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Harold 'Dickie' Bird, umpiring great, dies aged 92

Harold 'Dickie' Bird, umpiring great, dies aged 92

Umpiring great retired in 1996 after officiating in 66 Test matches

23-Sep-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bird chides England over non-playing Yorkshire contingent

Bird chides England over non-playing Yorkshire contingent

As England's batsmen struggled in the West Indies, Dickie Bird has railed strongly against the policy of selecting players for an England tour, only to leave them wearing bibs and ferrying drinks while their county plays important Championship matches

13-Apr-2015•Paul Edwards at New Road

Dickie Bird, Giles Clarke handed Honours

Dickie Bird, Giles Clarke handed Honours

Dickie Bird, the former international umpire, and ECB chairman Giles Clarke have been given honours in the New Year's Honours List

31-Dec-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Dickie Bird criticises review system

Dickie Bird criticises review system

Former umpire says the UDRS undermines the authority of on-field umpires

07-Dec-2009•Cricinfo staff

Bird and Boycott back ECB initiative

Bird and Boycott back ECB initiative

Dickie Bird and Geoff Boycott have pledged their support to the Chance to Shine campaign

06-Jul-2005•Cricinfo staff

Dunne provides rare insight to Kiwi umpiring

Dunne provides rare insight to Kiwi umpiring

Various aspects of the New Zealand cricket spectrum have been covered in books, but former international umpire Steve Dunne has been the first to present the umpire's view

12-Aug-2003•Lynn McConnell

England's talisman

England's talisman

Bob Willis, former England captain "It is all very sad after two years' hard work [to get fit]

05-Aug-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

He should have been a paceman

He should have been a paceman

1929 Birth of a left-arm spinner whose career makes Phil Tufnell's look boring

04-Jul-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Ray Julian: Umpires were warned they were missing no-balls

Ray Julian: Umpires were warned they were missing no-balls

Ray Julian, the third umpire for the Old Trafford Test, has revealed that the umpires in the middle were warned that they were missing no-balls before the controversial dismissals on the final afternoon

06-Jun-2001•George Dobell

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Abhishek Sharma discharged from hospital

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Nazrul U-turn: T20 World Cup decision made by 'BCB and players', not government

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Smith called up as cover for Australia with Marsh injured for T20 World Cup opener

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