About Challen Skeet
Lived 1895 – 1978 (aged 82). Challen Skeet was a British cricketer.
Challen Hasler Lufkin Skeet (17 August 1895 – 20 April 1978) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Middlesex and Oxford University between 1919 and 1922.
Skeet was born in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand.
Skeet was "a solid bat rather than a stroke player" but was "one of the great fieldsmen of his time". In the last match of the 1920 season he played an innings for Middlesex that helped them win the County Championship: against Surrey at Lord's they were 73 behind on the first innings but Skeet (who scored 106, his only first-class century) and Harry Lee opened the second innings with a partnership of 208, and Middlesex went on to win. He married Aileen Grace Rand in London in 1926. He died in West Tytherley, Hampshire.
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Who was Challen Skeet?
British cricketer (1895-1978)
When was Challen Skeet born?
Challen Skeet was born on 17 August 1895.
When did Challen Skeet die?
Challen Skeet died on 20 April 1978.
What was Challen Skeet's occupation?
Challen Skeet was a cricketer.
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Challen Skeet was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Challen Skeet. https://biography.guide/challen-skeet/
MLA: "Challen Skeet." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/challen-skeet/.
Chicago: "Challen Skeet." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/challen-skeet/.
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