Umpire Dickie Bird Passed Away: International Cricket’s Famous Umpire Dickie Bird, one of the most famous umpires, passed away at the age of 92. The Yorkshire County Cricket Club officially announced his death.
Dickie Bird umpired in more than 150 international matches. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) also expressed its condolences on his passing.
Dickie Bird was the first umpire to officiate in three consecutive World Cup finals. He umpired in the 1975, 1979, and 1983 World Cups. He was also present at the 1983 final, where India defeated the West Indies to win their first World Cup title.
Everyone at the England & Wales Cricket Board is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dickie Bird.
A proud Yorkshireman and a much-loved umpire, he will be sorely missed.
Rest in peace, Dickie 🤍 pic.twitter.com/NHNF9y44Ms
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 23, 2025
Dickie Bird was born on April 19, 1933, in Barnsley, England. He started his career as a first-class cricketer but did not succeed as a player.
Playing for Yorkshire and Leicestershire, his career was limited to just 3,314 runs. Consequently, he retired from cricket at the age of 32.
Dickie Bird’s Umpiring Career
Definitely, he was not great inhis cricket career, but after retiring from cricket, Bird turned his attention to umpiring, starting his new journey in the County Championship in 1970.
His international career began in 1973 with an England-New Zealand Test match. In the next two decades, he became one of the world’s most popular and respected umpires. Dickie Bird’s last match as an umpire was the 1996 India-England Test match. This match was special because Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid made their Test cricket debuts for India in this very match. After the match, both teams paid tribute to Ducky Bird with a guard of honor.
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