“Only Shakespeare could have invented a character so full of life’s rich juices as Dickie Bird. Cricket’s genius has been to accommodate his foibles and celebrate his humour. My delight has ...

Harold Dennis Bird known to the cricket world as Dickie, retired from Test match umpiring in 1996, aged 63. He had completed 23 years at the top and his 66 Tests were a record; he stood in three ...

Mr Bird, pictured with the Queen, recalled how he umpired charity cricket matches at Windsor Castle Retired cricket umpire and Yorkshire icon Dickie Bird has described Queen Elizabeth II as a ...

One of cricket’s favourite figures announced his impending retirement 25 years ago on January 12. Dickie Bird had become the sport’s most famous and well-loved umpire during a 23-year officiating ...

A Shipley jeweller has bowled over umpiring legend Dickie Bird by honouring him with a giant new clock at Yorkshire County Cricket Club's Headingley home. The former Test match umpire will unveil ...

Top records are a selection of the records (from among those listed under the Test, ODI, T20I and Combined categories) in which the player is in the top ten. If the player has multiple entries in ...

I know what you’re thinking: Scope rings are pretty much the same. Oh, how wrong you are. The wrong rings can impede your accuracy, no matter how consistently your rifle shoots. Their one job is to ...

“He was a great cricketer and, if I had any problems in cricket, I used to give Ray a ring and he used to have a long chat with me. Retired England umpire Harold “Dickie” Bird led the ...

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