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Dermot Payton

Dermot Payton

New Zealand cricketer

Dermot Hurlston Payton (born 19 February 1945) is a former New Zealand first-class cricketer who played for Central Districts from 1965 to 1977.[1]

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An opening batsman, Payton made his highest score of 145 against Otago in 1974–75.[2] He also represented Wairarapa in Hawke Cup cricket between 1963 and 1988, captaining the team when they held the title between February 1977 and February 1979.[3]

He has coached cricketers for many years, including some years as coach of Central Districts. In 2009 he was awarded an International Cricket Council centenary medal for services to cricket.[4] He is the Patron, and a life member, of the Wairarapa Cricket Association.[5] He has a farm near Masterton.[6]

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    "Dermot Payton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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    "Otago v Central Districts 1974-75". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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    "Hawke Cup matches played by Dermot Payton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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    "Payton 'chuffed to bits' with ICC award". Wairarapa Times-Age. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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    "Our People". Wairarapa Cricket Association. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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    Sundaresan, Bharat. "Ross Taylor and the Slog Sweep: How it all began". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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