Fowl was born in Barnsley and performed membership cricket with legendary England batter Sir Geoffrey Boycott and journalist and TV host Sir Michael Parkinson, with whom he remained shut associates.
Boycott mentioned Fowl was “beloved by so many and have become a legend”.
Fowl, whose actual title was Harold, started his enjoying profession at Yorkshire earlier than transferring to Leicestershire.
A right-handed batter, he scored two centuries and averaged 20.71 in 93 first-class matches.
However he can be remembered for his profession as an umpire, and at one stage his 66 Assessments had been a document.
He oversaw various uncommon moments too – a bomb scare at Lord’s when he sat on the covers, a burst water pipe at Headingley, and taking the gamers from the sector as a result of the solar was reflecting off a window into the eyes of the batter.
Earlier than his remaining Take a look at in 1996 Fowl was given a guard of honour on the outfield at Lord’s by the England and India gamers.
He additionally umpired charity matches for Queen Elizabeth II, whom he mentioned he met 29 instances.
He stood in his final official match in 1998 – a recreation between Yorkshire and Warwickshire at Headingley, the place he remained a daily customer.
“The ideas of everybody on the Yorkshire County Cricket Membership are with Dickie’s household and associates throughout this time,” Yorkshire mentioned.
“He can be really missed by all on the membership, having spent an unbelievable period of time in assist of everybody right here, and can be remembered as one the best characters in Yorkshire’s historical past.”
