Stephen George Russell (born 13 March 1945) is a retired English

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player and businessman. Russell attended

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before going up to

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'' 1966, p. 338. Opening the bowling and showing "commendable control at a lively pace", he won his cricket

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for

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in 1965 and took 4 for 50 and 4 for 32 against

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. He had his best season in 1966, taking 41 wickets in 14 first-class matches for Cambridge at an average of 25.24. In Cambridge's sole victory that year, over

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, he took 3 for 49 and 5 for 41, including the first four wickets in Scotland's second innings, and then, coming in to bat at his usual position of number 11 with Cambridge needing 42 runs to win, he stayed with Rupert Roopnaraine while the runs were scored. He took 5 for 60 against Oxford, but Cambridge lost by an innings. Russell "proved an inspiring captain" for Cambridge in 1967, but was less successful as a bowler, taking 19 wickets in 11 matches at an average of 44.26. He played one match for Surrey at the end of the season, taking two wickets. He went into business, and was a director of

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Stephen 1945 births Living people People from Sutton, London Cricketers from the London Borough of Sutton People educated at Tiffin School Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Surrey cricketers 20th-century English businesspeople 21st-century English businesspeople