate
|2017
|
|-
|9
|{{cr|Cayman Islands}}
|[[Cayman Islands Cricket Association]]
|Associate
|2002
|
|-
|10
|{{cr|Chile}}
|[[Chilean Cricket Association]]
|Associate
|2017
|
|-
|11
|{{cr|Costa Rica}}
|[[Costa Rica Cricket Federation]]
|Associate
|2017
|
|-
|12
|{{cr|Falkland Islands}}
|[[Falkland Cricket Association]]
|Associate
|2017
|
|-
|13
|{{cr|Mexico}}
|[[Mexico Cricket Association]]
|Associate
|2017
|
|-
|14
|{{cr|Panama}}
|[[Panama Cricket Association]]
|Associate
|2017
|
|-
|15
|{{cr|Peru}}
|[[Peru Cricket Association]]
|Associate
|2017
|
|-
|16
|{{cr|Suriname}}
|[[Suriname Cricket Board]]
|Associate
|2011
|
|-
|17
|{{cr|Turks and Caicos Islands}}
|[[Turks and Caicos Cricket Association]]
|Associate
|2017
|
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align: center;"|'''Non Members of ICC America (5)'''
|-
|18
|{{cr|Colombia}}
|[[Colombia Cricket Association]]
|Associate
|
|
|-
|19
|{{cr|Cuba}}
|[[Cuban Cricket Commission]]
|Associate 
|
|
|-
|20
|{{cr|Ecuador}}
|[[Ecuador Cricket Association]]
|Associate
|
|
|-
|21
|{{cr|Uruguay}}
|[[Uruguay Cricket Association]]
|Associate
|
|
|-
|22
|{{cr|Venezuela}}
|[[Venezuela Cricket Association]]
|Associate
|
|
|}

===Former members===
*{{cr|Cuba}} 
Following their suspension in 2013, [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] never issued a media release confirming Cuba were expelled but the name of the member is no longer found in any of the pages of [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] website.

== Tournaments ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
!Tournament
!Latest edition 
!Champions
!Next edition
|-
|[[North American Cup|Men's North American Cup]] 
|[[2025 North American Cup|2025]] 
|{{cr|United States}}
|[[2025 North American Cup|2026]]
|-
|[[2025 Men's Central American Championship|Men's Central American Championship]]
|[[2025 Men's Central American Championship|2025]]
|{{cr|Panama}} {{cr|Mexico}}
|[[2025 Men's Central American Championship|2026]]
|-
|[[South American Cricket Championship]]
|[[Men's South American Cricket Championship|2024]]
|{{cr|Panama}}
|[[Men's South American Cricket Championship|2025]]
|-
|[[South American Cricket Championship|Women's South American Cricket Championship]]
|[[Women's South American Cricket Championship|2024]]
|{{crw|Brazil}}
|[[Women's South American Cricket Championship|2025]]
|}

==Related organisations==

The short-lived '''Cricket Council of the Americas''' (CCAM) was formed in April 2001, after delegates from fifteen countries met in [[Antigua]]. The organisation was patterned after the three existing regional cricket councils at the time,{{Efn|The [[Africa Cricket Association]], the [[Asian Cricket Council]], and the [[European Cricket Council]].}} and it was noted that one of its primary reasons for existence was "to deliver more effectively and efficiently the ICC development programme". It was stated that, as a result of the council's establishment, "the region [would] now be responsible for the strategy and the delivery of its own development programmes, as well as tournament management and funding arrangements".<ref name="nicholas">Derrick Nicholas (12 April 2001). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/95180.html "Cricket Council of the Americas formed at historic meeting"] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2016.</ref>

The council had fifteen members at its peak, listed below.{{Efn|name=Chile}} The inaugural meeting was also attended by delegates from two other countries, [[Guadeloupe]] and [[Mexico]], but those countries were not given membership.<ref>(11 April 2001). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/95172.html "ICC Americas Development Region: Regional body formed at successful Americas Forum"] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2016.</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* {{cr|Argentina}}
* {{cr|Bahamas}}
* {{cr|Belize}}
* {{cr|Bermuda}}
* {{cr|Brazil}}
* {{cr|Canada}}
* {{cr|Cayman Islands}}
* {{cr|Chile}}{{Efn|name=Chile|There is conflicting information about whether Chile and Paraguay were, in fact, members of the council. An April 2001 article published by [[ESPNcricinfo|CricInfo]] reported that the CCAM had 15 members, including the [[Chilean Cricket Association|Chile Cricket Association]] and [[Paraguay Cricket Association]].<ref name="nicholas"/> However, an ICC media release in August 2001 listed only 13 members, omitting those countries.<ref>(22 August 2001). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/96529.html "First-Ever Global Cricket Development Symposium in the Americas"] – International Cricket Council. Retrieved from ESPNcricinfo, 17 February 2016.</ref>}}
* {{cr|Costa Rica}}
* {{cr|Cuba}}
* {{cr|Panama}}
* {{cr|Peru}}
* {{cr|Turks and Caicos Islands}}
* {{cr|United States}}
* {{cr|West Indies}}
{{div col end}}

