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Radio 4,08 Dec 2015,30 mins

Dickie Bird on the life of Sir Leonard Hutton

Great Lives

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Harold 'Dickie' Bird, now retired but one of our best known cricket umpires champions the life of Sir Leonard Hutton. According to Dickie, this Yorkshireman is one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time, who made history by becoming the first professional England captain. Joining him, the Sunday Times cricket correspondent and author Simon Wilde. Matthew Parris is the presenter. Producer: Perminder Khatkar First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.

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