Harry Falcon

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.