| RIP Dickie Bird. 12:22 - Sep 23 with 712 views | ITFC_Forever |
One of cricket’s most recognisable umpires out for 92. |  |
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| RIP Dickie Bird. on 12:26 - Sep 23 with 682 views | PhilTWTD |
Indeed, RIP. I used to see him at Oakwell every time we played there. |  | | |
| RIP Dickie Bird. on 12:43 - Sep 23 with 565 views | Mullet |
Tenuous link. I worked with his granddaughter in New Zealand about 20 years ago.
More of those tomorrow. |  |
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| RIP Dickie Bird. on 12:47 - Sep 23 with 538 views | BasingstokeBlue |
Stop all the clocks...
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| RIP Dickie Bird. on 12:50 - Sep 23 with 523 views | Whos_blue |
Rarely is the phrase "a good innings" more appropriate.
A true gentleman of the game. |  |
| Distortion becomes somehow pure in its wildness. |
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| RIP Dickie Bird. on 12:51 - Sep 23 with 524 views | gainsboroughblue |
I remember his last test match in 1996. Athers had arranged for him to have a guard of honour leading to much emotion, tears from Dickie etc. Two minutes later he gave Athers out lbw. |  |
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| RIP Dickie Bird. on 12:54 - Sep 23 with 500 views | Perublue |
| RIP Dickie Bird. on 12:43 - Sep 23 by Mullet |
Tenuous link. I worked with his granddaughter in New Zealand about 20 years ago.
More of those tomorrow. |
I thought he never married ( not that you need to to have children) |  |
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| RIP Dickie Bird. on 12:55 - Sep 23 with 496 views | Perublue |
Him, parky and boycs… 1 not out | |
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| RIP Dickie Bird. on 13:01 - Sep 23 with 448 views | Mullet |
| RIP Dickie Bird. on 12:54 - Sep 23 by Perublue |
I thought he never married ( not that you need to to have children) |
Well she claimed to be his granddaughter! Not sure why she’d lie but each to their own | |
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| RIP Dickie Bird. on 13:21 - Sep 23 with 394 views | BloomBlue |
Harold was a lovely man, I had the pleasure of meeting him twice.
RIP Harold. |  | | |
| RIP Dickie Bird. on 13:22 - Sep 23 with 394 views | mellowblue |
R.I.P Dickie, Barnsley boy and as Phil said, big Barnsley supporter. Did not breakthrough at Yorkshire C.C.C and took up umpiring. One of the best. Saw him at Headingly couple of months ago. Looked very chipper. |  | | |
| RIP Dickie Bird. on 13:31 - Sep 23 with 356 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
What a legend. Always knew it was a safe pair of hands with Dickie umpiring, good age. |  |
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| RIP Dickie Bird. on 14:25 - Sep 23 with 256 views | Trequartista |
He attended the 2000 play off final along with Parky. |  |
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| RIP Dickie Bird. on 14:37 - Sep 23 with 224 views | Steve_M |
The last time I met Dickie Bird 😔:
How are you Lad?
Very good Dickie
Are you still working?
A bit. I’ve written your obit for The Guardian.
Will I like it?
You’ll be dead won’t you? So you'll never know.
(To passing strangers, loudly )
I’ll have to trust him won’t I? I’ll have to trust him won’t I?” — David Hopps (@davidkhopps.bsky.social) 2025-09-23T13:33:40.408Z
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| RIP Dickie Bird. on 16:01 - Sep 23 with 156 views | Radlett_blue |
Bird was usually a popular umpire as he was always friendly with the players & enjoyed a bit of banter, while he also had a reputation as a very fair umpire (unlike some English umpires, despite the "best in the world" stuff) so touring teams usually liked him. He was definitely an "outer" rather than a "not outer" though.
I was at the Lords Centenary Test in 1980 on a rain interrupted Saturday & some frustrated MCC members manhandled Bird as they felt there should have been more play. A mate of mine was in the Lords Tavern after the game & Bird walked in, obviously fancying a pint. There was a bit of a deathly hush, rather like when the bad guy walks into a Western saloon & one man broke the silence & said "Come on Dickie - when was the pitch really fit for play?"
Bird put down his pint, looked straight at the man & said "Far as I was concerned lad, t'pitch was never fit for play". |  |
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