| Murray Gardner | |
| Honorific Suffix: | DFC, OBE |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Fullname: | Charles Murray Shand Gardner |
| Birth Date: | 7 October 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Grahamstown, Cape Province, Union of South Africa |
| Death Place: | Overport, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Eastern Province |
| Year1: | 1931–32 to 1934–35 |
| Club2: | Border |
| Year2: | 1936–37 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 10 |
| Runs1: | 295 |
| Bat Avg1: | 14.75 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 51 |
| Deliveries1: | 0 |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/0 |
| Date: | 20 December 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/45256.html Cricinfo |
Charles Murray Shand Gardner DFC OBE (7 October 1913 – 2 July 2001) was a South African cricketer and Royal Air Force officer.
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]