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.[1]
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| Full name | Rex Sinclair Challies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1924-09-15)15 September 1924 Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 August 2003(2003-08-09) (aged 78) Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break and googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946-47 to 1947-48, 1954-55 to 1955-56 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 to 1953-54 | Central Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 14 July 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Challies was born in Nelson and died there, where he was "something of a character".[2] Educated at Nelson College from 1934 to 1943,[3] he represented Nelson in the Hawke Cup between 1945–46 and 1959–60.
Bowling his leg-breaks and googlies at just under medium pace,[4] Challies 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.[5] His best figures of 6 for 112 came in his second-last match, against Auckland, in 1955–56.[6]