Mark Frost

Mark Frost (born 21 October 1962) is a former English cricketer. Frost was a right-handed batting who bowled right-arm medium-fast. His main role in a team was a bowler. He was born at Barking, Essex. Early career and Surrey He attended Durham University from 1981 to 1984, while studying there he played for Durham University Cricket Club. Frost made his debut in county cricket for Staffordshire in the 1984 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. He next appeared in county cricket in 1987, once again representing Staffordshire in the Minor Counties Championship, making five appearances in that season. Following trial for several first-class counties, Frost was signed by Surrey for the 1988 season, making his first-class debut against Cambridge University in that same season. Frost made three further first-class appearances in 1988, and followed this up by making nine more in 1989. In thirteen first-class matches for Surrey, Frost took 25 wickets at an average of 40.20, with best figures of 5/40. These figures were his only five wicket haul for the county and came against Leicestershire in 1989. Despite being successful in Second XI cricket for Surrey, Frost found his first team opportunities limited and left the county at the end of the 1989 season. Glamorgan and later career He joined Welsh county Glamorgan for the 1990 season, making his debut for the county in a first-class match against Oxford University. Becoming a regular feature in the Glamorgan starting line-up in his first season, he played 21 first-class matches, taking 59 wickets at an average of 34.69, with two five wicket hauls and best figures of 5/40 against Gloucestershire, in a match in which he also took figures of 5/42. His performance helped Glamorgan to a 145 run victory. He ended his maiden season with the county as its second leading wicket-taker in the County Championship, with 56, behind fellow opening bowler Steve Watkin. It was in this season that he made his debut in List A cricket against Leicestershire in the 1990 Refuge Assurance League. Frost made 22 List A appearances in that season, taking 28 wickets at an average of 27.78, with best figures of 4/25. Prior to the 1991 season, Frost toured Zimbabwe with Glamorgan, playing a single first-class and List A match against the Zimbabwe national team (which was still a year away from Test status).