Phillip Anthony Jason "Daffy" DeFreitas was born on 18 February 1966 and is an English former cricketer.
20 Facts About Phillip DeFreitas
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Phillip DeFreitas played county cricket for Leicestershire, Lancashire and Derbyshire, as well as appearing in 44 Test matches and 103 ODIs.
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Phillip DeFreitas was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1987 Cricket World Cup and as runners-up at the 1992 Cricket World Cup.
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Phillip DeFreitas is the only player in the history of the County Championship to take a five-wicket haul against each of the 18 first-class counties.
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Phillip DeFreitas went to Willesden High School, in Willesden, London, where he played football and cricket.
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Phillip DeFreitas had trials at Luton Town FC, but although offered an apprenticeship, wanted to play cricket.
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Phillip DeFreitas announced in April 2005 that he would retire from cricket at the end of that season.
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Phillip DeFreitas made an immediate impact in an important partnership with Ian Botham.
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England went onto win the series against Australia, and Phillip DeFreitas was the top wicket taker as England won the World Series Cup later that winter.
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Phillip DeFreitas remained part of England's Test plans until the advent of Dominic Cork in the mid-1990s, but was generally much less successful abroad than at home.
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Phillip DeFreitas was the first victim of Shane Warne's 1994 hat trick at the MCG.
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Phillip DeFreitas was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1992.
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Phillip DeFreitas had not been feeling well and the searing heat had made the affliction worse.
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Phillip DeFreitas went onto play for England in the final against Australia, taking England close to victory with some late hitting before falling short.
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Phillip DeFreitas had the honour of being the 100th player in test cricket to take 100 wickets.
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Phillip DeFreitas played his 44 Tests over nine years, and was hampered in fulfilling his early promise by injury, inconsistency, and varied selection policies; in 1988, for instance, he was dropped from the England test team three times in a single summer.
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Phillip DeFreitas performed creditably despite a persistent groin strain in the Cricket World Cup of 1992 but form was beginning to desert him by this stage.
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Phillip DeFreitas played his last full international for England, a one-day international, in 1997 against Australia.
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Phillip DeFreitas sought and in October 1995 obtained legal redress when a July 1995 article appearing in the Wisden Cricket Monthly questioned the commitment of players of foreign origin to the England cricket team.
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Phillip DeFreitas is a fan of English football side Manchester City.