| Wilfred Payton | |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 491 |
| Runs1: | 22,132 |
| Bat Avg1: | 34.31 |
| 100S/50S1: | 39/114 |
| Top Score1: | 169 |
| Deliveries1: | 78 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 68.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/18 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 148/0 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31950/31950.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 5 August |
| Year: | 2020 |
Wilfred Richard Daniel Payton (3 February 1882 – 2 May 1943) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club.
Payton was a right-handed middle order batsman and made 39 hundreds, his first was an innings of 133 against the touring West Indians in 1906.[1] He topped 1000 runs per season every year from 1921 to 1929 with a best of 1864 runs at 47.79 in 1926.[2] His only first-class wicket was Northamptonshire's Bernard Atkinson.[3]
Payton's son, also named Wilfred, followed in his footsteps and played with Nottinghamshire in 1935.