David Francis Russell (born 29 October 1936) is an English former first-class cricketer.
Russell was born at Hackney in October 1936.
He later studied at St Peter's Hall at the University of Oxford.
[1] While studying at Oxford, Russell made five appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1959, a tally which included a match against the touring Indians.
[2] He scored 57 runs in his five matches with a high score of 22,[3] while with his off break bowling he took 11 wickets at an average of 31.27 and best figures of 3 for 53.