Cricket-Iconic former umpire Bird dies at 92


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 23 Sep 2025

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - England v New Zealand - 1st Test - 2/6/94 Mandatory Credit: Action Images Umpire Dickie Bird/File Photo

(Reuters) -Retired international cricket umpire Harold Dennis "Dickie" Bird, who officiated in three World Cup finals, has died aged 92, his former clubs Yorkshire and Leicestershire said on Tuesday.

Former first-class English cricketer Bird officiated his first test match in 1973, and went on to umpire 66 tests and 76 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) in men's and women's cricket over the next 23 years.

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