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Figures From Sport Attend Funeral for Cricket Legend Dickie Bird
Dickie Bird, who died aged 92, was honored by cricket legends and fans in Barnsley, where his integrity and humor left a lasting legacy.
- On Sunday, the funeral of Dickie Bird, former cricket umpire who died last month at the age of 92, was held at St Mary's Church in Barnsley.
- A miner's son turned international umpire, Bird stood in a then-record 66 Test matches, 69 ODIs and three World Cup finals.
- Sir Geoffrey Boycott led tributes, recalling `I first met Dickie Bird when I was 15, at the time I was playing cricket for Hemsworth Grammar School`, and Colin Graves said `Dickie was one of the family. He will be missed greatly but never forgotten`.
- The coffin with white flat cap entered to Edward Elgar and paused at the statue on Church Lane, with donations shared between the Dickie Bird Foundation, HOPE South Yorkshire, and Barnsley Hospital's baby unit.
- His autobiography sold in excess of one million copies, and Bird retired at 65 after a 30-year umpiring career.
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Sir Geoffrey Boycott and Michael Vaughan lead tributes at Dickie Bird's funeral
The weather couldn't have been more fitting for a cricket legend's farewell.Rain fell and the light was poor enough that Dickie Bird himself would have called off play, but nothing could dampen the spirits of those gathered in Barnsley on Sunday.Hundreds packed into St Mary's Church to say goodbye to the 92-year-old umpire who'd become one of sport's most beloved figures.Sir Geoffrey Boycott and Michael Vaughan led the cricket world's tributes, …
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