Francis Edward Street (16 February 1851 – 4 June 1928) was an English

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er who played in four first-class matches for

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during the mid-1870s. He was a right-handed 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.
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at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 9 November 2021.) Street was born at

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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 side during the 1880s, as well as other amateur sides such as Beckenham, Free Foresters, Incogniti and MCC.Street, Francis Edward
Obituaries in 1928, '' Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', 1929. Retrieved 26 June 2014. Living for a time at

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in Kent, he made his first-class debut for the county side in 1875 against Derbyshire, making two further appearances the same year against

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and playing in the return match against Derbyshire. He played his final first-class appearance in 1877 against Nottinghamshire. Street had little success in his four appearances, scoring just 21 runs, with a high score of 12. He was described in ''Scores and Biographies'' as "A promising bat and good field, generally taking long-leg or cover-point." 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.Francis Street

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. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

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* 1851 births 1928 deaths Cricketers from the London Borough of Camden People from Hampstead People educated at Uppingham School English cricketers Kent cricketers {{england-cricket-bio-1850s-stub