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Memorable innings of cricket icon
Daily Express
|September 27, 2025
DICKIE Bird was one of Britain's most loved and eccentric sporting figures, who managed to combine being a highly respected cricket umpire with being something of a comedian.
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Players and the viewing public adored him as he effortlessly managed the more volatile players with his good humour.
A lovable eccentric, he famously arrived at a ground five hours early as the Queen was to visit that day.
Bird umpired in 66 Test matches (at the time a world record) and 69 One Day Internationals including three World Cup finals.
Born Harold Dennis Bird in Barnsley, the son of a coalminer, he was nicknamed "Dickie" at school and it stuck.
Failing his 11-plus, he went to Raley Secondary Modern School, leaving at 15 and following his father down the mine.
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