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
Third umpire cricket ball, 4 runs are declared. A third umpire may also be consulted in such a case. The third umpire also adjudicates appeals initiated by the players against decisions made by the on-field umpires, as part of the Umpire Decision Review System, and reports to the on-field umpire whether his analysis supports the original call, contradicts the call, or is inconclusive. Whenever a third umpire decision is signalled by an on-field umpire, the third umpire gets access to instant replay to make his decision. The instant replays are also available to the TV/Internet viewers. However, the live crowd does not