- Born
- Birth nameHarold Dennis Bird
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Dickie Bird was born on April 19, 1933 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001), Heartbeat (1992) and BBC TV Cricket (1963).
- British Umpire for Cricket
- An average county cricketer with Yorkshire and Leicestershire he became an outstanding county umpire following his retirement from playing in 1964. He became a test match umpire in 1973 and before his enforced retirement in 1998, had umpired 66 Tests and 69 One-Day Internationals.
- He was awarded an M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1986 Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to Cricket.
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2012 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Cricket and to Charity.
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
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