Alfred Payne (cricketer, born 1849)

Alfred Payne
Personal information
Full name
Alfred Ernest Payne
Born29 December 1849
Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Died30 June 1927(1927-06-30) (aged 77)
Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1883–1884Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 75
Batting average 5.35
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 16
Balls bowled 8
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 August 2019

Alfred Ernest Payne (29 December 1849 – 30 June 1927) was an English first-class cricketer.

The second son of Frederick Alexander Payne, he was born at Pentre Ucha, Llanymynech[1] near Oswestry, Shropshire, in December 1849. He was educated at Cheltenham Grammar School.[2] He later studied at Pembroke College, Oxford where he graduated B.A., converted to M.A. in 1867, and was by 1879 a student of the Inner Temple, though he was never called to the bar.[3] In meantime he also acted as tutor to the sons of the Earl of Dudley.[1]

At university, Payne was also a rower in his college XI, achieving Head of River in 1872, and at Henley.[1]

He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1883. He played first-class cricket for the MCC until 1884, making seven appearances.[4] Despite playing as a batsman for the MCC, Payne struggled in first-class cricket, scoring just 64 runs at an average of 5.33.[5] He also made a first-class appearance for W. G. Grace's personal XI against Lord Sheffield's XI at Sheffield Park in 1883.[4]

Below first-class cricket, he played at county level for Shropshire between 1870 and 1904,[2] in 118 matches in which he totaled 3,386 runs, achieved 4 centuries and took 231 wickets;[6] in 1888 he captained the county XI.[1] During that time he played at club level for Oswestry (of which he was captain 1881–88)[1] and Baschurch in Shropshire and Llanfyllin in Montgomeryshire, Wales.[2] He was a member of the Free Foresters from 1870.[1]

Payne was a Justice of the Peace for the county of Shropshire and an Alderman of Shropshire County Council from 1898,[1][7] and one time President of the Shropshire Chamber of Agriculture.[7] Besides coming to own the Pentre Ucha estate, he was resident at Roden Hall, Wellington, Shropshire;[8] Walford Manor, Baschurch, Shropshire[1] and Dudwell House, Burwash, Sussex;[9]

Payne married in 1878 Sarah, daughter of Thomas Protheroe of London, by whom he had two daughters.[1]

Payne died aged 77 in June 1927 at Pen-y-Nant, Ruabon, Denbighshire.[2] He was buried at Kinnerley parish church in Shropshire.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Mate, C.H., ed. (1907). Shropshire, Historical Descriptive, Biographical: Part II, Biographical. p. 51.
  2. ^ a b c d Percival, Tony (1998). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. p. 22. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Payne, Alfred Ernest" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Alfred Payne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alfred Payne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. ^ Shropshire Cricketers, 1844-1998, p.49.
  7. ^ a b c "Obituary - Mr. A.E. Payne, Ruabon". Shrewsbury Chronicle. 4 July 1927. p. 12.
  8. ^ Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Official and Landed Classes, 1895. p. 1945.
  9. ^ Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Official and Landed Classes, 1913. p. 1334.