West Indies / Players
Full name Thelston Rodney O'Neale Payne
Born February 13, 1957, Foul Bay, St Philip, Barbados
Current age 52 years 284 days
Major teams West Indies, Barbados
Batting style Left-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 6 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| ODIs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 126 | 60 | 31.50 | 240 | 52.50 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| First-class | 68 | 106 | 14 | 3391 | 140 | 36.85 | 6 | 25 | 103 | 8 | ||||
| List A | 38 | 34 | 7 | 795 | 100* | 29.44 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 3 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| List A | 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Only Test | West Indies v England at Port of Spain, Mar 7-12, 1986 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | West Indies v Australia at Castries, Apr 19, 1984 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v West Indies at Christchurch, Mar 28, 1987 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1978/79 - 1989/90 |
| List A span | 1978/79 - 1989/90 |
Thelston Payne was a capable wicketkeeper, always in a sun hat, who was destined to be understudy to Jeff Dujon for much of his career. He was in the West Indies squad as second-choice keeper on the 1984 tour of England, in Australia 1984-85, and on later trips to New Zealand, Pakistan and Sharjah. His one chance came when Dujon missed the second Test against England at Port-of-Spain in 1986 through injury, and her held five catches in a comprehensive win. But Dujon recovered, and that was that. "I felt I could have played as a batsman," Payne later reflected. "I toured around for a few years and got just one Test and seven ODIs and had to watch on as others failed. I made three consecutive hundreds in 1983 and I knew I was good enough to play as a batsman."
Martin Williamson
- Thelston Payne: My First Test (11 December 1998) (Dec 11, 1998)
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