{"id":288373,"date":"2025-10-19T21:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T20:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/legendary-cricket-umpire-dickie-bird-remembered-by-sporting-greats-at-hometown-funeral\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T21:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T20:05:08","slug":"legendary-cricket-umpire-dickie-bird-remembered-by-sporting-greats-at-hometown-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/legendary-cricket-umpire-dickie-bird-remembered-by-sporting-greats-at-hometown-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird remembered by sporting greats at hometown funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Uo-wyEQ8Mis\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird remembered by sporting greats at hometown funeral\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uo-wyEQ8Mis\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The cricket community has said a final goodbye to the legendary umpire Harold \u201cDickie\u201d Bird at his funeral in his home town.<\/p>\n<p>He died last month aged 92, following a long and illustrious career in his beloved sport.<\/p>\n<p>Former England cricketer Sir Geoffrey Boycott and former captain Michael Vaughan were among those to pay tribute. <\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/legendary-cricket-umpire-dickie-bird-remembered-by-sporting-greats-at-hometown-funeral-13453301<\/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>The cricket community has said a final goodbye to the legendary umpire Harold \u201cDickie\u201d Bird at his funeral in his home town. 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