Dickie Bird Autobiography - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0340684577 ISBN 13: 9780340684573

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 1997

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By the time Dickie Bird retired from international cricket in 1996, he had stood at over 66 Test matches and 150 internationals. In this autobiography Dickie gives a behind-the-scenes account of the game and those involved in it.

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About the Author:

Born in 1933, the son of a miner, Dickie Bird has spent a life 'married to cricket'. He was signed up to play for Yorkshire age 19, and played on the county circuit for the next 13 years. In 1979 he became a Test match umpire. The announcement that he would umpire his final Test at Lord's in June 1996 signalled the end of an international career which has won him worldwide affection as the finest umpire in cricket history.

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Dickie Bird is a book which captures perfectly the idiosyncrasies, eccentricity, honesty, integrity, fair-mindedness and self-deprecating humour of the coal-miner's son who earned the respect of everyone in the game and became a household name. It is a book whihc will appeal to cricket lovers everywhere. * Howzat * A must read for lovers of cricket * Sports Monthly *

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