About Charles Payne
Lived 1832 – 1909 (aged 76). Charles Payne was a British cricketer.
Charles Payne (12 May 1832 – 18 February 1909) was an English professional cricketer active from 1857 to 1875 who played in 88 first-class cricket matches, mainly for Sussex County Cricket Club and Kent County Cricket Club. He was born in East Grinstead in Sussex in 1832 and died at Tonbridge in Kent in 1909 aged 76.
Payne was a good batsman who was described as a "very steady forward player ... being a good hitter". He scored 13 runs from one ball in a club match at Tunbridge Wells in 1863 and in 1866 scored Kent's first century at the Bat and Ball Ground in Gravesend, carrying his bat for 135 not out against Surrey. The following year he hit his highest first-class score of 137 for Sussex against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
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Who was Charles Payne?
English cricketer (1832-1909)
When was Charles Payne born?
Charles Payne was born on 12 May 1832 in East Grinstead.
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Charles Payne died on 18 February 1909 in Tonbridge.
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Charles Payne was a cricketer.
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Charles Payne was British.
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· DBpedia: Charles Payne (cricketer, born 1832)
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