| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | John Brown Payne |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1828 |
| Birth Place: | Knutsford, Cheshire, England |
| Death Place: | Broughton, Lancashire, England |
| Family: | John Payne (son) |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Bowling: | Unknown |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 4 |
| Runs1: | 49 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.80 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 18 |
| Deliveries1: | 335 |
| Wickets1: | 14 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 11.21 |
| Fivefor1: | 2 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/36 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 10 September |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/19172.html Cricinfo |
John Brown Payne (1 July 1828 – 23 September 1887) was an English first-class cricketer.
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.