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
Umpire (cricket) is signalled by the umpire raising both hands above his head, often in a celebratory manner. For a six to be scored, the ball must come off the bat, so it is impossible to have six byes for a ball crossing the boundary (without there being overthrows). If runs are to be scored as byes, the umpire will hold up one open palm above the head. Leg byes are signalled by the umpire touching a raised knee. If one of the batsmen turns to complete runs after the first without grounding his person or equipment behind the popping crease, then