Papakura Cricket Club is a community cricket club based in the Paerata and Franklin area, holding a 4.1 Google rating.
Its programme covers junior grades from Year 3 to Year 8, youth teams up to Under 20, and senior representation across Counties Manukau Cricket Association grades from Senior B through to Premier. Junior and youth cricket is set up to introduce children to the sport in an age-appropriate format, moving from modified games through to hard-ball grades from Year 5 upwards. The club supplies shared playing gear for those who need it, though players in hard-ball competitions provide personal protective kit such as groin protection. Community clubs typically run preseason trials and musters late in the winter before outdoor competitions begin across the summer months.
It provides a local sporting home for junior, youth, and senior cricketers playing across the wider Franklin district.