Dickie Bird Autobiography
An honest and frank story
Dickie Bird ; Mr H D Bird
- Dickie
- Bird's
- retirement
- was
- an
- international
- event
- shown
- on
- TV
- screens
- and
- newspapers
- throughout
- the
- world.
- He
- is
- a
- household
- name,
- an
- eccentric,
- and
- one
- of
- the
- most
- loved
- and
- respected
- characters
- in
- world
- cricket.
- His
- idiosyncratic
- style
- and
- infectious
- humour
- has
- endeared
- him
- to
- millions,
- transcending
- his
- sport.Fiercely
- proud
- of
- his
- background
- as
- a
- Yorkshire
- miner's
- son,
- his
- account
- follows
- his
- youth
- in
- Barnsley,
- his
- early
- days
- as
- a
- cricketer,
- through
- to
- his
- career
- as
- an
- umpire
- and
- his
- experiences
- of
- the
- international
- scene,
- all
- told
- with
- total
- honesty
- by
- this
- very
- private
- person.
- As
- the
- most
- respected
- umpire
- in
- the
- game,
- Dickie
- has
- serious
- and
- constructive
- points
- to
- make
- about
- modern
- cricket.
- He
- has
- fearlessly
- berated
- fast-bowlers
- when
- necessary.
- He
- has
- some
- sharp
- comments
- to
- make
- about
- ball
- tampering
- and
- he
- has
- mixed
- feelings
- about
- the
- introduction
- of
- the
- third
- umpire.
- Dickie
- wanted
- to
- go
- out
- at
- the
- top
- and
- he
- has
- certainly
- done
- so
- -
- after
- standing
- at
- 66
- Test
- matches,
- three
- World
- Cup
- finals
- and
- 92
- one-day
- Internationals.Combining
- forthright
- views
- on
- the
- game
- and
- those
- involved
- in
- it,
- compelling
- accounts
- of
- what
- it
- is
- like
- behind
- the
- scenes
- in
- cricket
- at
- the
- highest
- level,
- and
- the
- hilarious
- stories
- for
- which
- Dickie
- is
- so
- well
- known,
- here
- is
- the
- refreshing
- and
- enjoyable
- autobiography
- of
- a
- sporting legend.
