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Dickie Bird: My Autobiography
First published in 1997, this is the story of the Yorkshire miner's son who became a household name as a Test match umpire. Bird provides views on the game and those involved in it, with behind the scenes accounts and humorous anecdotes.
Paperback
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479 pages
Published
September 1st 1998
by Hodder & Stoughton
(first published 1997)
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Dickie Bird is a legend in cricket. What makes it all the more remarkable is that his status in cricket largely comes not from an illustrious playing career, but from his time and position as an umpire. Even after retiring from umpiring test cricket in 1996 (he retired from umpiring county cricket in 1998), Dickie still holds a warm place in many cricket adorers’ hearts.
His autobiography simply titled My Autobiography, charts his time as a youngster, a cricket player and arguably most interestin ...more
His autobiography simply titled My Autobiography, charts his time as a youngster, a cricket player and arguably most interestin ...more
Lent to me by Steve at work this is not a book that I would have gone out of my way to read.
This is not to besmirch Dickie Bird in any way, his rightful place as one of the finest umpires in cricket history is rightly honoured – but knowing of him what I already did from his public profile would not have lead me to seek out this book in the expectation of any new enlightenment.
His passion for the game shines out as does his drive to ensure the game is played in the proper manner and umpired to ...more
This is not to besmirch Dickie Bird in any way, his rightful place as one of the finest umpires in cricket history is rightly honoured – but knowing of him what I already did from his public profile would not have lead me to seek out this book in the expectation of any new enlightenment.
His passion for the game shines out as does his drive to ensure the game is played in the proper manner and umpired to ...more
One thing I've learnt about Dickie Bird: That man lived for cricket and nothing else. Working for a cricket website, it hasn't been uncommon for me to come across people who are sure their passion for cricket is second to none... But Dickie Bird has just surpassed them all, and then tripled that!
The passion he has for the game seeps through and it's lovely to read the many anecdotes he shares. From the ones with Vivian Richards to the 1983 WC chat with Kapil Dev - the book leaves you waiting for ...more
The passion he has for the game seeps through and it's lovely to read the many anecdotes he shares. From the ones with Vivian Richards to the 1983 WC chat with Kapil Dev - the book leaves you waiting for ...more
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Nov 04, 2011
Marco
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Cricket Book Collectors, Cricket Buffs
Considering how boring umpires are preceived to be, this makes for a wonderful read. Full of all the character you would expect from Dickie Bird on the field is captured in the pages of this book. Makes a nice change to hear about the field of play from a different point of view.
This was one of the worst written books I have read. For the most part it simply did not flow, but simply jumped randomly between anecdotes. That said most of the stories were interesting and if you remember Dickie Bird as an umpire you'll almost certainly enjoy the book.
There are probably two many autobiographies that appear mid career, so it is good to read one that appears post event. I guess it helps in translation if you have yorkshire blood.
A very interesting biography of the much loved Cricket umpire Dickie Bird. A special book for me made more special by the fact that he signed it personally for me. A lovely man.
A man that I admired growing up as a cricket fan, was told many stories from my parents. This book held many more. Excellent read for cricket fans.
You obviously need to not only like cricket but you will need to love it. It's a fantastic cricket book.
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