Richard Payne (9 June 1827 – 11 April 1906) was an English cricketer. Payne was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium with both roundarm and underarm bowling styles. He was born at East Grinstead, Sussex.
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| Full name | Richard Payne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 1827 East Grinstead, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 April 1906 (aged 78) Tonbridge, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm roundarm/underarm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Charles Payne (brother) Joseph Payne (brother) William Payne (nephew) Alfred Payne (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1853–1866 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 June 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payne made his first-class debut for Sussex against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in 1853. He made six further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Kent in 1866 at the Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge.[1] In his seven matches for Sussex, he scored 81 runs at an average of 6.75, with a high score of 28.[2] With the ball, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 16.66, with best figures of 2/23.[3]
He died at Tonbridge, Kent, on 11 April 1906. His brothers, Charles and Joseph, played first-class cricket, as did his nephews William Payne and Alfred Payne.
References edit
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Payne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Payne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Richard Payne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 June 2012.