John Payne (cricketer, born 1828)

John Brown Payne (1 July 1828 – 23 September 1887) was an English first-class cricketer.

John Payne
Personal information
Full name
John Brown Payne
Born1 July 1828
Knutsford, Cheshire, England
Died23 September 1887(1887-09-23) (aged 59)
Broughton, Lancashire, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
RelationsJohn Payne (son)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 49
Batting average 9.80
100s/50s –/–
Top score 18
Balls bowled 335
Wickets 14
Bowling average 11.21
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 5/36
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 September 2019

Payne was born in July 1828 at Knutsford, Cheshire. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Manchester against Sussex at Eccles in 1858, taking figures of 5 for 59 in Sussex's first-innings.[1] Two years later, he made a second first-class appearance for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South at Salford, with Payne taking his best first-class figures of 5 for 36 in the Gentlemen of the South's first-innings.[2] His final two first-class appearances came for the North against Surrey in 1862 and 1863.[3] Payne was by profession a lawyer.[4] He died in September 1887 at Broughton, Lancashire. His son was the rugby union international and cricketer John Payne.

References
  1. "Manchester v Sussex, 1858". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. "Gentlemen of the North v Gentlemen of the South, 1860". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by John Payne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  4. Venn, John (2011). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. pp. 52. ISBN 978-1108036146.
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