Harry Falcon

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Harry Falcon
Personal information
Full name Joseph Henry Falcon
Born 9 April 1892
Horstead, Norfolk, England
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Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Relations Michael Falcon (brother)
Domestic team information
Years Team
1911–1924 Norfolk
1914 Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 3
Batting average –
100s/50s –/–
Top score 3*
Balls bowled 362
Wickets 5
Bowling average 33.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 3/72
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 July 2019

Joseph Henry 'Harry' Falcon (9 April 1892 – 11 February 1950) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Michael Falcon and his wife, Isabella Falcon (née Mordy), he was born at of Horstead House in Norfolk.[1] He was educated at Harrow School,[2] before going up to Pembroke College, Cambridge.[3] While at Cambridge, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Sussex and the Marylebone Cricket Club.[4] He took 5 wickets in his two matches, with best figures of 3 for 72.[5] He played minor counties cricket for Norfolk before the First World War, making seven appearances in the Minor Counties Championship from 1911–14.[6]

Falcon served in the war with the 1st East Anglian Regiment, enlisting as a second lieutenant in August 1914.[7] He was made a temporary lieutenant in May 1915,[8] with full promotion to the rank coming in June 1916.[9] He was made an acting captain in August 1917, while second in command of a battalion,[10] with full promotion to the rank coming in August 1918.[11] Following the conclusions of the war, he was made an acting major in February 1919,[12] relinquishing the appointment in June 1919.[13]

He resumed playing minor counties for Norfolk after the war, making an additional fourteen appearances in the Minor Counties Championship from 1920–24.[6] He died suddenly at Lowestoft in February 1950.[3] His brother, Michael, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

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  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28879. p. . 25 August 1914.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29189. p. . 11 June 1915.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30051. p. . 4 May 1917.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30349. p. . 23 October 1917.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31175. p. . 11 February 1919.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31518. p. . 22 August 1919.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31546. p. . 9 September 1919.

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