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	Harold "Dickie" Bird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Harold Dennis Bird, commonly known as "Dickie" Bird (born April 19, 1933) is a retired international cricket umpire, probably the best known and loved the sport has seen.
		Dickie was given an MBE in 1986 and later received honorary doctorates from Leeds and Sheffield Hallam universities.
		Dickie Bird became a celebrity around the cricket world and was a big favourite with the players.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dickie_Bird (575 words)

	Dickie Bird Biography
		Harold Dennis Bird (born April 19, 1933) is a retired cricket umpire, probably the best known and loved the sport has seen.
		The son of a miner, he was born in Barnsley and gained the nickname "Dickie" at school.
		Dickie played for Barnsley cricket club where he met a lifelong friend, future chat show host Michael Parkinson, and in 1956, he signed up with his home county, Yorkshire.
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Bird_Dickie.html (320 words)

	Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Dickie Bird
		Notorious for being an early Bird (he once made it to The Oval at 6am, so nervous was he about being late and was five-hours early to meet the Queen on one occasion), and plagued by bad weather he made the transition from cricketing figure to something close to a national institution.
		Harold "Dickie" Bird was born in Barnsley in April 1933.
		Bird was awarded the MBE in June 1986 in the Queen's Birthday Honours List ("It means more to me than my life," he commented) and became a frequent tea-time visitor at the Palace, apparently attending more than 20 times.
	content.cricinfo.com /england/content/player/9098.html (876 words)

	ABC Radio National - The Sports Factor Transcript -14 November 1997
		And it was in county cricket that Dickie Bird's career started, not as an umpire, but as a batsman, for Yorkshire and then Leicestershire; invaluable experience for all those subsequent years standing behind the stumps, or at square leg.
		Dickie Bird: One of the most important things in umpiring is gaining the respect of the players, and I like to think I've had the respect of every professional cricketer throughout the cricketing world.
		Dickie Bird: Well the thing is you know, when you are out there in the middle umpiring, it never goes through your head who is batting and who is bowling.
	www.ausport.gov.au /fulltext/1997/sportsf/sf971114.htm (4607 words)

	Bird (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, daughter of former President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson.
		The Bird is a song by the band The Time.
		The "bird" is also a way of referring to the middle finger, when it is used offensively or rudely by doing this:
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bird_(disambiguation) (186 words)

	Coaching
		Dickie Bird has a strong opinion on how the latest policies on umpiring in international cricket is affecting the umpires all over the world.
		One Day Cricket: Dickie Bird as a witness to the spectacular growth of one-day cricket during the course of his career and as the only umpire to officiate in 3 world -cup finals talks about his experiences about this condensed version of the game.
		Dickie Bird talks about what future holds for him.
	cricinfo.com /link_to_database/INTERACTIVE/COACHING/EXPERTS/DICKIE_BIRD (462 words)

	BBC - South Yorkshire Sense of Place - Dickie Bird
		Born in Yorkshire in 1933, Dickie, as he is better known, grew up with a bat in his hand.
		There was fierce competition for places and as such Dickie's playing career was not what it might have been and his playing days left a first class average of only 20.
		Dickie was as sad to retire from cricket as fans were to see him go.
	bbc.co.uk /southyorkshire/sense_of_place/sy_people/dickie_bird.shtml (344 words)

	Abc of Cricket Feature Story - Cricket Propaganda
		Dickie Bird and ex-England test batsman Allan Lamb, are doing their bit for the cause also.
		Are Dickie Bird and Allan Lamb trying to tell us they know more than the world's intelligence agencies who are are warning us daily of imminent attacks against all allies, be it civilian or military who support the United States in their efforts to wipe out the scourge of terror.
		Although both Bird and Lamb have somewhat of a reputation for opening their mouths whenever the media is seeking comment on a cricket issue, this is one issue they should be keeping their noses right out of.
	www.abcofcricket.com /Article_Library/art7/art7.htm (658 words)

	Dickie Bird
		When Dickie Bird tried to get his first match with Barnsley Cricket Club, he was just 15 years old.
		But when the batsman in the nets took one look at the skinny teenager and sent him on his way, Dickie Bird was nearly lost to cricket forever.
		The first umpire to become a celebrity and all-round "character", Dickie Bird never once forgot his fans.
	www.cmmol.net /dickie_bird.htm (317 words)

