Background
He was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
He was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
Russell was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. Russell made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1981 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. Russell played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1981 to 2000, which included 61 Minor Counties Championship matches and 9 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
In 1985, he made his List A debut against Somerset in the National Westminster Trophy.
He played two further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, against Sussex in the 1992 National Westminster Trophy and Leicestershire in the 1993 National Westminster Trophy. In his 3 List A matches, he scored 36 runs at a batting average of 12.00, with a high score of 23.
He also played Second XI cricket for the Middlesex Second XI in 1976.
