Phil DeFreitas

Phillip DeFreitas

Personal information
Full name	Phillip Anthony Jason DeFreitas
Born	(1966-02-18) 18 February 1966 (age 51) Scotts Head, Dominica
Nickname	Daffy
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm fast-medium
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 522)	14 November 1986 v Australia
Last Test	11 June 1995 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 91)	1 January 1987 v Australia
Last ODI	24 May 1997 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1985–1988	Leicestershire
1988–1993	Lancashire
1993–1996	Boland
1994–1999	Derbyshire
2000–2005	Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 44 103 372 479 Runs scored 934 690 10,991 5,181 Batting average 14.82 16.04 22.75 18.56 100s/50s –/4 –/1 10/54 –/13 Top score 88 67 123* 90 Balls bowled 9,838 5,712 72,073 23,007 Wickets 140 115 1,248 539 Bowling average 33.57 32.82 27.89 27.92 5 wickets in innings 4 – 61 7 10 wickets in match – n/a 6 n/a Best bowling 7/70 4/35 7/21 5/13 Catches/stumpings 14/– 26/– 127/– 101/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 August 2009

Phillip Anthony Jason "Daffy" DeFreitas (born 18 February 1966) is a retired English cricketer. He played county cricket for Leicestershire, Lancashire and Derbyshire, as well as appearing in forty four Test matches and 103 ODIs. Cricket writer Colin Bateman noted that "DeFreitas was an explosive hitter when the mood took him, an aggressive pace bowler, inclined to pitch everything short and a spectacular fielder".

DeFreitas has the distinction of being the only player in the history of the County Championship to take a five-wicket haul against each of the 18 first-class counties.

DeFreitas went to Willesden High School, in London, where he played football and cricket. He had trials at Luton Town F.C., but although offered an apprenticeship, wanted to play cricket.

DeFreitas made his first-class debut for Leicestershire in 1985 against Oxford University and recorded the startling bowling analysis of 3.4–2–3–3 as the students collapsed to a humiliating 24 all out. The following year he had a wonderful season, taking what was to remain a career high of 94 wickets and scoring his maiden century (at number 9) against Kent, and he was selected for the successful Ashes tour in 1986/87. He remained part of England's plans until the advent of Dominic Cork in the mid-1990s, but was generally much less successful abroad than at home. His two best Test series were in 1991 against West Indies and, in 1994, against New Zealand, when he took 22 and 21 wickets respectively. His top Test score of 88, during which he hammered Craig McDermott for 42 runs off three overs with the new ball, helped England to a win against Australia in Adelaide, and earned him the Man of the Match award. DeFreitas was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1992.

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