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Dickie Bird – 90 not out

You're 90 on 19th April. What was the most memorable game you umpired?

My last Test match at Lords against India in 1996. England and India lined up in front of the pavilion to give me a fanfare of trumpets as I walked out.

Is there anything you can't leave home without?

My medication. When I was umpiring, I'd need my wristwatch.

Do you travel light?

I used to have all my cricket gear – my whites, my white

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