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English cricketer For the Anglican chaplain and cricketer, the son of this man, see Wilfred Payton (priest).

Wilfred Payton
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 491
Runs scored 22,132
Batting average 34.31
100s/50s 39/114
Top score 169
Balls bowled 78
Wickets 1
Bowling average 68.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/18
Catches/stumpings 148/0
Source: CricketArchive, 5 August 2020

Wilfred Richard Daniel Payton (3 February 1882 – 2 May 1943) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club.

Payton was a right-handed middle order batsman and made 39 hundreds, his first was an innings of 133 against the touring West Indians in 1906. He topped 1000 runs per season every year from 1921 to 1929 with a best of 1864 runs at 47.79 in 1926. His only first-class wicket was Northamptonshire's Bernard Atkinson.

Payton's son, also named Wilfred, followed in his footsteps and played with Nottinghamshire in 1935.

References

  1. "Nottinghamshire v West Indians 1906". CricketArchive.
  2. "First-class Batting record by season". CricketArchive.
  3. "Northamptonshire v Nottinghamshire 1922". CricketArchive.
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