Dickie Bird, born April 19, 1933, was more than an umpire. He was an institution within cricket, universally loved and respected, and instantly recognisable. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the ...

Dickie Bird’s statue has been removed after officials decided pranksters constantly defacing it was just not cricket. The life-sized bronze of the legendary umpire, 80, even has the famous ...

Former Test cricket umpire Dickie Bird has received an OBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace for services to the sport and to charity. The 78-year-old is regarded as one of the game's most ...

So Dickie Bird was somewhat overwhelmed by the experience of receiving an OBE yesterday. The legendary cricket umpire, receiving the award from Prince Charles, joked about needing a strong tipple ...

And although the proud Yorkshireman – born Harold Dennis Bird and given ... Opting to focus on cricket because he thought it would give him a longer career, Dickie went on to play for Yorkshire ...

I'm very proud." One of the most recognisable figures in cricket for decades, he umpired 66 Test matches between 1973 and 1996. Among the items on display is Dickie Bird's umpire bag As a young ...

Dickie Bird turns 80 tomorrow. And cricket's favourite umpire remains as enagingly passionate as ever about life and the sport he loves. A life in sport: Dickie Bird at his home in Barnsley ...

Dickie had 29 meetings with the monarch and ... “She had a lovely sense of humour. We talked about cricket and horse racing. She said, ‘We think the world of you and we think you do a good ...

Dickie Bird - My Life In Cricket is a showcase of the life, times and achievements of the world's most famous former Test umpire, first class batsman and Barnsley son. The free exhibition is the ...

Cricket umpire Dickie Bird first saw the the Queen at an event at Sheffield in 1954 and went on to meet her 29 times. Mr Bird, from Barnsley, was 18 years old when he attended the event to welcome ...