Alfred Payne (cricketer, born 1831)

Alfred Payne (7 December 1831 at Leicester – 25 June 1874 at Westminster) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1852 to 1864. He was the twin brother of Arthur Payne.

Payne was a student at Trinity College, Oxford.[1] He played cricket mainly for Oxford University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 25 known appearances in first-class matches.[2] He played six times for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series.

Payne was a left arm fast bowler (LF) who bowled roundarm. He took 111 wickets at 12.19 with a best analysis of 7/42. He took five wickets in an innings 8 times and ten wickets in a match once.

After graduating at Oxford, Payne became a Church of England priest and was rector of Enville, Staffordshire, from 1869 until his death.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Foster, Joseph (1888). Alumni Oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886. Oxford: Parker and Co. p. 1081.
  2. ↑ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 16 November 2008.

Further reading

  • H S Altham, A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914), George Allen & Unwin, 1962
  • Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 4-8 (1849-1864), Lillywhite, 1862–65



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