Arnold Cyril Payne (1897–1973) was an English cricketer active from 1931 to 1934 who played for

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshi ...

(Northants). He appeared in three first-class matches as a

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and righthanded

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. Payne was born in

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on 3 October 1897 and died there on 13 February 1973. He scored 27 runs with a highest score of 22

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and claimed ten victims including three stumpings.Arnold Payne at CricketArchive
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