Full name John Gosling Paine Name John Paine 1851–1859 Sussex | Role Wicket-keeper Batting style Right-handed | |
Born 10 November 1829 ( 1829-11-10 ) Brighton, Sussex, England Died 1 November 1859(1859-11-01) (aged 29)
Brighton, Sussex, England 1855 Marylebone Cricket Club | ||
John Gosling Paine (10 November 1829 – 1 November 1859) was an English cricketer. Paine was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Brighton, Sussex.
Paine made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1851 at the Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove. His next appearances in first-class cricket came in 1854 when he played two matches for Sussex, against Kent and Surrey. The following season he made three first-class appearances, appearing twice for the Gentlemen of England against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's, and the Gentlemen of Kent and Surrey at the same venue. His third appearance came for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Sussex at E Tredcroft's Ground, Warnham Court. He made four first-class appearances for the Gentlemen of Surrey and Sussex in 1856, with all four matches coming against the Gentlemen of England. He also made one first-class appearance for Sussex in 1856 against Kent, as well as playing for the South against the North at Broughton Cricket Club Ground, Salford. He made a final first-class appearance in 1859, for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In total, he made thirteen first-class appearances, scoring 224 runs at an average of 11.20, with a high score of 47. Behind the stumps he took 7 catches and made 3 stumpings. For Sussex, his five matches for the county yielded 84 runs at an average of 12.00, with a high score of 47.
He died in Brighton on 1 November 1859.