Former Test umpire Harold ‘Dickie’ Bird has died at the age of 92, Yorkshire County Cricket Club have announced.

Bird was one of the most prominent umpires of his era and was made president of his home county in 2014.

In a statement, Yorkshire added: “The thoughts of everyone at the Yorkshire County Cricket Club are with Dickie’s family and friends during this time.

“He will be truly missed by all at the club having spent an incredible amount of time in support of everyone here and will be remembered as one the greatest characters in Yorkshire’s history.”

Bird will be celebrated farther and wider than he might ever have hoped, particularly within the cricket family, which acted as a surrogate for his own lack of wife or children.

Born on April 19, 1933 in Barnsley, he was named Haro

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