Dickie Bird 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 gained the nickname 'Dickie' at school. He lives in the South Yorkshire village of Staincross. Bird failed his 11-plus and went to Raley Secondary Modern School, leaving in 1948 at the age of 15. For a while, he worked at a coal mine on the surface, but
Barnsley Cricket Club Barnsley Cricket Club Barnsley Cricket Club play in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League , winning the league title in 2006 for the first time in their history. The club is based at Shaw Lane (Cricket Ground) which hosted four Benson and Hedges Cup ties in the 1970s and one first class match between Yorkshire and an All England XI in the 19th century. Many famous cricketers began their careers at Barnsley, notably Geoff Boycott and Dickie Bird while chat show host Michael Parkinson also batted for the team. The trio are all vice presidents of the club while other