Michael Papps

Michael Papps
Personal information
Full name
Michael Hugh William Papps
Born (1979-07-02) 2 July 1979
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleOpening Batsman, Wicket-keeper
RelationsTim Papps (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 225)10 March 2004 v South Africa
Last Test16 November 2007 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 137)13 February 2004 v South Africa
Last ODI26 February 2005 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1998/99–2010/11Canterbury
2011/12–2017/18Wellington
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 8 6 188 166
Runs scored 246 207 12,294 5,810
Batting average 16.40 51.75 38.66 37.97
100s/50s 0/2 0/2 33/52 12/32
Top score 86 92* 316* 162*
Catches/stumpings 11/0 1/0 233/6 86/4
Source: Cricinfo, 5 April 2018

Michael Hugh William Papps (born 2 July 1979) is a former New Zealand cricketer. In October 2016, he became the first player to score 10,000 runs in the Plunket Shield. In April 2018, he announced his retirement from the game.