Edward Challenor

Edward Challenor

Personal information
Full name	Edward Lacy Challenor
Born	10 March 1873 Barbados
Died	15 September 1935 (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]

References

1. "The Late Brigadier-General E. L. Challenor, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O.". Green Tiger (Royal Leicestershire Regiment): 35. 1936. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30450. p. 5. 1 January 1918.
3. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31092. p. 2. 1 January 1919.
4. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32782. p. 6. 29 December 1922.