Rex Challies, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRex Challies
New Zealand cricketer
Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1924
Place of Birth: Nelson, Nelson Region, New Zealand
Date of Death: 09-Aug-2003
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About 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, 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.
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