David Alan Payne (born 15 February 1991) is an English

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er who made his debut for

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in 2009. A left-arm

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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

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. 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. Payne made his international debut for the

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in June 2022.

Career

Payne took a career best of 7–29 in the

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group match against

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in 2010. He dismissed James Foster,

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, Tim Phillips and Jaik Mickleburgh in just 4 balls, having previously dismissed

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just 2 balls before. In July 2021, Payne was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan, after the original squad for the tour was forced to withdraw following positive tests for

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. In December 2021, Payne was named in England's

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(T20I) squad for their series against the West Indies. In April 2022, he was bought by the

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for the 2022 season of The Hundred. The following month, Payne was named in England's ODI squad for their series against the Netherlands. Payne made his ODI debut on 22 June 2022, for England against the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Payne, David 1991 births Living people English cricketers England One Day International cricketers Gloucestershire cricketers Cricketers from Poole Dorset cricketers Welsh Fire cricketers Perth Scorchers cricketers English expatriate cricketers in Australia Adelaide Strikers cricketers