Dickie Bird pays tribute to his ‘dearest friend’ 'Parky'
Dickie Bird pays tribute to his ‘dearest friend’ 'Parky'

Legendary cricket umpire and close friend of Sir Michael Parkinson, Harold ‘Dickie’ Bird pays an emotional tribute to the talk show host who died today aged 88.

Dickie describes Sir Michael as his “closest friend and my dearest friend” and says he only spoke to “Parky” yesterday where they said their “goodbyes”.

Report by Blairm.

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