{"id":288331,"date":"2025-10-19T15:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T14:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/funeral-service-to-honour-legendary-cricket-umpire-dickie-bird\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T15:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T14:05:13","slug":"funeral-service-to-honour-legendary-cricket-umpire-dickie-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/funeral-service-to-honour-legendary-cricket-umpire-dickie-bird\/","title":{"rendered":"Funeral service to honour Legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/kbVD1MPR0iQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Funeral service to honour Legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kbVD1MPR0iQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A funeral service is held to honour Harold \u201cDickie\u201d Bird MBE, remembered as a true legend of Yorkshire and world cricket. <\/p>\n<p>The Yorkshireman stood in 66 Test matches over a 23-year umpiring career, but his warmth, popularity and witty, quirky interactions with players transcended his on-field exploits.<\/p>\n<p>Bird came to be one of the best-known figures in the sport, an outstanding umpire also famous for his amusing interactions with players and fans alike, as well as his seeming talent for being involved in quirky, memorable moments.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about Dickie Bird&#8217;s life on the Sky News website: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/legendary-cricket-umpire-dickie-bird-dies-13436652<\/p>\n<p>#DickieBird #DickieBirdFuneral #CricketNews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A funeral service is held to honour Harold \u201cDickie\u201d Bird MBE, remembered as a true legend of Yorkshire and world cricket. 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