At her first game of cricket - What are the butchers for?
Pauline Chase |
I cannot for the life of me see why the umpires, the only two people on a cricket field who are not going to get grass stains on their knees, are the only two people allowed to wear dark trousers.
Catherine Whitehorn |
If there were an Olympic event for running backwards, I would be the obvious favourite.
Harold 'Dickie' Bird Not Out (1978) |
It is rather suitable for umpires to dress like dentists, since one of their tasks is to draw stumps.
John Arlott |
My only complaint with 'Dickie' Bird is that he requires a degree of certainty that is almost neurotic; like the man who has to keep going to the front door to make certain that he's locked it.
Mike Brearley |
Umpire Harold Bird, having a wonderful time, signalling everything in the world, including stopping traffic coming on from behind.
John Arlott |
