Dickie Bird of the greatest cricket club in the world". In August 2014, Bird was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to "The Guardian" expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue. Dickie Bird Harold Dennis "Dickie" Bird, (born 19 April 1933, Staincross, West Riding of Yorkshire, England) is a retired English international cricket umpire. In February 2014, Yorkshire announced that Bird is to be voted in as the club's president at their Annual General Meeting on 29 March. The son of a miner, he
Umpire (cricket) only deducted when a call is upheld. This system was introduced gradually: first in Test cricket, then at the 2011 World Cup 2011, and now in general for One Day Internationals. ICC introduced a system of Powerplays in limited-over cricket which restricts the number of fielders outside the 30-yard circle, among other things. When a Powerplay is beginning, the umpire moves his hand in circular fashion above his head. In ODIs the first 10 overs of an innings are automatically a Powerplay, and after 10 overs Powerplay 2 is started. From overs 11 to 40 a maximum 4 fielders can