Rex Challies

Rex Sinclair Challies (15 September 1924 – 9 August 2003) was a New Zealand cricketer for Central Districts and Wellington between 1947 and 1956. He played a total of 17 first class cricket matches. A legbreak spin-bowler, he appeared in 17 first class cricket matches, taking 45 wickets at an average of 37.08. He also contributed 98 runs as a lower order batsman.^[1]

Rex Challies

Personal information
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, googly
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1946/47–1947/48	Wellington
1951/52–1953/54	Central Districts
1954/55–1955/56	Wellington
FC debut	31 January 1947 Wellington v Otago
Last FC	20 January 1956 Wellington v Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 17 Runs scored 98 Batting average 6.53 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 15 Balls bowled 3,006 Wickets 45 Bowling average 37.08 5 wickets in innings 2 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 6/112 Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: CricInfo, 14 July 2009

Challies was born and died in Nelson, where he was regarded as "something of a character".^[2] He educated at Nelson College from 1934 to 1943,^[3] and represented Nelson in the Hawke Cup from1945–46 to1959–60.

A leg-break and googly bowler who delivered at just under medium pace,^[4] Challies played for Wellington in 1946–47 and 1947–48 seasons. When the Central Districts team was formed, he played for them from 1951–52 to 1953–54, before returning to Wellington for the 1954–55 and 1955–56 seasons. 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 bowling figures of 6 for 112, came in his second-last match, against Auckland, in 1955–56.^[6]