Francis Street (cricketer)

Francis Edward Street (16 February 1851 – 4 June 1928) was an English cricketer active in the mid 1870s. Born at Hampstead, Middlesex, Street was a right-handed batsman who made four appearances in first-class cricket.

Francis Street
Personal information
Full nameFrancis 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 played cricket while attending Uppingham School,[1] before making his first-class debut came for Kent against Derbyshire in 1875, with him making two further appearances in that season against Sussex and Derbyshire. He made a fourth and final first-class appearance in 1877 against Nottinghamshire.[2] Street had little success in his four appearances, scoring just 21 runs, with a high score of 12.[3] He was described in Scores and Biographies as "A promising bat and good field, generally taking long-leg or cover-point."[4]

He later moved to Australia, dying there at Armidale, New South Wales on 4 June 1928.

References
  1. "Teams Francis Street played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Francis Street". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Francis Street". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1928". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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