Giles Clarke is set to remain as ECB chairman until at least 2015 after being nominated unopposed for a third term. His candidacy will now be put forward to a vote of the 41 full members of the ECB and the result will be known in mid-March.

Clarke succeeded David Morgan as ECB chairman in 2007 and was re-elected in 2010 having beaten off the challenge of Lord Marland - who has since been appointed to a government post and is therefore ineligible for a position with a sporting body.

"I am most grateful and honoured by the first-class counties and MCC in being re-nominated for the role," said Clarke. "I am especially grateful to Colin Graves and the Yorkshire committee for proposing me and to Chris Grant and the Derbyshire committee, and Percy Price and the Worcestershire committee for seconding me."

Before taking up the role of chairman Clarke, as ECB chairman of marketing, was instrumental in the controversial deal that saw live television rights sold exclusively to Sky Sports in 2005. In January, he brokered an extended agreement, with Sky remaining the sole live broadcaster of cricket until 2017 after paying an estimated £260 million.

Clarke recently settled his legal dispute with sports marketing company IMG out of court. IMG had brought a libel case against Clarke over an email he sent to the BCCI about meetings between the Indian board, IMG and several county representatives over what Clarke thought were discussions about forming an IPL-style competition in England.