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		Dickie and Ripley arrive and make their way to a table where Fausto is sitting with friends.
		Dickie takes off his jacket, then drums against the edge of the boat, developing a rhythm with his lighter and fingers, already on the way to becoming Buddy Rich.
		Dickie's leather writing case goes on the big pile, too, as do cuff links, ties, the Mont Blanc, Dickie's passport, which he opens to scratch at the photograph, obliterating the face.
	geocities.com /movie_starzz/BenandMatt/talentedmrripley.txt (13894 words)

	7.30 Report - 3/2/2000: Dickie Bird laments: Hi-tech decisions just not cricket
		Dickie Bird is here to promote the follow-up book and I spoke with him today.
		DICKIE BIRD: He got to know because it was in the papers.
		DICKIE BIRD: Today they wouldn't get away with it, if they did, like we did in my career as a player and as an umpire.
	www.abc.net.au /7.30/stories/s97718.htm (1500 words)

	CRICKETNEXT.COM NEWS ::: Dickie Bird tired of signing autographs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The no-nonsense umpire, who was unarguably the best during his times, has been put out of action by repetitive strain injury caused by signing his best-selling books.
		Bird has signed tens of thousands of his autobiographies at shops all over Britain, Australia and New Zealand.
		I was involved with cricket for 50 years as a player and batsman and never even had a broken finger or problem with my hands.
	www.cricketnext.com /news/pti/pti1049.htm (190 words)

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		Then we wanted cockatiels, so we got a mating pair of birds, who don’t really have names, but they have produced three clutches, from each of which we still have one chick: two females, Uno and Rosie, and Dickie, the aforementioned living alarm clock, who’s just about 2 years old.
		Dickie’s already developed a repertoire of tunes; most of which he’s made up himself--but I was proud that he quickly picked first few notes to the refrain of Verde’s Spring.
		Dickie’s latest noise is a series of descending squeaks that sound remarkably like the “Ha ha ha ha ha” I was trying to teach him a few months ago.
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=7458263&postID=110192311908169053 (524 words)

	AM - Dickie Bird hopes England can put up a fight
		DICKIE BIRD: He's trying to get this into the team, install into the team, to meet fire with fire and approach the test match with this mental stance and belief of the Australians have, and as I said, this is the only chance we have at the moment.
		DICKIE BIRD: Yeah that's right, I remember the Australian side when the boat was on the other foot, now England have got, if they can, if it's humanly possible, to try and get back to that standard.
		DICKIE BIRD: Well it is, it's disappointing, very, very disappointing, because we all want England to win and put a good show up against them, try and win a few test matches against them, but at present they just, well they're too powerful.
	www.abc.net.au /am/stories/s754048.htm (515 words)

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		His fellow-umpires, whether English or foreign, hold him in the highest regard: in an interview with The Times last year, S. Venkataraghavan, Mr Bird`s heir-apparent as the world`s best umpire, declared that ``wearing the white coat together with Dickie is a source of great comfort``.
		Yet if Mr bird`s celebrity is due in part to television, his impending departure may have been caused by television as well.
		Mr Bird is still an astonishingly good umpire, but television has shown that he too has his moments of fallibility: the criticism has rankled.
	www.cricinfo.com /link_to_database/ARCHIVE/ARTICLES/JAN-JUN_1996/BIRD_UMPIRE_EXCELLENCE_20FEB1996 (437 words)

	Sport - Scarborough Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Umpiring legend Dickie Bird is to come out of retirement for the first and last time at a special cricket match to raise money for his own foundation.
		The Dickie Bird Foundation was set up last year to offer grants to help disadvantaged young people pay for sports equipment, coaching and travel.
		Dickie will be umpiring the first innings at the game between Old England XI and Lashings World XI on Sunday August 21 at Scarborough's North Marine Road.
	www.scarboroughtoday.co.uk /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=801&ArticleID=1108804 (536 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Cricket \| Have Your Say \| Your birthday wishes for Dickie Bird
		Dickie Bird is the greatest cricket umpire in the history of the game.
		Dickie, you were and are a legend in Australia.
		Not only was Dickie a colourful representative of English cricket for decades, he remains a superb ambassador for Yorkshire.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/cricket/have_your_say/2959567.stm (918 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: Dickie Bird: My Autobiography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Dickie Bird was without doubt one of the worlds greatest umpires.
		Dickie always put his love for the game of cricket before money, turning down several lucrative offers to become a celebrity umpire abroad.
		Dickie was without doubt a great umpire not afraid to stand up to the best players in the world who gave him upmost respect.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0340684585 (1172 words)

