| Alfred Payne | |
| Fullname: | Alfred Ernest Payne |
| Birth Date: | 29 December 1849 |
| Birth Place: | Oswestry, Shropshire, England |
| Death Place: | Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Bowling: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1883–1884 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 8 |
| Runs1: | 75 |
| Bat Avg1: | 5.35 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 16 |
| Deliveries1: | 8 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Date: | 31 August |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/18809.html Cricinfo |
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. 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.[3] Despite playing as a batsman for the MCC, Payne struggled in first-class cricket, scoring just 64 runs at an average of 5.33.[4] He also made a first-class appearance for W. G. Grace's personal XI against Lord Sheffield's XI at Sheffield Park in 1883.[3]
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;[5] 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] [6] and one time President of the Shropshire Chamber of Agriculture.[6] Besides coming to own the Pentre Ucha estate, he was resident at Roden Hall, Wellington, Shropshire;[7] Walford Manor, Baschurch, Shropshire[1] and Dudwell House, Burwash, Sussex;[8]
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.[6]