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Daffy: The Autobiography of Phil Defreitas

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Most of their balls have been bowled for England – that is perhaps frustrating for their counties, but beneficial to the national team.

DeFreitas is full of admiration for Anderson and Broad but does wonder what it would have been like with a central contract. A fast bowling English all-rounder who played through the late 80s and early 90s, Phil DeFreitas never quite lived up to the expectations or his full potential, and thus struggled to be an Ian Botham type all rounder for England.

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Compared to Anderson – 33,745 of his 50,873 first-class deliveries have been in Tests = 66 per cent. And to Broad: 29,004 out of 43,037 = 67 per cent. The other pertinent record of the 1990s when it comes to England’s fast bowlers is Angus Fraser. He is hugely self-deprecating whenever he talks about himself, but he was a brave, high-class performer. He played his last full international for England, a one-day international, in 1997 against Australia. [12] Personal life [ edit ]

What are central contracts worth to an England fast bowler? I don’t mean financially, although I bet they help buy togs, drones and Mercedes. I mean to their Test record – their averages. It even affected the batting mindset. “I always played for the team. I asked myself sometimes, ‘Should I have been more selfish. Should I have got more red-inkers?’ But that wouldn’t sit well with me.” With Lancashire he was part of the team that won both the Benson and Hedges Cup and the NatWest Bank Trophy in 1990, and he was man of the match in the final of the latter. Davies, Gareth (19 January 2009). "Phil DeFreitas chose Leicestershire ahead of Luton Town". The Telegraph . Retrieved 24 January 2009. a b c Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 46–47. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.a b "Frith Finishes Marathon Spell As Racial Dispute Takes Toll (26 Feb 1996)". Cricinfo . Retrieved 22 March 2022.

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