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RIP | Former cricket umpire ‘Dickie’ Bird dies aged 92
['Garrin Lambley']
The South African
Former Test umpire Harold "Dickie" Bird has died at the age of 92, Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced on Tuesday.
Image: IAN KINGTON / AFPFormer Test umpire Harold “Dickie” Bird has died at the age of 92, Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced on Tuesday.
Yorkshire issued a statement on their website saying Bird, “one of cricket’s most beloved figures”, had died peacefully at home.
“He is synonymous with Yorkshire Cricket, where he has been one of the most loyal supporters.
In 2014, he was named president of The Yorkshire County Cricket Club, a role he held with pride and distinction.”Dickie Bird played for English counties Yorkshire and Leicestershire but made his name as an international umpire.
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