John Brown Payne (1 July 1828 – 23 September 1887) was an English first-class cricketer.
Payne was born in July 1828 at Knutsford, Cheshire.
He made his debut in first-class cricket for Manchester against Sussex at Eccles in 1858, taking figures of 5 for 59 in Sussex's first-innings.
[2] His final two first-class appearances came for the North against Surrey in 1862 and 1863.
His son was the rugby union international and cricketer John Payne.