Dickie Bird, who officiated in 66 Tests and stood in three World Cup finals during a 28-year career as a first-class umpire
Dickie Bird conferred Order of the British Empire(OBE)
Dickie Bird's Biography
Dick Bird's Greatest Test XI
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Barry Richards
- Vivian Richards
- Greg Chappell
- Garfield Sobers
- Graeme Pollock
- Allan Knott (wk)
- Imran Khan (capt)
- Dennis Lillee
- Shane Warne
- Lance Gibbs
Dickie Bird, the former international umpire, has not found space for three of the modern era's greatest batsman - Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Ricky Ponting - as well as the legendary Don Bradman in his list of the greatest Test XI
Dickie Bird, ahead of his 80th birthday, had his greatest-ever XI published in The Telegraph but conspicuous with their absence from the list were the top ten run-getters in the Test format as well as the man who finished his career with a batting average of 99.94.
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