There was rain. And certainly enough bad light for him to have stopped play had he been umpiring. But none of that mattered in Barnsley on Sunday when it came to the funeral of the inimitable Dickie ...

Bird, who was born in Barnsley, was awarded the freedom of the town in 2000 The funeral of iconic former cricket umpire Dickie Bird will take place on Sunday. Bird, one of cricket's most beloved ...

The funeral of gunman Derrick Bird has taken place. The taxi driver killed 12 people and wounded 11 others during a 45-mile rampage across west Cumbria on 2 June, before turning the gun on himself. A ...

Bird, who was born in Barnsley, was awarded the freedom of the town in 2000 [Getty Images] The funeral of iconic former cricket umpire Dickie Bird will take place on Sunday 19 October in Barnsley, it ...