Ian Payne (cricketer)
Encyclopedia
Ian Roger Payne is a former professional Cricketer
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He was educated at Emanuel School
and began his career with Surrey
in 1975 until 1984 and won The Cricket Society Wetherall Award for the Leading All-Rounder in English Schools Cricket in 1976. Payne played two seasons with Gloucestershire
in 1985 and 1986, and then later Shropshire
in 1994. He retired in 1997.
Payne was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm
bowler. Payne now lives at home in Dolywern with his wife, Jools and three children.
He was recently forced out of retirement by his two eldest children, Naomi and Max, and is currently trying to cement a place in the Shropshire over-50s team.
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
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He was educated at Emanuel School
Emanuel School
Emanuel School is a co-educational independent school in Battersea, south-west London. The school was founded by Lady Dacre and Elizabeth I in 1594. Today it has some 710 pupils, aged between ten and eighteen.-History:...
and began his career with Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
in 1975 until 1984 and won The Cricket Society Wetherall Award for the Leading All-Rounder in English Schools Cricket in 1976. Payne played two seasons with Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
in 1985 and 1986, and then later Shropshire
Shropshire County Cricket Club
Shropshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Shropshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in 1994. He retired in 1997.
Payne was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm
Right-arm
In cricket terminology, a batsman who bats right handed is described as a 'right hand' bat. However, a bowler who bowls the ball with his or her right hand is, by convention, called a 'right-arm' or 'right arm' bowler....
bowler. Payne now lives at home in Dolywern with his wife, Jools and three children.
He was recently forced out of retirement by his two eldest children, Naomi and Max, and is currently trying to cement a place in the Shropshire over-50s team.
External Links
- Ian Payne Cricket-Online
- Ian Payne CricInfoEngland
- Ian Payne CricketArchive
- Surrey County Cricket Club Yearbook 1983.