Legendary English umpire Harold 'Dickie' Bird passes away at the age of 92

Bird officiated in 66 Tests and 69 ODIs, including three World Cup finals, with his idiosyncrasies including his famously anxious attitude to timekeeping being part of his appeal.

He was synonymous with his home county Yorkshire, where he started his cricket career in 1956 and played as a top-order batter, averaging 20.71 in 93 first-class matches, making two centuries including a best of 181 not out against Glamorgan in 1959.

He moved on to Leicestershire in 1960 but his career was cut short by injury four years later before he made the switch to being umpire and became a household name.

Bird was appointed an MBE in 1986 and an OBE in 2012 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cricket, having stood in his last first-class match in 1998, Yorkshire versus Warwickshire at Headingley.

He went on to serve as Yorkshire president in 2014.

A statement from Yorkshire said: "He leaves behind a legacy of sportsmanship, humility, and joy - and a legion of admirers across generations.

"The thoughts of everyone at the Yorkshire County Cricket Club are with Dickie's family and friends during this time. He will be truly missed by all at the Club having spent an incredible amount of time in support of everyone here and will be remembered as one the greatest characters in Yorkshire's history."

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