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Cricket legend Dickie Bird breaks down in tears as he pays tribute to 'dear friend' Sir Michael Parkinson | talkSPORT
![The former cricket umpire and Sir Michael Parkinson grew up in Barnsley and remained friends ever since. The former cricket umpire and Sir Michael Parkinson grew up in Barnsley and remained friends ever since.](https://e3.365dm.com/23/08/768x432/skynews-dickie-bird_6253967.jpg)
The former cricket umpire and Sir Michael Parkinson grew up in Barnsley and remained friends ever since.
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Sir Michael Parkinson: Dickie Bird breaks down as he recalls final words with friend the day before he died | UK News | Sky News
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Dickie Bird: I'll never forget having lunch with the Queen. At the end it was just me and her in the lounge chatting | Daily Mail Online
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