London: Businessman Jonathan Marland withdrew on Monday from the election to become chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), giving incumbent Giles Clarke a free run for a second term in office.
In the two weeks since announcing his candidacy Marland, 52, became frustrated by the failure of several of the 18 first-class counties, who with MCC make up the electorate, to meet with him.
Now the member of the British House of Lords, who was the treasurer of Britain's main opposition Conservative Party from 2003 to 2007, has decided to pull out as he believes he has no chance of gaining the 10 votes out of 19 he would have needed for victory.
"It is now clear to me that I will on this occasion be unable to obtain a majority of the votes required and, faced with the continued refusal of several counties even to meet with me, it is with disappointment that I am announcing my withdrawal from the election for the chairmanship of the ECB," Marland said.
Former Somerset chairman Clarke, who became the head of English cricket's governing body in September 2007, had always been keen to serve a second two-year term in office when his current spell expires on March 31.
He now seems assured of being voted in again in next week's ballot.Nevertheless there was, and still remains, a degree of unhappiness within English cricket at the way the ECB was being run under Clarke's leadership.
This intensified following the sacking last month of England coach Peter Moores after a clash with Kevin Pietersen which cost the star batsman his post as England captain.
Soruce: http://cricketnext.in.com/news/clarke-gets-clear-ecb-run-for-second-term/37938-13.html
In the two weeks since announcing his candidacy Marland, 52, became frustrated by the failure of several of the 18 first-class counties, who with MCC make up the electorate, to meet with him.
Now the member of the British House of Lords, who was the treasurer of Britain's main opposition Conservative Party from 2003 to 2007, has decided to pull out as he believes he has no chance of gaining the 10 votes out of 19 he would have needed for victory.
"It is now clear to me that I will on this occasion be unable to obtain a majority of the votes required and, faced with the continued refusal of several counties even to meet with me, it is with disappointment that I am announcing my withdrawal from the election for the chairmanship of the ECB," Marland said.
Former Somerset chairman Clarke, who became the head of English cricket's governing body in September 2007, had always been keen to serve a second two-year term in office when his current spell expires on March 31.
He now seems assured of being voted in again in next week's ballot.Nevertheless there was, and still remains, a degree of unhappiness within English cricket at the way the ECB was being run under Clarke's leadership.
This intensified following the sacking last month of England coach Peter Moores after a clash with Kevin Pietersen which cost the star batsman his post as England captain.
Soruce: http://cricketnext.in.com/news/clarke-gets-clear-ecb-run-for-second-term/37938-13.html
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