Harold ‘Dickie’ Bird, regarded as one of cricket’s most iconic umpires, has died aged 92. Bird officiated in 66 Test matches and 69 ODIs, including three World Cup finals, and was long associated with Yorkshire, the county where he started as a top-order batter in 1956, and later became president in 2014.

As a player, he turned out in 93 first-class games, scoring two centuries and averaging 20.71, with a highest score of 181 not out against Glamorgan in 1959. After moving to Leicestershire in 1960, a career-ending injury in 1964 forced him to step away from playing, though it set him on the path to umpiring.

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“Dickie Bird enjoyed an illustrious career as an international umpire, writing his name into history as the most famous and popular official in the game’s history,” Y

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