	Log Cabin Chronicles Beth Girdler's Warblers Column
		A biologist friend of mine who was 'into' birds of prey called them "dickie birds." Roger Tory Peterson referred to them as the "butterflies of the bird world".
		These birds often occur in large enough numbers to have a significant effect on insect populations.
		Even when the birds are not singing, warblers give away their location by letting out a short sharp "tsip" call at regular intervals.
	www.tomifobia.com /warblers.html (858 words)

	An Evening with Harold “Dickie” Bird \| Sheffield Hallam University
		Dickie Bird earned a worldwide reputation as one of cricket’s finest umpires and he’s never been shy about sharing his views on the game.
		In his autobiography Dickie explains that on the morning of the ceremony there was a snow storm.
		Dickie will be at the Pennine Lecture Theatre on 19 May at the University’s City Campus for what should prove to be a thoroughly entertaining evening.
	www.shu.ac.uk /cgi-bin/news_full.pl?id_num=PR553&db=04 (336 words)

	BFBS Sport
		The legendary Cricket Umpire 'Dickie' Bird was guest of honour at the first ever Forces 20/20 cricket competition at Aldershot.
		Dickie was there to support the competition, the profits of which will be contributing towards his charity, The Dickie Bird Foundation.
		Dickie says he thinks the 20/20 game is an excellent way of attracting young fans back to watching cricket.
	www.ssvc.com /bfbs/tv/sport/bfbs_sportmain.htm (1761 words)

	Dickie Bowled Over By Hawkeye
		May 12: Dickie Bird, once a staunch enemy of television umpiring technology, has now agreed that HawkEye has a lot to offer.
		Dickie Bird, once the arch enemy of the new technology pioneered by television, has had a change of heart and thinks cricket may benefit from its use in judging lbws.
		Clive Everton, so trenchant during the world snooker championship, was unusually reticent afterwards, and it was his agent who confirmed that Everton was disappointed that the BBC did not pick him to commentate on the closing frames of the final last Monday.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/5-12-2002-18282.asp (432 words)

	BBC News \| ENGLAND \| Dickie Bird clock honours namesake
		Retired umpire Dickie Bird has said he is "thrilled" to have a new clock at Headingley cricket ground named after him.
		The clock is in recognition of the service he gave to the Yorkshire county cricket club where he played in the 1950s.
		To cricket-lovers Harold 'Dickie' Bird remains the most famous official in the game.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/1952804.stm (187 words)

	Indiatimes Cricket-Trivia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		e are all familiar with the golf cap that Dickie Bird dons while umpiring.
		A few days later, when Bird was travelling on a bus in London, he saw his cap smartly adorning the head of a West Indian bus conductor.
		Bird asked, "Where did you get that cap from?" Pat came the reply from the conductor, "Haven't you heard of Dickie Bird, the Test umpire?
	cricket.indiatimes.com /trivia/trivia02.html (220 words)

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		Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, Former TV Child star of 70s, Dickie is now parking cars for a living at 35.
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	linkhighway.com /?q=dickie (1066 words)

	Countrybookshop.co.uk - Evening with Dickie Bird
		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.
		Dickie Bird is not only the world's most famous cricket umpire, he is also one of the most entertaining public speakers of our time.
	www.countrybookshop.co.uk /books/index.phtml?whatfor=1840329149 (212 words)

	Dickie Bird MBE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Born in Barnsley in 1933, the son of a miner.
		Fortunately, a kindly man met him the weeping youngster on his way back to the bus stop and took pity on him --and spent the rest of the evening bowling to him in the nets.
		He has a great passion for the game and when he retired from International cricket in 1996, he had stood at over 66 Test Matches, three World Cup Finals and 150 Internationals matches.
	www.fable.org.uk /dickie.htm (284 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: White Cap and Bails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I admire Dickie Bird as an umpire and have memories of seeing him as a batsman for Yorkshire, and very promising he was too.
		It is not a worthy tribute to Dickie and it is a shame it bears his name.
		Dickie (with the help of a quite a few friends with long memories) details each individual county, recalling many of the characters through his own first-hand experiences and those of others.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0340750871 (751 words)

	Evening with Dickie Bird — Compare Product Prices & Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Dickie Bird has always been regarded as one of cricket's great characters.
		Dickie talks of his experiences as player and an umpire.
		Some of the greastet names are discussed by Dickie and his encounters with them.
	www.onlinereviewers.co.uk /store/asinsearch_1840329149 (138 words)

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