Murray Gardner (cricketer)

Charles Murray Shand Gardner (7 October 1913 – 2 July 2001) was a South African cricketer and Royal Air Force officer.

Murray Gardner

DFC, OBE

Personal information
Full name	Charles Murray Shand Gardner
Born	(1913-10-07)7 October 1913 Grahamstown, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Died	2 July 2001(2001-07-02) (aged 87) Overport, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1931–32 to 1934–35	Eastern Province
1936–37	Border
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 10 Runs scored 295 Batting average 14.75 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 51 Balls bowled 0 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 2/0
Source: Cricinfo, 20 December 2019

Life and career

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]