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
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