The former Black Cap Michael Papps has announced his retirement from first class cricket.
Papps who represented both Wellington and Canterbury scored 32 first class centures in all and was the first player to score 10,000 runs in the Plunket Shield.
This season he also become Wellington player to score a triple century scoring 316 not out.
Michael Papps stands in front of the score board after scoring 316 not out for Wellington against Auckland in a Plunket Shield match at the Basin Reserve in October 2017. Photo: Photosport
Papps moved to Wellington ahead of the 2011-12 season, having already scored 6663 First-Class runs for Canterbury, including 19 centuries.
His seven seasons with Wellington saw him add another 4837 runs and 13 more centuries.
Papps played eight tests for New Zealand.
In announcing his retirement, Papps noted the influence of both provinces, thanking them for the opportunities they provided at different stages of his career.
"I would like to thank the Canterbury Cricket Association for teaching me the game and giving me the best grounding a young cricketer could possibly receive, and to Cricket Wellington for enabling me to expand my horizons and providing me with a new challenge."
"The personal and collective triumphs, the runs scored, the days in the dirt, and the games won and lost are all memories I will take away, but most of all it will be the people, the teams I've played for, both here and overseas, and the great friends I have made that I will cherish the most," he said.
