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Francis Street (cricketer)
Francis Edward Street (16 February 1851 – 4 June 1928) was an English cricketer who played in four first-class cricket, first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club during the mid-1870s. He was a right-handed batsman (cricket), batsman who played regular club cricket for a range of sides as a prolific batsman.Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), pp.510–511.Available onlineat the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 9 November 2021.) Street was born at Hampstead in Middlesex in 1851, the son of Henry and Jane Street. His father was a solicitor. Street was educated at Uppingham School where he played cricket in the school side.Francis Street CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 June 2014. He played club cricket for Uppingham Rovers, a strong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampstead
Hampstead () is an area in London, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, and extends from Watling Street, the A5 road (Roman Watling Street) to Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland. The area forms the northwest part of the London Borough of Camden, a borough in Inner London which for the purposes of the London Plan is designated as part of Central London. Hampstead is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical, and literary associations. It has some of the most expensive housing in the London area. Hampstead has more millionaires within its boundaries than any other area of the United Kingdom.Wade, David"Whatever happened to Hampstead Man?" ''The Daily Telegraph'', 8 May 2004 (retrieved 3 March 2016). History Toponymy The name comes from the Old English, Anglo-Saxon words ''ham'' and ''stede'', which means, and is a cognate of, the Modern English "homestead". To 1900 Early records of Hampstead can be found in a grant by King Ethelred the Unread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
