John Gosling Paine (10 November 1829 – 1 November 1859) was an English

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er. Paine was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a

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. He was born at

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. Paine made his first-class debut for

against the

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in 1851 at the Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove. His next appearances in first-class cricket came in 1854 when he played two matches for Sussex, against

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and

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. The following season he made three first-class appearances, appearing twice for the Gentlemen of England against the Marylebone Cricket Club at

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, and the Gentlemen of Kent and Surrey at the same venue. His third appearance came for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Sussex at E Tredcroft's Ground, Warnham Court. He made two first-class appearances each for the Gentlemen of Surrey and Sussex and the

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in 1856, with all four matches coming against the Gentlemen of England. He also made one first-class appearance for Sussex in 1856 against Kent, as well as playing for the South against the North at Broughton Cricket Club Ground, Salford. He made a final first-class appearance in 1859, for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In total, he made thirteen first-class appearances, scoring 224 runs at an

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of 11.20, with a high score of 47. Behind the

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he took 7

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and made 3

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s. For Sussex, his five matches for the county yielded 84 runs at an average of 12.00, with a high score of 47. He died in Brighton on 1 November 1859.

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