James Street (10 March 1839 – 17 September 1906) was an English

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er who played for

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between 1863 and 1878. A

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fast bowler, he took 534 of his 540 first-class wickets for Surrey. Subsequently he became an

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, appearing in that role between 1873 and 1899, but in only two matches before 1877. He umpired in one Test match, that between England and Australia at

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on 11 and 12 August 1890.James Street

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. Retrieved 2023-04-16. He did not become a regular in the Surrey side until 1868, and even after he had established himself his bowling figures were not especially good by the standards of the time. His best seasons were 1872 and 1873, when he took 60 wickets at an average of 15.11 and then 70 at 17.57. His brother, George Street, and his son,

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, were both umpires, his son also playing for Surrey as well as surpassing his father by umpiring in seven Tests.

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