David English (cricketer)

David Stuart English, CBE (4 March 1946 – 12 November 2022) was a British charity fundraiser, cricketer, actor, writer and former president of RSO Records. He was appointed MBE in the 2003 Birthday Honours, and CBE in the 2010 Birthday Honours for services to cricket and charity.[1][2]

English founded the Bunbury Cricket Club, through which he raised £14m for charity. He was involved in the creation of the Bunbury Festival, a British under-15s cricket tournament that has helped the careers of over 1000 first-class cricketers, and over 125 international players.

English was a journalist on the Daily Mail[3] and then worked for Decca Records.[1] At Decca he was press officer, handling publicity for artists including the Rolling Stones and Tom Jones.[4] He became President of RSO Records, signing artists including the Bee Gees and Eric Clapton.[4] English had a career in acting, appearing in the films A Bridge Too Far and Lisztomania. He wrote a series of children's books called Bunbury Tails and a spin off animated series called The Bunbury Tails.

  1. ^ a b Hayes, Alex (15 June 2010). "Mill Hill's Dr David English handed CBE in Queen's Honours List for work with Bunbury Cricket Club". Times Series. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. ^ "MBEs C-H". BBC. 13 June 2003. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. ^ "David English obituary: Actor, record-company mogul, charity fundraiser, author of the Bunbury Tails children's books and 'godfather' of English cricket". The Times. 14 November 2022. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b "David English (3)". Discogs. Retrieved 23 May 2022.