White Cap and Bails: Adventures of a much loved Umpire

by Dickie Bird, Mr H D Bird

Overview

In this anecdotal book, the unstoppable Dickie Bird takes one County Cricket Club at a time and revisits each with the aid of memorabilia, statistics, books and videos. A mass of new hilarious stories flow from Dickie as he flexes his memory: he describes the cricketers, the matches and the character of these clubs. Dickie also relives his journeys as a umpire to clubs and Test match arenas overseas and recalls the humorous times that have filled his unique career. A must have for cricket enthusiasts everywhere.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781444717556
Publisher:	Hodder & Stoughton, Ltd.
Publication date:	02/16/2012
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	459 KB

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.