John Henry Frost (30 January 1847 – 1 November 1916) was an English
first-class cricketer who played for
Derbyshire in 1874.
Frost was born in
Wirksworth, 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 1868 and 1870
Frost played for
Derbyshire in the 1873 season in a miscellaneous match against
Nottinghamshire. He made his debut and only first-class appearance during the
1874 season, a victory against
Kent. Frost was an upper-order batsman and played alongside his brother
George Frost for a 41-run second-wicket partnership.
John Frost at Cricket Archive
/ref> His brother had first played for Derbyshire two years previously and had a much longer career, playing 37 games between 1872 and 1880. Frost played one extra game in 1874 a match against the United South of England. In 1883 and 1884 Frost played several games for Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...
.
Frost died in Ashover at the age of 69.
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1847 births
1916 deaths
English cricketers
Derbyshire cricketers
People from Wirksworth
Cricketers from Derbyshire
Staffordshire cricketers
People from Ashover