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England & Wales Cricket Board Chair Giles Clarke To Be Replaced By Colin Graves

England & Wales Cricket Board Chair Giles Clarke is set to be replaced by Yorkshire's Colin Graves in January "when a radical shake up of the governing body is expected to begin," according to Nick Hoult of the London TELEGRAPH. The changes "will be discussed with the 18 county chairmen and the MCC at a two day strategic review meeting" beginning on Jan. 12. Clarke "is likely to be made president of the ECB in a deal with Graves that will allow him to continue to represent the board at the International Cricket Council." It "would free Clarke to pursue his ambition of being chairman of the ICC while clearing the way for Graves, the chairman of Yorkshire, to take power at Lord's and build a new culture" along with the incoming CEO Tom Harrison, who officially starts his job in January. Graves "has the backing of the majority of the counties who are desperate for change after becoming increasingly disillusioned with the running of the ECB during a terrible year for the game in this country." Speculation about Clarke's future "has been building since the start of the summer." Figures last week revealed that "an alarming drop in participation at grass roots level while counties were disappointed by the failure of the Natwest T20 Blast to bring in the expected lift in attendances" (TELEGRAPH, 11/28).

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