England
Bradford becomes a symbol of Yorkshire pride at last
May 23, 2017: The unveiling of new net facilities at Bradford's Park Avenue ground sent a message of togetherness and decency in troubled times that went beyond cricket
County news
Bird chides England over non-playing Yorkshire contingent
Apr 13, 2015: 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
1977
Jun 2, 2012: Thirty-five years ago, a weather-marred farce at The Oval
England news
Dickie Bird, Giles Clarke handed Honours
Dec 31, 2011: Dickie Bird, the former international umpire, and ECB chairman Giles Clarke have been given honours in the New Year's Honours List
1980
Men behaving badly in the Lord's pavilion
Aug 28, 2010: We look back to the Centenary Test, when MCC members at Lord's assaulted one of the umpires
Dickie Bird
'Nobody in the world objected to Dickie Bird'
Feb 26, 2010: The former English umpire on his relationship with lbws, the best players he saw, the use of technology and more
UDRS
Dickie Bird criticises review system
Dec 7, 2009: Former umpire says the UDRS undermines the authority of on-field umpires
Cricinfo XI
Jun 28, 2007: Eleven instances where play has been brought to a halt by unusual interventions
Great Moments
They think it's all over ... it isn't!
Feb 15, 2007: A sea of humanity invades Lord's and Dickie Bird loses his hat in the chaos
Chance to Shine campaign unveiled in Yorkshire
Bird and Boycott back ECB initiative
Jul 6, 2005: Dickie Bird and Geoff Boycott have pledged their support to the Chance to Shine campaign
Eyewitness: England v West Indies, The Oval, August 1976
Jul 14, 2004: When West Indies toured in 1976, England's captain Tony Greig started the series with the greatest motivational speech of his life
Ask Steven - the return of the column where we answer your questions
Dickie Bird's ex-record - and the Test player from Panama
Oct 27, 2003: He's back ..
Dunne provides rare insight to Kiwi umpiring
Aug 12, 2003: 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
Aug 5, 2003: Bob Willis, former England captain "It is all very sad after two years' hard work [to get fit]
Jul 4, 2003: 1929 Birth of a left-arm spinner whose career makes Phil Tufnell's look boring
Apr 15, 2003: 1873 With 189 Test wickets at an average of just 16.43, there's no doubt that Sydney Barnes, who was born today, was one of England's greatest bowlers, and arguably the greatest bowler ever produced anywhere
Ray Julian: Umpires were warned they were missing no-balls
Jun 6, 2001: 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
Chorus of praise rings out as Bird flies the nest (6 Sep 1998)
Sep 6, 1998: FEW PEOPLE manage to break down the walls of our diffidence to secure a warm place in our hearts
January 1996
Jun 1997: Alan Hill makes a pit-stop to recall the cricketing gems unearthed at the coal face who went on to shine at the surface
