Thelston Payne
Thelston Rodney O'Neale Payne (born 13 February 1957) is a former West Indian cricketer.
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| Full name | Thelston Rodney O'Neale Payne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1957 Foul Bay, Saint Philip, Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 187) | 7 March 1986 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 44) | 19 April 1984 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 28 March 1987 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1978–1990 | Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.