9 d. ago Yorkshire remember Dickie Bird ahead of County Championship match at Headingley

Bird’s seat in the main pavilion was adorned in an umpire’s coat, a flat cap and a Yorkshire rose.

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1 week ago Dickie Bird’s humour and love for cricket made him an unlikely icon of his sport | Vic Marks

While he could be funny, he was also firm and players knew where they stood with umpire who became as famous as themDickie Bird may well have been the most consistent, the most famous and the most loved umpire in cricket history and yet when he pitched up at the grounds of ambitious county teams in the 1970s and 80s there would often be groans in the home dressing room.Dickie’s presence was bound to enliven the game but it would also make it harder to win. Dickie was a cautious umpire, who required certainty before he raised his finger to send a batsman back to the pavilion (often with a bellowed “That’s Out”). To win games, which usually meant taking 20 wickets, the bold captain would prefer one of the more cavalier umpires on the circuit, who might later boast of his hundred victims by the end of May, to be officiating. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Dickie Bird's ordinariness was part of his charm, as was his childlike devotion to cricket, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH... it's little wonder the bowlers he infuriated ended up loving him

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Dickie Bird, who has died at the age of 92, broke the old rule that a sporting official should never be noticed.

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1 week ago Dickie Bird's bitter regret and agonising final question before death at 92

Former cricket umpire Dickie Bird, who oversaw three World Cup finals during his career, has passed away at the age of 92, Yorkshire County Cricket Club have announced

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1 week ago Sir Geoffrey Boycott pays tribute to ‘respected, admired and loved’ Dickie Bird

One of cricket’s most recognisable figures has died at the age of 92

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1 week ago The wit and Wisden of Dickie Bird: Shane Warne's 'Ball of the Century', flowers and chocolates from fearsome Australian bowlers... and why he never had a wife but was 'married to cricket'

There was only one place we could have brought Dickie Bird to mark his 90th birthday back in 2023. To celebrate his fine innings, Daily Mail Sport took him to his second home, Headingley.

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1 week ago Respected all over world – Graham Gooch leads tributes to Dickie Bird

Barnsley, Bird’s hometown football club, will hold a minute’s applause before Tuesday evening’s Carabao Cup tie against Brighton.

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1 week ago Dickie Bird makes sweet gesture to schoolboy in one of last interviews before death

Dickie Bird made a sweet gesture to schoolboy in one of his last interviews before his death.

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1 week ago Dickie Bird: The magnetic umpire ‘married to cricket’ who was impossible to ignore

Bird has died at the age of 92 after becoming a household name for his charismatic personality on and off the cricket pitch

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1 week ago Yorkshire mourn the loss of their ‘beloved’ Dickie Bird at the age of 92

Bird was synonymous with Yorkshire cricket.

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1 week ago Dickie Bird dies aged 92 as tributes pour in for legendary cricket umpire

The legendary umpire was an icon of Test cricket before his final match in 1996

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1 week ago Dickie Bird dead aged 92: Legendary former Test cricket umpire passes away as tributes pour in

Bird dedicated his life to cricket. A former first-class cricketer for Yorkshire and Leicestershire, his career ended early due to injury, but it was his work as an umpire that forged his legacy in the game.

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1 week ago Harold 'Dickie' Bird dead aged 92: Legendary former Test cricket umpire passes away as tributes pour in

Bird dedicated his life to cricket. A former first-class cricketer for Yorkshire and Leicestershire, his career ended early due to injury, but it was his work as an umpire that forged his legacy in the game.

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1 week ago Dickie Bird, legendary umpire beloved by the cricketing world, dies aged 92

Bird was as famous for his good humour and eccentric approach to life as he was for being a hugely successful cricket umpire, in a career which took in 66 Tests and three World Cup finals

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1 week ago Harold 'Dickie' Bird dies aged 92 as cricket world in mourning for sporting icon

Cricket icon Harold 'Dickie' Bird has died at the age of 92, Yorkshire County Cricket Club have announced, with tributes pouring in for the legendary sporting figure

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1 week ago Dickie Bird dies aged 92 as emotional tributes paid to cricket legend

Former cricket umpire Dickie Bird, who oversaw three World Cup finals during his career, has passed away at the age of 92, Yorkshire County Cricket Club have announced

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