David Ripley, born on 13 September 1966 in Leeds, Yorkshire, is a former England cricketer and coach. He played for Northamptonshire in county cricket from 1984 to 2001, where he took 678 catches and 85 stumpings across 307 first-class games, scoring 8693 runs with nine centuries. He was appointed vice-captain of Northamptonshire in 1999 and captain in his final season. In 1998, he achieved a club record 401-run fifth-wicket partnership with Mal Loye against Glamorgan.