Full name: | Harold Dennis Bird |
Born: | 19th April 1933, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England |
Batting: | Right-hand batter |
Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
Biography: | Awarded MBE in 1986 New Year's Honours for services to cricket; awarded OBE in 2012 New Year's Honours for services to cricket. Professional for Paignton (Devon) 1965-69, scoring over 10,000 runs. Coached at Plymouth College, 1966-68, and in Johannesburg for a couple of seasons. |
Teams: | Yorkshire (Main FC: 1956-1959); Leicestershire (Main FC: 1960-1964); Leicestershire (Main ListA: 1963-1964); Yorkshire Second XI (Minor Counties Championship: 1953-1959); All teams |
Leicestershire cap: 1960 | |
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
Pictures: | Portrait of Dickie Bird |
First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1956-1964) | ||||||||||
M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
Overall | 93 | 170 | 10 | 3315 | 181* | 20.71 | 2 | 14 | 28 |
First-Class Career Bowling (1960-1964) | ||||||||||
Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
Leicestershire | 48 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0-2 | 2.75 |
List A Career Batting and Fielding (1963-1964) | ||||||||||
M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
Leicestershire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1953-1959) | ||||||||||
M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
Yorkshire Second XI | 42 | 57 | 6 | 1203 | 108 | 23.58 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
Minor Counties Championship Career Bowling (1953-1959) | ||||||||||
Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
Yorkshire Second XI | 150 | 0 | 110 | 5 | 2-17 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | 4.40 |