Edward Challenor

Edward Challenor
Personal information
Full name Edward Lacy Challenor
Born (1873-03-10)10 March 1873
Barbados
Died 15 September 1935(1935-09-15) (aged 62)
Batting style Right-handed
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 29
Runs scored 1106
Batting average 21.68
100s/50s 1/3
Top score 111
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 23/
Source: CricketArchive

Brigadier-General Edward Lacy Challenor CB CMG CBE DSO (10 March 1873 15 September 1935) was a British Army officer and first-class cricketer from Barbados.

He played in England with Leicestershire and in South Africa with Western Province and Natal. His brother George played Test cricket for the West Indies.

He served with the British Army in the First World War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. He commanded the Leicestershire Regiment from August 1919 to August 1923.[1] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1918 New Year Honours.[2] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1919 New Year Honours[3] and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1923 New Year Honours.[4]

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