Shepparton’s Ashton Frost impresses for Vic Country at under-19 championships

By Marcus Beeck

Jan 26, 2025

Old Students cricketer Ashton Frost performed well for Vic Country at the Under-19 Male National Championships. Photo by Megan Fisher

There was no Frost left on Ashton’s bat after his performance on the national stage.

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Gun junior cricketer Ashton Frost has enjoyed a successful stint playing for Victoria Country at the Under-19 Male National Championships on December 12-19 in Adelaide.

The star all-rounder made an instant impact with the bat in Vic Country’s opening match against Northern Territory.

Frost struck a run-a-ball 57 not out before taking 2-11 with the Kookaburra to help his teammates secure a dominant win to start the tournament.

The Old Students and Melbourne Cricket Club player finished the competition with 136 runs at an average of 27.2 and three wickets with the ball.

Frost said despite it being his first time at the under-19 championships, the 17-year-old didn’t feel any stress to reach certain goals from his coaches.

“Didn’t really feel any of that sort of pressure at all because in those sort of environments, they allow you to express yourself and play your own game,” Frost said.

“If it comes off, it comes off.

“I was just enjoying my time and being myself out there.”

The left-arm medium-pace bowler will now return to playing for Melbourne in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition for the remainder of the season.

Frost said his coaches were starting to train him more on the mental and tactical side of the game.

“A lot of (feedback) is about your processes and things like that,” he said.

“Learning the tactical side of the game and how you can adapt to each given situation because every game of cricket is different.

“It’s about being able to adapt and learn on the go as much as you can and keep absorbing as much information as you can from the great cricket brains that we have got around us.”

Behind most young gun sporting prodigies is an army of family members willing to do whatever it takes to see their loved one succeed.

Frost said for him it was no different.

“(I want to) thank my parents and my family for all the support they give me,” he said.

“My grandparents came down (to Adelaide) and it was unreal to have them there as well.

“My parents do a hell of a lot of work for me, so I am very grateful to them for all the stuff they do to get me to training and game day — very lucky to have them.”