Background
The son of Philip Oxendon Papillon and Emily Caroline Garnier, Papillon was born at Lexden Manor at Lexden, Essex.
The son of Philip Oxendon Papillon and Emily Caroline Garnier, Papillon was born at Lexden Manor at Lexden, Essex.
Papillon was a right-handed batsman. Papillon appeared once in first-class cricket when he was selected to represent the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture of 1892 at the Central Recreation Ground, Hastings. In a match which ended as a draw, Papillon batted once in the Gentlemen"s first-innings, scoring 10 runs before he was dismissed by William Attewell.
He later played minor counties cricket for Northamptonshire, debuting for the county in the 1901 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire.
He played minor counties cricket for Northamptonshire until 1903, making twenty further appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. He died at Hexham, Northumberland on 14 August 1942.
Several of his relatives were also first-class cricketers.