Cecil Payne (cricketer)

Cecil Arthur Lynch Payne (30 August 1885 – 21 March 1976) was an English first-class cricketer who played irregularly for Middlesex from 1905 to 1909. He was born in Dacca, educated at Charterhouse School and New College, Oxford, and died in Vancouver.^[1]

Cecil Payne

Personal information
Full name	Cecil Arthur Lynch Payne
Born	(1885-08-30)30 August 1885 Dacca, British India
Died	21 March 1976(1976-03-21) (aged 90) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1905–1909	Middlesex
1906–1907	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 29 Runs scored 1001 Batting average 20.42 100s/50s 1/6 Top score 101 Balls bowled 54 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 October 2017

On his first-class debut, playing for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Derbyshire in July 1905, he scored 101 in 110 minutes batting at number three.^[2][3] He went to Canada shortly after his first-class career finished, and was Canadian Amateur Billiards Champion in 1927 and 1928.^[2]