45 leagues as of April - puts them in a minority position.

"The decision to pass this resolution was not taken lightly by the ICC Board," ICC chief executive David Richardson said. "Our focus throughout this two year process has been on the unification of the USA cricket community behind USACA to grow and develop the sport. But it has become clear that this is just not possible and, having invested so much time and resources into helping USACA and with little in the way of cooperation from USACA, the ICC Board now felt that the only remaining option was for the ICC Full Council to consider expulsion of USACA as a member of the ICC."

The tipping point in the current phase of the governance dispute came on April8 when USACA's membership rejected an ICC-approved version of a revised constitution at a Special General Meeting in New York. Ratifying a new constitution that met certain ICC stipulated requirements, including term limits for board members and having independent directors, was one of 39 terms and conditions laid out by the ICC in August 2015 for the USACA to be reinstated. Meanwhile, the suspension also meant that the USACA's annual funding grants from the ICC were discontinued and their debts surpassed $4 million as of their most recent financial disclosure for the 2014 tax year.

The USACA was initially given until October 1, 2015, to present a constitution for the ICC's review and approval before a deadline for ratification by February 1, 2016, but the deadline was extended on