Charles Inder (2 July 1914 – February 2001) was an English

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er who played in four

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in India from 1937/38 to 1938/39. He was born in

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, in county of

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, and died in

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. His death was in February 2001 when he was aged 86, but precise date is not recorded in usual sources. Inder played in two matches for

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in the

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and then two for

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in next season's

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. Inder took seven wickets in his career with best figures of 3/36. He scored 122 runs in 7 innings, best score 57

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