John William Payne (c. 1844 – 12 May 1928 at
Glebe,
Sydney
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) was a
Test match umpire.
Payne officiated in one match between
Australia
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and
England
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in
Sydney
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on 20 February 1885 to 24 February 1885, won by Australia by only six runs thanks to an 80 run tenth wicket partnership, and a 10 wicket bag by
Fred Spofforth. Payne's colleague was
Ted Elliott. Payne had played for the XXII of
New South Wales
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against the visiting English team under
George Parr in 1863/64.
Payne started work at
Mort's Dock
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Histor ...
in the Sydney suburb of
Balmain in 1868 and worked there for 56 years.
See also
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External links
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Wisden
References
* Pollard, Jack, "Australian Cricket: 1803-1893, The Formative Years". Sydney, The Book Company, 1995. ()
1840s births
1928 deaths
Colony of New South Wales people
Australian Test cricket umpires
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