The International Women's Cricket Council was formed in February 1958 by the women's cricket associations of

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and

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to organise international matches between the countries. In 2005 it was merged with the

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(ICC) to form one unified body to help manage and develop cricket.

List of members

The IWCC had a maximum of 13 members at one time, and 17 members in total in the course of its history.International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) Seventeenth Meeting
– Women's Cricket History. Retrieved 30 November 2015. Founding members are marked with a dagger (†). ;Full members * (from 1958) † * (1973–1978) * (from 1985) * (from 1958) † * (from 1973) * (from 1985) * (1969–1978) * (from 1958) † * (from 1958) † * (from 1997) * (from 1958) † * (from 1997) * (1973–1978) * (from 1978) ;Affiliate members * (from 1995) * (from 1995) ;Observers * (1993 only) * (1976–1978)

References

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