80 not out : my favourite cricket memories

The Resource 80 not out : my favourite cricket memories

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80 not out : my favourite cricket memories

Title remainder

my favourite cricket memories

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Dickie Bird with Keith Lodge

Title variation

Eighty not out

Language

eng

Summary

Dickie Bird remains the most famous umpire of them all and is still highly respected throughout the world. Here, as he approaches his 80th birthday, he recalls the highlights of his life in cricket, while also providing an insight into what he has been up to since his retirement.

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StDuBDS

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796.358092

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illustrations
plates

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index present

LC call number

GV915

Literary form

non fiction

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Hardly a week goes by without Dickie Bird visiting a county or Test match arena where he can keep up to date with all that is happening in the cricket world, while at the same time taking the opportunity to reflect, in the company of old friends and acquaintances, on his own colourful contribution to the sport that lasted for over half a century. Dickie remains the most famous umpire of them all and is still highly respected throughout the world. A lovable eccentric with a joyful sense of fun, he has decided, as he approaches his eightieth birthday, to recall the highlights of his life in cricket, while also providing an illuminating insight into what he has been up to since his retirement

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