John Payne (cricketer, born 1828)

English cricketer

John Payne

Personal information

Full name|

John Brown Payne

Born| 1 July 1828
Knutsford, Cheshire, England
Died| 23 September 1887(1887-09-23) (aged 59)
Broughton, Lancashire, England
Batting| Unknown
Bowling| Unknown
Relations| John 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

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

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[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* John Payne at ESPNcricinfo