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

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er. The son of Michael Falcon and his wife, Isabella Falcon (née Mordy), he was born at of Horstead House in Norfolk. He was educated at

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, before going up to

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. While at Cambridge, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against

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and the Marylebone Cricket Club. He took 5 wickets in his two matches, with best figures of 3 for 72. He played

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for Norfolk before the First World War, making seven appearances in the

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from 1911–14. Falcon served in the war with the

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, enlisting as a

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in August 1914. He was made a temporary lieutenant in May 1915, with full promotion to the rank coming in June 1916. He was made an acting

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in August 1917, while second in command of a battalion, with full promotion to the rank coming in August 1918. Following the conclusions of the war, he was made an acting

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in February 1919, relinquishing the appointment in June 1919. He resumed playing minor counties for Norfolk after the war, making an additional fourteen appearances in the Minor Counties Championship from 1920–24. He died suddenly at

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in February 1950. His brother,

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, was also a first-class cricketer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Falcon, Harry 1892 births 1950 deaths People from Broadland (district) People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge English cricketers Norfolk cricketers Cambridge University cricketers British Army personnel of World War I Suffolk Regiment officers Cricketers from Norfolk