Charles Murray Shand Gardner DFC OBE (7 October 1913 – 2 July 2001) was a South African cricketer and Royal Air Force officer.
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| Full name | Charles Murray Shand Gardner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1913-10-07)7 October 1913 Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 July 2001(2001-07-02) (aged 87) Overport, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1931-32 to 1934-35 | Eastern Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936-37 | Border | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 December 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray Gardner was born in Grahamstown and educated there at St Andrew's College and Rhodes University.[1] He played 10 matches of first-class cricket for Eastern Province and Border between 1931 and 1937. An opening batsman, his highest score was 51 for Eastern Province against Border in the Currie Cup in 1931-32.[2]
He joined the Royal Air Force in 1940 and served throughout the war, ending as a lieutenant colonel. He was awarded the DFC in 1941 and appointed OBE in 1945 for services to the allied air forces.[1][3]