Robert Adair Payne (22 October 1811 – date of death unknown) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Robert Adair Payne | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 October 1811 Clifton, Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| 1832 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 June 2020 | |||||||||||||||
The son of William Payne, he was born in October 1811 at Clifton, Bristol. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Oriel College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1832, making two appearances against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford and Lord's.[3] His score of 52 at Oxford was the second half century made in first-class cricket for Oxford University,[4] following Rice Price's 71 against Cambridge in Oxford's inaugural first-class match in 1827.