Alfred Payne (Sussex cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Payne (Sussex cricketer)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1858

Place of Birth: East Grinstead, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1943

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Alfred Payne (28 April 1858 – 23 July 1943) was an English cricketer.
Payne was a right-handed batsman whose bowling style is unknown, though it is known he fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper.
He was born at East Grinstead, Sussex. Payne made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1880.
He made sixteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in 1886.
In his seventeen matches for Sussex, he scored 275 runs at an average of 9.16, with a high score of 42.
He also made a single first-class appearance for the Players against the Gentlemen in 1881.Outside of cricket, Payne worked as a shoemaker, an occupation which had long been associated with his family.
It is known that by 1881 he was single and living with his parents, William and Harriett, both in their sixties.
He died at Uckfield, Sussex, on 23 July 1943.
His brother, William, played first-class cricket, as did his uncles Charles Payne, Richard Payne and Joseph Payne.