David Stuart English, CBE (4 March 1946 – 12 November 2022) was a British charity fundraiser, cricketer, actor, writer and former president of RSO Records.
[1] At Decca he was press officer, handling publicity for artists including the Rolling Stones and Tom Jones.
In 2019, the England cricket team won the one day world cup and had ten players who had attended the Bunbury Festival as youths.
[1] At Decca he was press officer, handling publicity for artists including the Rolling Stones and Tom Jones.
Characters include: Ian Buntham (Ian Botham), Goldenhare Gower (David Gower), Dennis Lettuce (Dennis Lillee), Viv Radish (Viv Richards), Frank Buno (Frank Bruno) and Rajbun (Rajendrasinh Jadeja).
Five episodes were made, with a theme song by David English and Barry Gibb and additional music by Elton John, Eric Clapton, The Bee Gees and George Harrison, who contributed the track "Ride Rajbun".
[13] The day after his death, the England cricket team playing in the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final wore black armbands as a mark of respect.
[14] The England and Wales Cricket Board wrote: "The ECB is saddened to learn of the loss of David English CBE.