==Representative teams==

===Senior men's team===

In June 2015, it was announced that a combined team from the Americas development region would participate in the 2015–16 season of the [[Regional Super50]], the West Indian domestic limited-overs competition.<ref>Peter Della Penna (22 June 2015). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/890315.html Open tryout in USA for regional team in 2016 WICB Super50] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref> To select the squad for the tournament, an open combine was held in September 2015 at the [[Indianapolis World Sports Park]], divided into two sections. The first part of the combine featured 83 invitees from five countries, although the vast majority (65, or 78 percent) were from the United States.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content/story/908815.html "ICC Americas announce 83 players for first-round trial"] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref> Another 21 players were fast-tracked to the second part of the combine, where they were eventually joined by 12 of the first-section participants.<ref>Peter Della Penna (28 July 2015). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content/story/903983.html "Twenty-one players fast-tracked to audition for Americas team"] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref> The final squad featured nine Americans and six Canadians, with no other countries represented.<ref>[http://www.iccamericas.com/newsdetails/24069_1444284900/ICC%20announces%20Americas%20Regional%20team "ICC announces Americas Regional team"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404153747/http://iccamericas.com/newsdetails/24069_1444284900/ICC%20announces%20Americas%20Regional%20team |date=4 April 2016 }} – ICC Americas. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref>

===Senior women's team===

Following the 2007 Women's Americas Championship in [[King City, Ontario]], an Americas Select XI was selected from the three participating teams ([[Argentina women's national cricket team|Argentina]], [[Bermuda women's national cricket team|Bermuda]], and [[Canada women's national cricket team|Canada]]).<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/6/Womens_Americas_Championship_2007.html Women's Americas Championship 2007] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref> Captained by Ave Mogan, a Canadian, the team played a one-off match against the [[Trinidad and Tobago women's national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]] national women's under-17 side, which it lost by five wickets.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/125/125292.html Americas Women v Trinidad and Tobago Under-17s Women], Women's Americas Championship 2007 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref>

The exercise was repeated after the 2009 Americas Championship in [[Fort Lauderdale]], [[Florida]], which featured two new teams ([[Brazil women's national cricket team|Brazil]] and the [[United States women's national cricket team|United States]]).<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/12/Womens_Americas_Championship_2009.html Women's Americas Championship 2009] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref> With U.S. player [[Roselyn Emmanuel]] serving as captain, the team's opponent was a Trinidad and Tobago development XI, which went on to win by 29 runs in a rain-interrupted match at [[Central Broward Regional Park]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/245/245207.html Americas Women v Trinidad and Tobago Development Women], Women's Americas Championship 2009 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref>

===Age-group teams===
At the [[2000 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2000 Under-19 World Cup]] in Sri Lanka, the Americas development region was represented by a combined team, captained by future Canadian international [[Ashish Bagai]].<ref name="u19odi">{{cite web |title=Under-19 ODI matches played by Americas Under-19s |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/492/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=18 April 2024}}</ref> The team failed to win a single match (a fate it shared with [[Namibia national under-19 cricket team|Namibia]]), with its closest game being a seven-run loss to the [[Netherlands national under-19 cricket team|Netherlands]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/69/69149.html Americas Under-19s v Netherlands Under-19s], ICC Under-19 World Cup 1999/00 (Plate Group Two) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref> Four countries were represented in the 14-man squad, which featured three Americans, three Argentines, four Bermudians, and four Canadians.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/ICC_Under-19_World_Cup_1999-00/Americas_Under-19s_Batting.html Batting and fielding for Americas under-19s], ICC Under-19 World Cup 1999/00 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref> All matches at the World Cup held under-19 [[One Day International]] (ODI) status.<ref name="u19odi"/>

A combined Americas under-19 team also played at the 2002, 2003, and 2004 editions of the [[West Indies Cricket Board]]'s under-19 tournament. The 2002 event featured both three-day and one-day tournaments, with the latter played as a knock-out cup. However, the team, which featured [[Cayman Islands|Caymanian]] players for the first time, did not win a match in either format.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/492/Other_Matches.html Other matches played by Americas under-19s] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529004039/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/492/Other_Matches.html |date=29 May 2018 }} – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref> That performance was repeated at both the 2003 and 2004 events.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/9/TCL_Group_West_Indies_Under-19_Limited_Overs_Challenge_2003.html TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Limited Overs Challenge 2003] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/9/TCL_Group_West_Indies_Under-19_Limited_Overs_Challenge_2004.html TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Limited Overs Challenge 2004] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref>

In 2012, it was announced that the Americas development region would field a combined team in the [[West Indies Cricket Board|WICB]] regional under-19 tournament, although it would have the age restriction loosened by one year compared to the other teams.<ref>(25 July 2012). [http://antiguaobserver.com/icc-americas-to-play-in-wicb-under-19/ "ICC Americas to play in WICB Under-19"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060537/http://antiguaobserver.com/icc-americas-to-play-in-wicb-under-19/ |date=4 March 2016 }} – ''The Daily Observer''. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref> The 2012 tournament was interrupted by rain, but the Americas under-20s side lost all three of its six matches where a result was possible.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/17/West_Indies_Cricket_Board_Under-19_Limited_Overs_Tournament_2012.html West Indies Cricket Board Under-19 Limited Overs Tournament 2012] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref> The team won its first ever match the following year, defeating the [[Leeward Islands cricket team|Leeward Islands]] by three wickets,<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/555/555265.html Leeward Islands Under-19s v ICC Americas Under-20s], West Indies Cricket Board Under-19 Limited Overs Tournament 2013 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref> but were once again winless at the 2014 event, and were not invited back in 2015.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/21/21499/Other_Matches.html Other matches played by Americas under-20s] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820153441/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/21/21499/Other_Matches.html |date=20 August 2016 }} – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2015.</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Cricket}}
*[[History of the West Indian cricket team]]
*[[List of International Cricket Council members]]
*[[West Indies women's cricket team]]
*[[Cricket in Argentina]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
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==External links==

{{International cricket}}

[[Category:International Cricket Council]]

[[Category:Sports governing bodies in the Americas]]
[[Category:Cricket in the Americas]]