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Surrey chief Richard Thompson has been named as the new England and Wales Cricket board chairman.
The 55-year-old will leave his chairmanship at Surrey to join the ECB on September 1, ending the organisation's 11-month wait to fill the post on a permanent basis.
Former FA chief Ian Watmore stood down from the role in October 2021, while Martin Darlow has been interim chair since April.
Richard Thompson has been named as the new England and Wales Cricket board chairman
Thompson immediately pledged to restore trust in the ECB in the wake of the racism scandals that have engulfed the sport in the last year.
'I am immensely proud to become chair of the ECB at what is a hugely important time for cricket,' said Thompson.
'Cricket has given me the chance to meet an incredibly diverse range of amazing people. Their passion, endeavour and love for the game is what I want to harness, to take our game forward, to new heights across England
