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Dickie Bird’s distinguished cricket career in pictures

The popular Yorkshire umpire stood in 66 Tests – a world record at the time of his retirement from international cricket in 1996.

By contributor PA Sport Staff
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Harold ‘Dickie’ Bird, pictured umpiring in 1996 (David Cheskin/PA)

Former Test umpire Harold ‘Dickie’ Bird has died at the age of 92.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at his distinguished cricket career in pictures.

Cricket – Yorkshire County Cricket Club – Photocall – Headingley
Harold ‘Dickie’ Bird represented Yorkshire and Leicestershire during his first-class playing career between 1956 and 1964 (PA)
Lillee exploding: 1981
Bird watches Australia fast bowler Dennis Lillee bowl against England in a 1981 Test match (PA)
Cricket – The Centenary Test – England v Australia – Day Three – Lord’s
Bird and fellow umpire David Constant (right) discuss whether play can resume at Lord’s after a downpour during the 1980 Centenary Test between England and Australia at Lord’s (PA)
Cricket – 1st Test – England v New Zealand – Lords
Bird (back to camera) shares a joke with Queen Elizabeth II during an England v New Zealand Test match at Lord’s (PA)
Dickie Bird retires (2)
Bird – given a guard of honour by England and India teams at his final Test in 1996 – acknowledges the well wishes of the crowd from the balcony after the match (Sean Dempsey/PA)
CRICKET Umpire Bird 2
Bird waits in the dressing room ahead of his final county championship match as an umpire, Yorkshire against Warwickshire at Headingley in 1998 (John Giles/PA)

CRICKET Dickie Bird