Kukho i bhalo elidala eli leqakamba lomsebenzi ka Harold 'Dickie' Bird apho wabetha senkulungwane ye Yorkshire kumdlalo omnye wazithela wawisa okulandelayo.
Nge isilinganiso nje phezu 20 his first-class career was hardly spectacular but as an international umpire he went on to arguably be the best in the business.
Yena ulithandile kakuhle kwaye esonwabisa, bezisa lweenkobe Yorkshire lakhe ngqo ukuthetha akukho ndlela nebubudenge langutela. Dickie kwakhona kubonwa cala ngokupheleleyo nabani edlala, ngaphandle kothando olunzulu lwe-kata nelizwe ... Funda Inqaku Pheleleyo
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