ICC East Asia-Pacific

ICC East Asia-Pacific
Abbreviation	ICC EAP
Formation	1996; 28 years ago
Purpose	Cricket administration
Location	Melbourne, Australia;
Coordinates	37°49′05″S 144°58′48″E / 37.818°S 144.980°E
Region served	East Asia and Oceania
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.

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.	Country	Association	Membership status	ICC membership	EAP membership
1	Australia	Cricket Australia	Full Member	1909	1996
2	New Zealand	New Zealand Cricket	Full Member	1926	1996

Associate Members with T20I status

Current Associate Members with T20I status of the ICC East Asia Pacific
No.	Country	Association	Membership status	ICC membership	EAP membership
1	Cook Islands	Cook Islands Cricket Association	Associate	2000	2000
2	Fiji	Cricket Fiji	Associate	1966	2001
3	Indonesia	Indonesian Cricket Association	Associate	2001	2001^[a]
4	Japan	Japan Cricket Association	Associate	1989	2001^[b]
5	Papua New Guinea	Cricket PNG	Associate	1973	2001
6	Philippines	Philippine Cricket Association	Associate	2000	2000^[c]
7	Samoa	Samoa International Cricket Association	Associate	2000	2000
8	South Korea	Korea Cricket Association	Associate	2001	2001
9	Vanuatu	Vanuatu Cricket Association	Associate	1995	1996
10	Tonga	Tonga Cricket Association	—	2000–2014	2000

Notes:

^ Indonesia has ACC membership since 2024 while still remaining a part of ICC EAP region for ICC events qualification pathways.
^ 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.
^ Philippines has ACC membership while still remaining a part of ICC EAP region for ICC events qualification pathways.

Map

Former members of the Asian Cricket Council

Country	Association	ICC Membership status	ICC membership	ACC membership
Fiji	Cricket Fiji	Associate	1965	1996–2001
Papua New Guinea	Cricket PNG	Associate	1973	1996–2001

References

^ "ICC Members COUNTRIES 2008/2009". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
^ "ICC Regions". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "About East Asia-Pacific". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
^ "ICC EAP announce Tom Evans as new RDO". ICC EAP News. International Cricket Council. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2010.

External links

[5] Indonesia has ACC membership since 2024 while still remaining a part of ICC EAP region for ICC events qualification pathways.

[6] 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.

[7] Philippines has ACC membership while still remaining a part of ICC EAP region for ICC events qualification pathways.

[iccmembers1-1] "ICC Members COUNTRIES 2008/2009". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2010.

[iccregions1-2] "ICC Regions". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.

[icceap1-3] "About East Asia-Pacific". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.

[icceap2-4] "ICC EAP announce Tom Evans as new RDO". ICC EAP News. International Cricket Council. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2010.

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