They certainly don't respect cricket. You only have to look at the last couple of seasons to see how far down the table umpires come for a bit of respect. And what's the cause? Money and selfishness.

Former British cricket umpire Harold (Dickie) Bird poses for pictures after receiving the Officer of the British Empire, (OBE) which was presented to him by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace in ...

There is no doubt that this accolade now belongs to Dickie Bird. Personal celebrity, however, was never thought to sit easily alongside excellence in a professional cricket umpire, and so Bird's ...

Mr Bird, pictured with the Queen, recalled how he umpired charity cricket matches at Windsor Castle Retired cricket umpire and Yorkshire icon Dickie Bird has described Queen Elizabeth II as a ...

Cricket though lost one of its most respected umpires. He now works with the ICC in new role as the ICC's Umpire Performance and Training Manager. Born as Harold Dennis Bird, 'Dickie' Bird is ...

Former umpire Dickie Bird described him as a "marvellous person". "He would help anyone. He was a tremendous bloke and he did a lot for Yorkshire cricket," said Bird, who had lunch with Mr ...