Dickie Bird statue a target for underwear jokers

Legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird is demanding action - to stop youngsters hanging underwear from a statue put up in his honour.

Dickie, 77, is to meet the council in his home town of Barnsley to ask them to raise the plinth a few feet to solve the problem.



Bras, knickers and even pizzas have adorned his famous right-hand finger as people have scrambled to pose for photos with the bronze sculpture.

The 6ft statue was erected in honour of the Yorkshireman, who umpired 66 Test matches, in 2009.