Cricket Mourns Legend: Umpire Dickie Bird, Renowned For Wit, Wisdom And Unmatched Dedication, Passes Away At 92
‘Umpire’ derives from the French noumpere (‘oumpere’ in Middle English). It means “without peer or equal”, which neatly describes umpire Harold Dennis Bird—‘Dickie’ was a nickname from school—who has died at 92. Cricket is a wide church welcoming characters of all hues, making national heroes of umpires and spectators too.