Yorkshire paid tribute to “national treasure” Dickie Bird (Mike Egerton/PA)
Former Test umpire Harold ‘Dickie’ Bird has died at the age of 92, Yorkshire County Cricket Club have announced.
Bird was one of the most prominent umpires of his era, and was made president of his home county in 2014.
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