From emerging of Imperial Cricket Conference firstly (1909 - 1963) involving three countries England, Australia and South Africa; then International Cricket Conference (1964 - 1988) and finally International Cricket Council since 1989 with present member of 105 . A special meeting in 1989 agreed a set of rules effectively banning from Test cricket players who had sporting links with South Africa. In July of the same year, the ICC had another name change - to International Cricket Council - but still retained the three initials that had served from its inception. This was also the year in which the practice of the President of MCC automatically assuming the chairmanship of ICC came to an end, but with the election of Colin Cowdrey, it was still a British hand at the helm. The newly-named organisation had more teeth: it was no longer confined to making recommendations to national governing bodies; now it could impose binding decisions on Members. UAE joined as an Associate in 1990.
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