Thelston Payne

Thelston Rodney O'Neale Payne (13 February 1957 – 10 May 2023) was a Barbadian cricketer who played one Test match and seven One Day Internationals for the West Indies.[1]

Thelston Payne
Personal information
Full name
Thelston Rodney O'Neale Payne
Born(1957-02-13)13 February 1957
Foul Bay, Saint Philip, Barbados
Died10 May 2023(2023-05-10) (aged 66)
Bridgetown, Barbados
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 187)7 March 1986 v England
ODI debut (cap 44)19 April 1984 v Australia
Last ODI28 March 1987 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978–1990Barbados
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 1 7 68 38
Runs scored 5 126 3,391 795
Batting average 5.00 31.50 36.85 29.44
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 6/25 1/3
Top score 5 60 140 100*
Catches/stumpings 5/0 6/0 103/8 30/3
Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 2010

Test career

Payne played first-class cricket from 1978–79 to 1989–90, turning out in 68 first class matches, mostly for Barbados. He was usually second-choice wicket-keeper to Jeff Dujon in the West Indies team, but got his Test chance in the 1985–86 series against England in the West Indies, when Dujon was injured. He held five catches in the West Indies' seven-wicket win, but scored only five runs.[1]

ODI career

In his seven ODIs, he was always in and out of the team, and he only played in two successive matches – in the 1986–87 World Series Cup. That was his penultimate ODI – his last was against New Zealand two months later, during which he held a catch off Richard Hadlee's bat, but did not get to bat because Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes wrapped up the target without losing a wicket.[1]

Death

Payne died from pancreatic cancer in Bridgetown, on 10 May 2023, at the age of 66.[2][3]

References
  1. "Thelston Payne Profile - Cricket Player West Indies | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  2. "Thelston Payne passes". Nation News. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. Smith, Dexter (2023-05-10). "Former West Indies wicketkeeper Thelston Payne dies, aged 66". www.royalgazette.com. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
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