Michael Falcon
 Falcon in 1926 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 July 1888 Norwich, Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 February 1976 (aged 87) Norwich, Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Harry Falcon (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1907–1946 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1908–1911 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1912–1936 | Free Foresters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Falcon (21 July 1888 – 27 February 1976)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician and an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1908 to 1936.
Falcon was the son of Michael Falcon of Horstead House, Norwich and his wife Isabella (née Mordy) from Workington in Cumberland.[2] He was educated at Harrow School and at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. and LL.B. in 1910, and was called to the bar in 1911 at the Inner Temple.[2]
During World War I he was a captain in the Territorial Force from 1915 to 1918.[2]
He was elected at the 1918 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Norfolk,[3] and held the seat until his defeat at the 1923 general election.[3]
He was mainly associated with Cambridge University Cricket Club and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), of which he was a member. He played Minor Counties cricket with Norfolk County Cricket Club from 1906 to 1946, and captained the team from 1912 to 1946.[4] He made 89 appearances in first-class matches, but never played in the County Championship.[5] In 1921 AC MacLaren said Falcon was the best fast bowler in England and regretted that he was not selected for the Ashes that summer.[6] He played in MacLaren's England XI in August 1921 which beat the previously undefeated Australians at Eastbourne, distinguishing himself by taking 6/67 in Australia's first innings.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Falcon was married in 1930 to Kathleen Gascoigne, the daughter of Captain G. C. O. Gascoigne.[2] They had five children, Mary, Sybil, Anne, Michael and Rachel. His brother, Harry, was also a first-class cricketer.
References[edit]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
- ^ a b c d Hesilridge, Arthur G. M. (1922). Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1922. London: Dean & Son. p. 54.
- ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 431. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ Wisden 1977, p. 1040.
- ^ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 8 August 2009.
- ^ MacLaren, Archie (16 July 1921). "Reflections". The Cricketer. 1 (12): 18–19.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
External links[edit]
Media related to Michael Falcon at Wikimedia Commons- Michael Falcon at ESPNcricinfo
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Michael Falcon
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