Charles Murray Shand Gardner (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.
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.