| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John Frame |
| Born | 1733 Warlingham, Surrey |
| Died | 11 October 1796 Dartford, Kent |
| Bowling | Underarm |
| Role | Fast bowler |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1749–1750 | Surrey |
| 1751–1774 | Dartford Cricket Club |
| 1751–1774 | Kent |
| 1751–1774 | England |
John Frame (1733 – 11 October 1796) was an English cricketer of the mid-Georgian period who played for Dartford, Kent and Surrey. He also represented various England teams. He was born in Warlingham, Surrey, and died in Dartford, Kent. His known career spanned the 1749 to 1774 English cricket seasons from the ages of 16 to 41.
Frame was an outstanding fast bowler who was favourably compared with Lumpy Stevens. Like all bowlers of his time, he used an underarm action. In the first half of his career until about 1760, bowlers delivered the ball all along the ground. Cricket then underwent an evolutionary change as pitching was introduced, still with an underarm action; the modern straight bat was invented in response.