Harry Falcon

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

Harry Falcon

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Henry Falcon
Born	9 April 1892 Horstead, Norfolk, England
Died	11 February 1950 (aged 57) Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	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

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 conclusiono 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

1. Hesilridge, Arthur G. M. (1922). Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1922. Dean & Son. p. 54.
2. Dauglish, Milverton Godfrey; Stephenson, Pleydell Keppel (1911). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 861.
3. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1950". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
4. "First-Class Matches played by Harry Falcon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
5. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Harry Falcon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
6. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Harry Falcon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
7. "No. 28879". The London Gazette. 25 August 1914. p. 6702.
8. "No. 29189". The London Gazette. 11 June 1915. p. 5645.
9. "No. 30051". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 May 1917. p. 4325.
10. "No. 30349". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 October 1917. p. 10968.
11. "No. 31175". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 February 1919. p. 2233.
12. "No. 31518". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 August 1919. p. 10719.
13. "No. 31546". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 September 1919. p. 11453.

External links

• Harry Falcon at ESPNcricinfo