IAN was born in Newport.

At the outbreak of the Second World War, he was evacuated to Canada and spent his youth playing American football, baseball and ice hockey.

At the end of the war, he returned to his parents in Newport and took up his place in the sixth form at St Julian’s High School, where he excelled in both rugby and cricket.

Ian was a member of an outstanding first XV, which went through a season unbeaten.

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He was a member of the cricket XI. He was also selected and played for the Wales Secondary Schools team.

After studying at university he took employment with Standard Telephones and Cables and became a marketing manager.

Ian left the STC in the 1970s to set up his own companies, and continued trading successfully with these companies until he retired.

Ian also had a successful spell with Newport Operatic Society as a leading actor and singer in a number of light operetta productions.

Sporting Career:

Rugby

He continued playing Rugby and in the 1949/50 Season played for Newport United, a season in which they were unbeaten.

After a couple of seasons with senior clubs he continued his rugby career with St Julian’s HSOB for a further dozen or so years.

Cricket

Upon his first game with Newport Cricket Club, Ian opened the bowling in the 2nd team until he scored his first century batting at number eight at Barry.

Like all natural strikers he was a superb puller and cutter. He then batted at number three or opener.

Ian won many games by the speed of his scoring – the perfect club batsman.

Ian Frost was without doubt one of Newport Cricket Club’s most successful captains, first assuming the captaincy in 1955, in what turned out to be the club’s best season since the war, with nine matches won, two lost and nine drawn. He topped the batting averages with 35.4.

1956 and 1957 saw two more successful seasons under his captaincy, with the 1st team only losing two matches during each season.

After a season’s break in 1958, Ian resumed the leadership in 1959, 1960 and 1961, enjoying three years of outstanding success. In 1959 the team created a record of 13 wins and in addition won the Empire News Brighter Cricket Trophy and a six-a-side tournament.

After a break from the captaincy for six years, the club’s third invincible season duly arrived in 1967 – with Ian Frost leading from the front, to top the batting averages with 48.0 in 21 innings. He was also an excellent slip fielder.

In 1968, Ian Frost won the Van Dyck Cricket Trophy, an award presented to Newport Cricket Club’s Best Batsman as part of the Van Dyck Award Scheme.

Ian continued as a stalwart for Newport Cricket Club until he retired from playing in 1981.

He remained a loyal supporter of Newport Cricket Club and was inducted in to the Club’s new Museum as a Newport Cricket Club Legend when it opened in 2016.