Full name Rex Sinclair Challies Died August 9, 2003 Role Cricket Player | Bowling style Leg break Name Rex Challies Batting style Right-hand bat | |
Born 15 September 1924 ( 1924-09-15 ) Nelson, New Zealand | ||
Rex Sinclair Challies (15 September 1924 – 9 August 2003) was a New Zealand cricketer for Central Districts and Wellington between 1947 and 1956, in a total of 17 first class cricket matches. A legbreak spin-bowler, he took 45 wickets at 37.08, and contributed 98 runs in the lower order.
Challies was both born and died in Nelson, where he was "something of a character". Educated at Nelson College from 1934 to 1943, he represented Nelson in the Hawke Cup between 1945–46 and 1959-60.
He played for Wellington in 1946-47 and 1947–48, then when the Central Districts side was formed he played for them from 1951-52 to 1953-54, before returning to Wellington in 1954-55 and 1955-56. For Central Districts he took 3 for 67 and 5 for 52 against Wellington in his only match of the 1952-53 season. His best figures of 6 for 112 came in his second-last match, against Auckland, in 1955-56.