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Article: Dickie's tears as he; hops off his perch; It's the Birdie swan-song.(Sport)

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January 13, 1996
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DICKIE Bird is climbing off his perch as the world's top Test umpire.

The game's best-known, most respected, and loopiest official stands down after a Lord's farewell in the Second Test against India on June 24, although he will continue as a first class umpire for another three years.

And he was close to tears as he told me from his holiday hotel in Torquay: "I've got a huge lump in my throat just thinking about it.

"Cricket has been my life. I want to go at the top, while people still respect me. I do not want to carry on and hear the whispers: ...

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