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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/23/dickie-bird-former-test-cricket-umpire-dies

Tone
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2025 13:35:23 +0100, Hymermut <tone@email.com> wrote:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/23/dickie-bird-former-test-cricket-umpire-dies

Tone

Dicky Bird .. nice name.
... I remember back to my youth - there was a stock car driver
named Dick Trickle. .. no lie ..
May all the old Dicks rest in peace.
John T.

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Hymermut <tone@email.com> wrote in news:10au46d$309b7$1@dont-email.me:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/23/dickie-bird-former-test-c ricket-umpire-dies

There was a nice tribute on the Beeb lunchtime arjf today.
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Peter
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On 23/09/2025 14:26, Peter wrote:

Hymermut <tone@email.com> wrote in news:10au46d$309b7$1@dont-email.me:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep/23/dickie-bird-former-test-c
ricket-umpire-dies

There was a nice tribute on the Beeb lunchtime arjf today.

Famous quote:
Batsman whinging about being given out, passed DB on his way to
pavilion, muttered under his breath "It was never out".
DB replied, "Read tomorrow's paper son!rCY
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Jim the Geordie
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