Thelston Payne

Thelston Payne
Personal information
Full name Thelston Rodney O'Neale Payne
Born 13 February 1957 (1957-02-13) (age 55)
Foul Bay, Saint Philip, Barbados
Batting style Left-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side West Indies
Only Test 7 March 1986 v England
ODI debut 19 April 1984 v Australia
Last ODI 28 March 1987 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years Team
1978–1990 Barbados
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 1 7 68 38
Runs scored 5 126 3,391 795
Batting average 5.00 31.50 36.85 29.44
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 6/25 1/3
Top score 5 60 140 100*
Catches/stumpings 5/0 6/0 103/8 30/3
Source: Cricket Archive, 19 October 2010

Thelston Rodney O'Neale Payne (born 13 February 1957) is a former West Indian cricketer.

He played only one Test and seven One Day Internationals for the West Indies. He played first class cricket from 1978–79 to 1989–90, turning out in 68 first class matches - mostly for Barbados.

He was usually second choice to Jeff Dujon in the West Indies team, but got his Test chance in the 1985–86 series v England in West Indies as Dujon was injured. He held five catches in the West Indies' seven-wicket win, but scored only five runs.

In his seven ODIs, he was always in and out of the team, as he played only two successive matches - in the 1986–87 World Series Cup. That was his penultimate ODI - his final was against New Zealand two months later, during which he held a catch off Richard Hadlee's bat, but did not get to bat because Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes wrapped up the target without losing a wicket.

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