| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | David Paul Russell |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1951 |
| Birth Place: | St Helens, Lancashire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Cambridge University |
| Year1: | 1974 - 1975 |
| Club2: | Cambridgeshire |
| Year2: | 1976 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 16 |
| Runs1: | 514 |
| Bat Avg1: | 19.76 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/2 |
| Top Score1: | 56 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,769 |
| Wickets1: | 16 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 59.50 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/60 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 8 |
| Runs2: | 45 |
| Bat Avg2: | 7.50 |
| 100S/50S2: | –/– |
| Top Score2: | 13 |
| Deliveries2: | 414 |
| Wickets2: | 6 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 40.00 |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/27 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/– |
| Date: | 21 July |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/19879.html Cricinfo |
David Paul Russell (born 4 June 1951) is an English former first-class cricketer.
While studying at the University of Cambridge, Russell made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Leicestershire at Fenner's in 1974. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1975, making sixteen appearances.[1] He scored 514 runs at an average of 19.76 in his sixteen matches, with a high score of 56 not out.[2] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 16 wickets at a bowling average of 59.50, with best figures of 3 for 60.[3] While at Cambridge, Russell also played List A one-day cricket, making four appearances for Cambridge University in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup and four appearances for the Combined Universities in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup.[4] He scored 45 runs in these eight matches,[5] as well as taking 6 wickets.[6] In addition to playing first-class and List A cricket, Russell also played minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire in 1976, making a single appearance in the Minor Counties Championship.[7]