Major Charles Edwin Awdry TD, JP (29 April 1906 – 16 November 1965) was an English cricketer and British Army officer, as well as a Justice of the Peace.
[1] The son of Charles Selwyn Awdry and Constance Lilias, he was born in Paddington, London and educated at Winchester College.
He took the wicket of Herb McGirr in this match, while in the West's only batting innings, he was dismissed for a duck by Bill Merritt.
[4] While at Winchester College, Awdry was part of the Cadets there, he later entered the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry with the rank of 2nd lieutenant in 1928.
During the conflict, he was awarded the "Efficiency Decoration" in August 1944 for over twelve years in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, which formed a part of the Territorial Army.