Question: What is the governing body for cricket whose nation played in the first ever Test match in 1877 ?

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Main article : International Cricket Council ICC member nations . The ( highest level ) Test playing nations are shown in red ; the associate member nations are shown in orange , with those with ODI status in a darker shade ; suspended or former members are shown in dark grey . The International Cricket Council ( ICC ) , which has its headquarters in Dubai , is the global governing body of cricket . It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England , Australia and South Africa , renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965 and took up its current name in 1989 . [ 113 ] The ICC in 2017 has 105 member nations , twelve of which hold full membership and can play Test cricket . [ 115 ] The ICC is responsible for the organisation and governance of cricket 's major international tournaments , notably the men 's and women 's versions of the Cricket World Cup . It also appoints the umpires and referees that officiate at all sanctioned Test matches , Limited Overs Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals . Each member nation has a national cricket board which regulates cricket matches played in its country , selects the national squad , and organises home and away tours for the national team . [ 116 ] In the West Indies , which for cricket purposes is a federation of nations , these matters are addressed by Cricket West Indies . [ 117 ] The table below lists the ICC full members and their national cricket boards : [ 118 ]
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 20-metre (22-yard) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this and dismiss each player (so they are out). Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground. When ten players have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches. They communicate with two off-field scorers who record the match's statistical information. There are various formats ranging from Twenty20, played over a few hours with each team batting for a single innings of 20 overs, to Test matches, played over five days with unlimited overs and the teams each batting for two innings of unlimited length. Traditionally cricketers play in all-white kit, but in limited overs cricket they wear club or team colours. In addition to the basic kit, some players wear protective gear to prevent injury caused by the ball, which is a hard, solid spheroid made of compressed leather with a slightly raised sewn seam enclosing a cork core which is layered with tightly wound string. Historically, cricket's origins are uncertain and the earliest definite reference is in south-east England in the middle of the 16th century. It spread globally with the expansion of the British Empire, leading to the first international matches in the second half of the 19th century. The game's governing body is the International Cricket Council (ICC), which has over 100 members, twelve of which are full members who play Test matches.
Nation Governing body Member since
Afghanistan Afghanistan Cricket Board 22 June 2017
Australia Cricket Australia 15 July 1909
Bangladesh Bangladesh Cricket Board 26 June 2000
England England and Wales Cricket Board 15 July 1909
India Board of Control for Cricket in India 31 May 1926
Ireland Cricket Ireland 22 June 2017
New Zealand New Zealand Cricket 31 May 1926
Pakistan Pakistan Cricket Board 28 July 1953
South Africa Cricket South Africa 15 July 1909
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Cricket 21 July 1981
West Indies Cricket West Indies 31 May 1926
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Cricket 6 July 1992