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
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

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.