Career
Domestic
Papps made his first-class debut in the 1998-1999 season for his local provincial club Canterbury Wizards, for which he would go on to make 6,663 runs, second most for an individual player for one province. He switched to Wellington Firebirds in July 2011 after twelves seasons with the Wizards. Papps is going to play for Burbage and Easton Royal Cricket Club in Wiltshire for the 2013 Wiltshire season.
International
He made 59 on his debut but struggled with injuries afterwards.
During a ODI against Australia in Auckland in early 2005, he was hit in the head twice by Brett Lee"s bouncers. A subsequent scan ruled out brain injury but he never made another ODI appearance after the incident.
