Marland only challenger to Clarke

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He was the only other nomination for the post before Monday's midnight deadline and the two will now contest an election for the post, which has been filled by Clarke for the past two years.

Clarke has been proposed by Nottinghamshire and seconded by Northamptonshire and Middlesex while Lord Marland was proposed by Lancashire and seconded by Hampshire and Leicestershire.

Ballot papers are expected to be sent out this week to the 18 first class counties and the MCC which have to be submitted by Monday, February 9 with the result being announced the following day.

The successful candidate will then be put forward for election to the 41 full members of the ECB, which includes the non-first class counties, and they will ratify the decision by February 25.

Marland believes both candidates have the support of seven counties and "there are four or five up in the air, so I think he's pretty worried."

Clarke is expected to run his campaign by defending his record over the last few years, during which time he secured a lucrative deal with Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford with some of the proceeds being shared out among the counties.

Lord Marland intends to unify the county structure behind the England team and has been critical of Clarke's failure to secure England's place as a partner country of the Champions League and has attacked the ECB's handling of the rift between Kevin Pietersen and Peter Moores, which led to them both losing their jobs as England captain and coach.