| Richard Payne | |
| Fullname: | Richard Payne |
| Birth Date: | 9 June 1827 |
| Birth Place: | East Grinstead, Sussex, England |
| Death Place: | Tonbridge, Kent, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm roundarm/underarm medium |
| Family: | Charles Payne (brother) Joseph Payne (brother) William Payne (nephew) Alfred Payne (nephew) |
| Club1: | Sussex |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 7 |
| Runs1: | 81 |
| Bat Avg1: | 6.75 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 28 |
| Deliveries1: | 92 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 16.66 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/23 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Date: | 17 June |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18824.html Cricinfo |
Richard Payne (9 June 1827 – 11 April 1906) was an English cricketer. Payne was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium with both roundarm and underarm bowling styles. He was born at East Grinstead, Sussex.
Payne made his first-class debut for Sussex against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in 1853. He made six further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Kent in 1866 at the Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge.[1] In his seven matches for Sussex, he scored 81 runs at an average of 6.75, with a high score of 28.[2] With the ball, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 16.66, with best figures of 2/23.[3]
He died at Tonbridge, Kent, on 11 April 1906. His brothers, Charles and Joseph, played first-class cricket, as did his nephews William Payne and Alfred Payne.