Francis Street (cricketer)

Francis Edward Street (16 February 1851 – 4 June 1928) was an English cricketer who played in four first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club during the mid-1870s. He was a right-handed batsman who played regular club cricket for a range of sides as a prolific batsman.[1]

Francis Street
Personal information
Full name
Francis Edward Street
Born16 February 1851
Hampstead, Middlesex, England
Died4 June 1928(1928-06-04) (aged 77)
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1875–1877Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 21
Batting average 3.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 12
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 June 2014

Street was born at Hampstead in Middlesex in 1851, the son of Henry and Jane Street. His father was a solicitor.[1] Street was educated at Uppingham School where he played cricket in the school side.[2] He played club cricket for Uppingham Rovers, a strong side during the 1880s, as well as other amateur sides such as Beckenham, Free Foresters, Incogniti and MCC.[1][3]

Living for a time at Brasted in Kent, he made his first-class debut for the county side in 1875 against Derbyshire, making two further appearances the same year against Sussex and playing in the return match against Derbyshire. He played his final first-class appearance in 1877 against Nottinghamshire.[1][2] Street had little success in his four appearances, scoring just 21 runs, with a high score of 12.[2] He was described in Scores and Biographies as "A promising bat and good field, generally taking long-leg or cover-point."[3]

Street worked as a chartered accountant. He married Sarah Partridge in 1883; the couple had five children. He died at Armidale, New South Wales in 1928 aged 77 whilst visiting Australia.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp.510–511. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 9 November 2021.)
  2. ^ a b c Francis Street, CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2014. (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b Street, Francis Edward, Obituaries in 1928, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1929. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. ^ Francis Street, CricInfo. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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