This is a list of major tournaments that the ICC runs.
The ICC Cricket World Cup is the showpiece event of the cricket calendar and takes place every four years, with matches contested in a 50 overs per side format.
The ICC organises a second 50-overs per side event in addition to the ICC Cricket World Cup called the ICC Champions Trophy, which takes place every two years. The event, formally known as the ICC Knockout, has been contested six times and Australia is the only side to have won the competition on two occasions.
The inaugural ICC World Twenty20 competition took place in South Africa in September 2007. The competition, which lasted for just two weeks, was a thrilling event which culminated in India's dramatic five run defeat of Pakistan. The second event was won by Pakistan in the men's competition and by England in the women's event which was played for the first time. West Indies will next host the event in April-May 2010.
The ICC Women's World Cup was staged in Sydney, Australia in March 2009 and was the first to be played under the auspices of the ICC since its merger with the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) in 2005. England claimed the title with a thrilling four-wicket victory over a spirited New Zealand. The next event will be held in India in 2013.
The ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup is the leading development tournament for international cricket's stars of the future and takes place every two years. The previous winners of the event so far have been Australia (1988 and 2002), England (1998), India (2000 and 2008) and Pakistan (2004 and 2006). The next event will take place in 2010.
The ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier takes place every four years and is the final qualifying event for Associate and Affiliate teams hoping to play in world cricket's biggest 50-over event. The event in 2009 was won by Ireland.
The Pepsi ICC World Cricket League has been created to provide regular global one-day cricket opportunities to those countries outside the Test playing world. It is an eight-division structure which provides a qualifying pathway to the ICC Cricket World Cup.
The ICC Intercontinental Cup is the first-class cricket tournament for the leading Associate and Affiliate Members of the ICC. In 2009, a second division of this competition will be launched called the ICC Intercontinental Shield.
A range of cricketing events are held across the five ICC Regions each year, to support the development of the game in the 94 Associate and Affiliate Members.
As part of the ICC's celebration of the game's heroes and role models, the ICC holds an Annual Awards ceremony to celebrate the major individual and team achievements from the past twelve months of world cricket. The next Awards ceremony will be held in October in South Africa.
During the ICC Centenary, past legends of the game will be honoured by the establishment of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. This institution is founded with the support of the Federation of International Cricketers Associations (FICA) and incorporates the FICA Cricket Hall of Fame which was launched in 1999.
The Pepsi ICC Development Awards celebrate the work of the Associate and Affiliate Members across the five ICC Regions. There are global and regional awards made on an annual basis.