David Payne

Who is David Payne?

David Alan Payne is an English cricketer who made his debut for Gloucestershire in 2009. A left-arm fast-medium 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 2010 U-19 Cricket World Cup.Since his debut for Gloucestershire, he has become a key part of their bowling attack and often opened, he has also showed promise with the bat, by scoring his maiden First Class half-century at the end of the 2011 season.

Payne took a career best of 7–29 in the 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40 group match against Essex at Chelmsford in 2010. He dismissed James Foster, Grant Flower, Tim Phillips and Jaik Mickleburgh in just 4 balls, having previously dismissed Graham Napier just 2 balls before. Coincidentally he also recorded his best batting score in List A cricket in the same game. Essex won the game by 42 runs.