Dickie Bird Autobiography by Dickie Bird
First published in 1997. The story of the Yorkshire miner's son who became a household name as a Test match umpire. Bird provides views on the game and those involved in it, with behind the scenes accounts and humourous anecdotes. Many serious and constructive points about modern cricket are made.
A must read for lovers of cricket * Sports Monthly *
Dickie Bird is a book which captures perfectly the idiosyncrasies, eccentricity, honesty, integrity, fair-mindedness and self-deprecating humour of the coal-miner's son who earned the respect of everyone in the game and became a household nameIt is a book whihc will appeal to cricket lovers everywhere. * Howzat *
Dickie Bird is a book which captures perfectly the idiosyncrasies, eccentricity, honesty, integrity, fair-mindedness and self-deprecating humour of the coal-miner's son who earned the respect of everyone in the game and became a household nameIt is a book whihc will appeal to cricket lovers everywhere. * Howzat *
Born in 1933, the son of a miner, Dickie Bird has spent a life 'married to cricket'. He was signed up to play for Yorkshire age 19, and played on the county circuit for the next 13 years. In 1979 he became a Test match umpire. The announcement that he would umpire his final Test at Lord's in June 1996 signalled the end of an international career which has won him worldwide affection as the finest umpire in cricket history. Born in 1933, the son of a miner, Dickie Bird has spent a life 'married to cricket'. He was signed up to play for Yorkshire age 19, and played on the county circuit for the next 13 years. In 1979 he became a Test match umpire. The announcement that he would umpire his final Test at Lord's in June 1996 signalled the end of an international career which has won him worldwide affection as the finest umpire in cricket history.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340684580 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340684585 |
| Title | Dickie Bird Autobiography |
| Author | Dickie Bird |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 1998-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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