Yet of all his exploits, it was his schools’ cricket festival of which he was most proud. “People haven’t heard of David English and I’m quite happy about that,” he said. “I can’t play guitar like Eric, I can’t sing like Barry and I can’t play cricket like Ian. But I can help people achieve their dreams.”
David English CBE, rock’n’roll mogul and cricket benefactor, was born on March 4, 1946. He died from a heart attack on November 12, 2022, aged 76