Papatoetoe District Cricket Club has a long and proud history of representing, not just our district, but also the wider cricketing world. We celebrate our past and hope to be a successful and vibrant club long into the future.
1905-06 | Papatoitoi Cricket Club formed |
1909-10 | First turf wicket laid at Recreation Ground |
1914-19 | Cricket not played during World War I. Water pipes were dug up and sold to cover interest charges. |
1920 | Club restarted and was affiliated to Outer Suburban Cricket Association which was affiliated to Auckland City and Suburban Cricket Association. There was an asphalt wicket covered by matting. |
1923 | Name changed to Papatoetoe at the same time as did the Central School |
1924 | Affiliation changed to Auckland Cricket Association |
1930-31 | Dr J J Valentine wins bat for first century of season [in Auckland??] |
1931-32 | Papatoetoe wins NRM Cup for Fourth Grade championship |
1932 | Town Board agrees to level Recreation Ground |
1933 | Unemployed labour engaged for 18 months to complete the levelling of the Recreation Ground, all by hand. They laid 5 wickets with the No. 1 wicket laid in Port Albert clay. |
1935-36 | Club makes first application for Senior A status. A.C.A. runs Cricketers bus to Papatoetoe from city. |
1936-37 | Club membership limited to 70 at A.G.M. J Elliot scores 3 centuries and wins |
Matthews Bat for first century of season. He was selected for Brabin Cup. | |
1938-39 | Papatoetoe shares Senior B championship with Ponsonby-Balmoral |
1940-41 | Papatoetoe wins Gordun Cup for Junior Club championship. Papatoetoe wins Senior B championship with captain Jack Havill taking a record 78 wickets at 11 runs per wicket |
1942-43 | A.C.A. cancels cricket at the Rec late in the season and forces all games to be played in the city |
1943-44 | Second Grade captained by Ralph McCorkindale win their championship. |
1945-46 | Third Grade win Carson Cup for most sporting team in competition |
1947-48 | Papatoetoe finally elevated to Senior status along with Suburbs Club. Alf Winks becomes first Papatoetoe delegate on A.C.A. Senior Management committee. Papatoetoe enters six teams but two withdrawn due to polio epidemic. |
1949-50 | Papatoetoe wins Club championship for first time |
1952-53 | Papatoetoe wins Club championship. K R Deas first Papatoetoe player picked for Auckland |
1954-55 | R Harris, E Dunn and B Bodle all represent Auckland. B Bodle wins Riddolls Cup for most improved First Grade player |
1955-56 | PDCC Celebrates its Golden Jubilee season |
1956-57 | G Gedye wins Ridings Cup for highest score on Eden Park |
1957-58 | R Farman wins Ridings Cup, R Harris wins Riddolls Cup |
1958-59 | R Farman captains Auckland to win Plunket Shield. G Gedye shares Ridings Cup. |
1959-60 | Club wins Senior championship for first time. Club wins Club championship and Grosvenor Cup. G Ronaldson awarded Carson Cup. K Parish wins Ridings Cup. Four out of six teams win their championships. |
1960-61 | Stage 1 of the club pavillion opens |
1961-62 | Club wins Senior championship |
1962-63 | Club wins Club championship. K Deas wins Ridings Cup and awarded Carson Cup |
1963-64 | Club wins Senior championship |
1964-65 | Club wins Club championship. Intermediate team wins first of six consecutive championships |
1966-67 | Club wins Senior championship. First women's team formed |
1967-68 | Club wins Schoolboys' Intermediate Tournament at Keith Hay Park |
1968-69 | Club wins Senior championship. First Schoolboy Christmas Tournament held at Papatoetoe. D Currie achieved most wicket-keeping dismissals for second consecutive season |
1971-72 | Club wins Club Championship. D Currie awarded Carson Cup. G Troup wins Riddolls Cup |
1977-78 | K Deas becomes founding chairman of A.C.A. Board of Control |
1978-79 | First Papatoetoe Six-a-side Tournament. K Deas appointed to N.Z. Cricket Council |
1982-83 | A.C.A. Centenary. Club's first engagement of overseas Pro, David Smith. T Hellaby awarded Carson Club |
1984-85 | I Plummer awarded Carson Cup. W Stamp wins S R Speed Trophy |
1985-86 | Club wins Lion One Day championship and also the ASB Colts Tournament. C Wallace wins S Speed Trophy. R Williams (Pro) tops A.C.A. club aggregate |
1986-87 | K R Deas made A.C.A. Life Member and President of A.C.A. S Poole tops A.C.A. club aggregate. Three artificial wickets laid. New scoreboard commissioned ex-Eden Park. |
1989-90 | J Wright wins Auckland Cricketer of the Year. Senior A win both Two Day and One Day championship. Club shared Grosvenor Cup |
1991-92 | Club wins the Premier and two other championships. S Peterson wins ASB Cricketer of Year. M Peterson wins S R Speed Trophy |
1992-93 | D Boyd sets a record Club aggregate of 1241 scoring 7 centuries in President's grade. |
1993-94 | M Bradley shares W R Fee Trophy for highest score outside Eden Park. K Ramel becomes first Women's Club Cricketer of the Year. Club wins Grosvenor Cup. Papatoetoe Women win One Day title. |
1994-95 | D Currie appointed to board of New Zealand Cricket |
1997-98 | Neil Ronaldson wins ASB Club player title |
2001-02 | Premiers win lower division, and promotion |
2002-03 | Premiers win Senior Championship |
2005-06 | Papatoetoe Cricket Club celebrates its centenary season, culminating on Waitangi weekend 2006, with a formal dinner and festival match. |
2009-10 | D Currie appointed as president of New Zealand Cricket Demolition of the existing clubrooms and construction begins for the new "sportsville" multi-sport facility. Re-alignment of the three artificial wickets and new nets open. |
2010-11 | G Troup unanimously elected as president of the A.C.A. Papatoetoe premier team granted a place in the new format "major championship" - for the Hedley Howarth Trophy. The minor championship is named after the late Tom Hellaby, who passed in 2009. Three premier players, Bhupinder Singh, Gareth Shaw & Lance Shaw win contracts for the Auckland Aces. Bhupinder also tours Zimbabwe with the NZA side. Construction completed and opening of the new "Papatoetoe Sports Centre" complex, which includes three lane indoor facilities and multiple changing rooms. |