Dickie Bird

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English cricketer and cricket umpire (1933-2025)

United Kingdom AthletesLived 1933 to 2025 · aged 92

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Harold Dennis "Dickie" Bird was an English cricketer and international cricket umpire. During his long umpiring career, he became a well regarded figure among players and the viewing public, not only due to his high standards as an umpire but also for humour and eccentricity.

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Dickie Bird umpiring the Fourth Test between England and New Zealand in 1983 at Trent Bridge, standing between Ian Botham and Richard Hadlee

Statue of Bird as an umpire, in Barnsley, in 2009

Teams 2

Leicestershire County Cricket Club1959-1964

Yorkshire County Cricket Club1956-1959

Awards 2

2012Officer of the Order of the British Empire

1986Member of the Order of the British Empire

Connected to Dickie 6

Devon MalcolmAlso played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Michael VaughanAlso played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club Andy RobertsAlso played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Len HuttonAlso played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club Alan WardAlso played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Jason GillespieAlso played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club

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