Phillip DeFreitas

Personal information

Full name

Phillip Anthony Jason DeFreitas

Born

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

1988–1993

1993–1996

1994–1999

2000–2005

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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