George Frost (16 October 1848 – 12 February 1913) was an English

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er who played first-class cricket for

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between 1872 and 1880. Frost was born in

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, the son of George Frost, a farmer/builder, and his wife Mary. He became a joiner and played cricket for Wirksworth - taking part in matches against All England XI in 1866, 1868 and 1870 Frost played his first match for Derbyshire in the 1872 season, against

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which Derbyshire lost. This was also the second game for

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who had played together with the Frosts at Wirksworth Cricket Club. Frost next played for Derbyshire in the 1874 season. In a win against

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, he played alongside his brother John Frost who was making his single Derbyshire appearance, for a 41-run second-wicket partnership. Frost was top scorer for Derbyshire in 1874 in a season of three out of four wins. He played regularly in the 1875 season. Frost scored one half-century for the Derbyshire team, against

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in the 1876 season. He played for two further seasons in 1877 and 1878 season and then in five games in the 1880 season. Frost was a right-handed batsman and played 67 innings in 37 first-class games, with a top score of 52 and an average of 12.23.George Frost at Cricket Archive
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at the age of 64. Frost's brother John, 21 months his senior, played one first-class match for Derbyshire.

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