David Payne (cricketer)

David Alan Payne (born 15 February 1991) is an English cricketer who made his debut for Gloucestershire in 2009. A left-arm fast-medium bowler, he has represented England at U-19 level in both Test matches and One Day Internationals. He was named as part of the squad for the 2010 U-19 Cricket World Cup. Since his debut for Gloucestershire, he has become a key part of their bowling attack and often opened, and has also showed promise with the bat, by scoring his maiden First Class half-century at the end of the 2011 season.^[1] Payne made his international debut for the England cricket team in June 2022.

David Payne

Personal information
Full name	David Alan Payne
Born	(1991-02-15) 15 February 1991 (age 32) Poole, Dorset, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	England
Only ODI (cap 264)	22 June 2022 v Netherlands
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009–	Gloucestershire (squad no. 14)
2021–	Welsh Fire (squad no. 7)
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20 Matches 1 115 70 153 Runs scored – 1,779 222 122 Batting average – 18.72 20.18 5.08 100s/50s –/– 0/6 0/0 0/0 Top score – 67* 40 16 Balls bowled 54 18,791 3,074 3,086 Wickets 1 328 115 188 Bowling average 38.00 29.58 25.46 22.83 5 wickets in innings 0 6 3 1 10 wickets in match 0 1 0 0 Best bowling 1/38 6/26 7/29 5/24 Catches/stumpings 0/– 40/– 20/– 30/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 September 2023

Career

Payne took a career best of 7–29 in the 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40 group match against Essex at Chelmsford in 2010. He dismissed James Foster, Grant Flower, Tim Phillips and Jaik Mickleburgh in just 4 balls, having previously dismissed Graham Napier just 2 balls before. ^[2]

In July 2021, Payne was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan,^[3] after the original squad for the tour was forced to withdraw following positive tests for COVID-19.^[4] In December 2021, Payne was named in England's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the West Indies.^[5]

In April 2022, he was bought by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred.^[6] The following month, Payne was named in England's ODI squad for their series against the Netherlands.^[7] Payne made his ODI debut on 22 June 2022, for England against the Netherlands.^[8]

References

1. "Player Profile: David Payne". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
2. "Essex v Gloucestershire". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
3. "England Men announce new squad for Royal London Series against Pakistan". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
4. "Ben Stokes to captain England against Pakistan after seven members in bio-bubble test positive for COVID-19". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
5. "England Men name squad for West Indies IT20s". England and Wales Cricket Board. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
6. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
7. "Sam Billings overlooked as England name strong squad for Netherlands ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
8. "3rd ODI, Amstelveen, June 22, 2022, England tour of Netherlands". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

External links

• David Payne at ESPNcricinfo
• David Payne at CricketArchive (subscription required)