ESSEX County Cricket Club chairman Nigel Hilliard has been elected unopposed to the board of the England and Wales Cricket Board. Hilliard, who used to play club cricket for Colchester and East Essex, takes up the vacancy created by the recent election of Giles Clarke as chairman.

ESSEX County Cricket Club chairman Nigel Hilliard has been elected unopposed to the board of the England and Wales Cricket Board. Hilliard, who used to play club cricket for Colchester and East Essex, takes up the vacancy created by the recent election of Giles Clarke as chairman.