Papakura have hosted a number of players who have gone on to bigger things. We have certainly had some big names in the past, and hope that we can produce more players to grace the game at higher honours.
INTERNATIONALS
Noel Harford (New Zealand)
Jacob Larsen (Denmark)
Matthew Maynard (England)
Paul Taylor (England)
Roger Twose (New Zealand)
FIRST CLASS
Bhiku Bhana (Canterbury)
Richie de Silva (Singhalese Sports, Colombo)
Russell Evans (Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire)
Noel Harford (Central Districts, Auckland, Northern Districts)
Phil Havill (Northern Districts)
Alan Hounsell (Canterbury, Wellington, Auckland, Northern Districts)
Shane Gadsdon (Northern Districts)
Sean Lambly (Northern Districts)
Brad Leonard (Northern Districts)
Matthew Maynard (Glamorgan, Northern Districts, Otago)
Mark McKinnon (Northern Districts)
Tom O'Neill (Wellington)
Brian Spragg (Northern Districts)
Paul Taylor (Derbyshire, Northamptonshire)
Jack Tracey (Auckland)
Roger Twose (Warwickshire, Northern Districts, Central Districts, Wellington)
COUNTIES 'A' REPRESENTATIVE
Ashley Abraham
Barry Agar
Keith Ansell
John Bardsley
Gordon Barker
Pip Batty
Bhiku Bhana
Brian Boswell
Lee Boswell
John Boyd
Ryan Bruce
Don Burney
Vance Chitty
Kevin Collecutt
Grant Corbett
Casey Cox
Tony Cox
Nick Craig
John Dempsey
David Easton
Karl Edkins
Russell Evans
John Farmer
Ray Franks
Shane Gadsdon
Steve Goldsbury
Tim Greig
Richard Halliwell
Ross Hamilton
Steve Harding
Noel Harford
Shane Harford
Phil Havill
Peter Hill
Tony Hill
Bruce Hosking
Alan Hounsell
Mike Hughes
Howard James
Mike Jenyns
Gary Kemble
Jim Kirtlan
Gus Klein
Sean Lambly
Mark Langford
Anthony Leitch
Bruce Leitch
Bob Lendrum
Brad Leonard
Trevor Lewis
Bill MacMillan
Bobby Majurey
John Marten
Matthew Maynard
Mark McKinnon
Richard McLeod
Mark McMillan
Russell McSweeney
Mark Moore
Brian Nelson
Anthony Niterl
Tom O'Neill
Richard Palmer
Dave Parnell
Chris Paul
Ross Paul
Andy Picard
Peter Pickard
Rick Pickard
Russell Poole
Terry Power
Bruce Robertson
Don Ruegg
Max Schlegal
Peter Singh
Murray Smales
Rex Smith
John Souter
Brian Spragg
Jared Sutherland
Paul Taylor
Jack Tracey
Chris Trudgeon
Roger Twose
Richard Whitelaw
Bruce Wilson
Bruce Wolfe
Stu Wood
Scott Younger
REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER ASSOCIATIONS
Glen Carter (Northland)
Steve Goldsbury (Poverty Bay)
Bruce Hales (Southern Hawkes Bay)
Noel Harford (Manawatu, Hawkes Bay)
Phil Havill (Northland)
Mike Jenyns (Northland)
Hayden Keast (Poverty Bay)
Sean Lambly (Hamilton)
Brad Leonard (Hamilton)
Bill MacMillan (Waikato)
Mark McKinnon (Hamilton, Bay of Plenty)
Ross Paul (North Otago)
Peter Reilly (Thames Valley)
Murray Smales (Wanganui)
PAPAKURA CC JUNIORS WHO ACHIEVED
Lance Hamilton (Central Districts and New Zealand)
Holly Huddleston (Northern Spirit)
Chris Martin (Auckland, Canterbury, Warwickshire and New Zealand)
As well as these, Papakura CC members have also represented NZ (or England!) in other aspects;
Kevin Barry played 23 games for the All Blacks in the 1960's
Bruce Bricknell umpired international's in the 70's and 80's, including the Packer-era one-dayers
Noel Harford also represented NZ in basketball, between 1951 and 1955
Tony Hill has gone on to be an international umpire, and is currently on the international circuit
Bruce Hosking went on from the board of PCC to become President of New Zealand Cricket
Holly Huddleston has represented NZ in indoor cricket
Gary Kemble represented New Zealand as both player and coach in Rugby League
Brian Lee earned 9 caps for the Kiwi Rugby League team in the 1960's
Bob Lendrum played for the All Blacks, in a test vs England
Matt Maynard, named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1998, filled the role of assistant coach of England
Owen Paul umpired first class games in the 80's and 90's, including acting as 3rd Umpire in an ODI
Rick Pickard was a selector for the New Zealand "Black Caps"
Bruce Robertson a gifted All Black back, playing 34 Tests and 68 games for the ABs (3 as captain)
Brian Spragg represented New Zealand in indoor cricket
Anthony Thornton was a NZ international in hockey, and went to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics
Merv Wellington was the MP for Manurewa from 1975-1978, then Papakura from 1978 - 1990