White Cap and Bails Adventures of a Much Travelled Umpire

Dickie Bird takes a humorous, nostalgic look at the county clubs and the Test match arenas which have created such dramas in his life and provided him with so many friends. He reflects on the ambience of the great cricket grounds, and describes the very special behind-the-scenes characters who work as well as play for the clubs and provide the life-blood of the game. Also, Dickie makes challenging points about the future of cricket, and to give his opinion on the great players and matches. Dickie first takes his readers round the county grounds before flying them off to the great clubs in Australia, New Zealand, the West Indies, South Africa and the other major cricket countries.