GILES Clarke has been officially reappointed as chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board after his election was ratified.

The former Somerset chairman has been under pressure to vacate the post he has filled for the last two years following his decision to enter into a contract with Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford, who has since been charged with fraud by the US authorities.

But after a week where he has been asked to resign repeatedly by critics - calls he has emphatically resisted - Clarke has emerged intact with his re-election until March 31, 2011 being confirmed by the 41 members of the ECB.

Clarke was put forward to the full membership of the ECB following the withdrawal of Lord Marland of Odstock from the nomination process, who pulled out of the race when it became clear few of the counties supported him. Tweet