James Street (cricketer)

James Street (10 March 1839 – 17 September 1906) was an English cricketer who played for Surrey between 1863 and 1878. A round arm fast bowler, he took 534 of his 540 first-class wickets for Surrey. Subsequently he became an umpire, 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 The Oval on 11 and 12 August 1890.^[1][2]

James Street

Personal information
Full name	James Street
Born	(1839-03-10)10 March 1839 Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Died	17 September 1906(1906-09-17) (aged 67) Godalming, Surrey, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1863–1878	Surrey
FC debut	20 August 1863 Surrey v North
Last FC	31 August 1878 Surrey v Gloucestershire
Umpiring information
Tests umpired	1 (1890–1890)
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 143 Runs scored 1,308 Batting average 7.51 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 50 Balls bowled 28,072 Wickets 540 Bowling average 21.44 5 wickets in innings 36 10 wickets in match 6 Best bowling 7/141 Catches/stumpings 74/–
Source: CricketArchive, 23 March 2008

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

References

1. James Street, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-04-16. (subscription required)
2. James Street, CricInfo. Retrieved 2023-04-16.