The International Cricket Council is the world governing body of cricket, which began as the Imperial Cricket Conference with England, Australia and South Africa as members, meeting at Lord's. It later welcomed other countries from the Commonwealth, and it was renamed more than once as its membership widened. It sets the laws of international cricket together with the Marylebone Cricket Club, which owns the Laws of Cricket, and it organizes the cricket World Cups and other major tournaments. South Africa was excluded from international cricket during the apartheid era, and returned in 1991. The council moved its headquarters from London to Dubai in 2005, and in recent years it has been dominated by the economic power of the Indian board.
Before and after
- 1909Paul Ehrlich discovers Salvarsan, the first modern chemotherapy
- 2 January 1909Origins of Elfstedentocht
- 10 February 1909Founding of Suzuki Motor Corporation
- 22 April 1909Birth of Rita Levi-Montalcini
- 15 June 1909Founding of International Cricket Council
- 30 August 1909Charles Walcott discovers the Burgess Shale
- 7 September 1909Founding of Real Sociedad
- 21 September 1909Birth of Kwame Nkrumah
- 3 October 1909Founding of Bologna F.C. 1909
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- 12 May 1792Founding of New York Stock Exchange
- 4 June 1880Introduction of Bulgarian lev
- 23 June 1894Founding of International Olympic Committee
- from 6 April 1896 to 15 April 1896The first modern Olympic Games open in Athens
- 1903Rise of Bolsheviks
- 1907Rise of scouting
The era
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