| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | James Challen |
| Birth Date: | 1825 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Kirdford, Sussex, England |
| Death Place: | Sussex, England |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Bowling: | Unknown |
| Family: | James Challen senior (father) |
| Club1: | Sussex |
| Year1: | 1848–1857 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 21 |
| Runs1: | 347 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.13 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 37 |
| Deliveries1: | 375 |
| Wickets1: | 23 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 14.75 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/? |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 12/– |
| Date: | 28 January |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11606.html Cricinfo |
James Challen (4 October 1825 – 1900) was an English cricketer. Challen's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Kirdford, Sussex.
Challen made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in 1848. He made eighteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Kent in 1857.[1] In his nineteen first-class appearances for Sussex, he took 23 wickets at an average of 14.75, with the most wickets he took in a single innings standing at 4. Due to incomplete records, his exact best figures are unknown.[2] Challen played as a bowler, as such he had little success with the bat. He scored a total of 323 runs for Sussex, which came at a batting average of 9.22, with a high score of 37.[3] Challen also made a single first-class appearance each for the Players against the Gentlemen in 1854, and for England against the Marylebone Cricket Club in the same year.[1]
He died somewhere in Sussex in 1900. His father, James Challen senior, played first-class cricket for Sussex.