Rex Challies

Who was Rex Challies?

Rex Sinclair Challies 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.