Rex Sellers (cricketer)

Rex Sellers

Personal information

Full name

Reginald Hugh Durning Sellers

Born

20 August 1940
Bulsar (now Valsad), Gujarat, India

Batting style

Right-hand bat

Bowling style

Legbreak googly

International information

National side

Australian

Only Test (cap 230)

17 October 1964 v India

Career statistics

Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	1	53
Runs scored	0	1089
Batting average	–	18.14
100s/50s	–	0/2
Top score	0	87
Balls bowled	30	9102
Wickets	–	121
Bowling average	–	38.45
5 wickets in innings	–	4
10 wickets in match	–	1
Best bowling	–	5/36
Catches/stumpings	1/–	41/–

Source: Cricinfo

Reginald Hugh Durning Sellers OAM (born 20 August 1940) is a former Test cricketer (Australian test cap 230). As a tall leg-spinner, he played one Test match for Australia in India (the country of his birth), in October 1964, in which he was bowled for a duck, took one catch and bowled five overs for 17 runs without taking a wicket.

His playing career was severely restricted due to the development cysts under a tendon attached to his spinning finger, and he retired after the 1966-67 season.^[1] However Sellers (affectionately known as 'Sahib' in cricket circles) has had a long career serving the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) in both selection and administrative roles, and recently became a life member of the SACA. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2013 Australia Day Honours, for "service to the sport of cricket, particularly as an administrator."^[2]

References

↑ Skene, Patrick (2016-01-12). "The forgotten story of ... Rex Sellers, the Indian-Australian leg-spinner". The Guardian (Australia). Retrieved 2016-01-13.
↑ "Australia Day 2013 Honours List". Sydney Morning Herald. 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2016-01-13.

Australian first-class cricket season leading wicket-takers (1950–51 to 1999–2000)

1950–51: Bedser 1951–52: Johnston 1952–53: Tayfield 1953–54: Johnson 1954–55: Tyson 1955–56: Benaud 1956–57: Kline 1957–58: Quick 1958–59: Benaud 1959–60: Martin 1960–61: Davidson 1961–62: Benaud 1962–63: Meckiff 1963–64: Sellers 1964–65: Hawke 1965–66: Hawke 1966–67: Lock 1967–68: Connolly 1968–69: McKenzie 1969–70: A. Thomson 1970–71: A. Thomson 1971–72: Mallett 1972–73: Mallett 1973–74: Dymock 1974–75: Lillee/J. Thomson 1975–76: Lillee/J. Thomson 1976–77: Lillee 1977–78: J. Thomson 1978–79: Hogg 1979–80: Mallett 1980–81: Lillee 1981–82: Yardley 1982–83: Lawson 1983–84: Lillee 1984–85: Holland 1985–86: Holland 1986–87: McDermott 1987–88: Matthews 1988–89: Whitney 1989–90: Rackemann 1990–91: McDermott 1991–92: McDermott 1992–93: Holdsworth 1993–94: Warne 1994–95: Rackemann 1995–96: Kasprowicz 1996–97: Kasprowicz 1997–98: Miller 1998–99: Saker 1999–2000: Bichel

Leading run-scorers: 1850–51 to 1899–00 1900–01 to 1949–50 1950–51 to 1999–00 2000–01 onwards Leading wicket-takers: 1850–51 to 1899–00 1900–01 to 1949–50 1950–51 to 1999–00 2000–01 onwards

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