Paine was born in
British India and educated in England at
Harrow School, where he played cricket in the First XI, and at the
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He joined the
King's Royal Rifle Corps after leaving Sandhurst in 1894. While serving in South Africa, Paine represented
Western Province in the 1896–97
Currie Cup. In his second match, against
Griqualand West, he scored 220 – the first
double-century in South African first-class cricket. He added 225 for the fourth wicket with his captain, Thomas Etlinger. Western Province went on to win the Currie Cup, but Paine's other contributions were modest; he made a
pair in the final, his last first-class match. Paine served in the 1st Mounted Infantry during the
Second Boer War. He was twice
mentioned in despatches, was promoted to
captain in June 1901, and was created a Companion of the
Distinguished Service Order in October 1902. ==References==