Phil DeFreitas
On scorecards: PAJ DeFreitas
In-game rating: 79/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Phil DeFreitas played 44 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1986 to 1995. The first came against Australia at Brisbane Cricket Ground, with a score of 40 and 5 wickets, and the last against West Indies at Headingley in 1995.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 730 runs at 16.2 in 31 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 88 from 95 balls against Australia at Adelaide Oval in 1995, in a match England won. The best bowling is 7 for 70 against Sri Lanka at Lord's in 1991.
In all: 4 fifties, 4 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 16.2 across 23 Tests; away it was 13.5 across 21 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 329 runs at 15.7 in 13 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 6 Tests and 106 runs at 11.8. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. England won 10 of the Tests Phil DeFreitas played and lost 18, with 16 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 44 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 95 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1995 | Won |
| 69 | 107 | New Zealand | Old Trafford | 1994 | Drawn |
| 55* | 86 | West Indies | Trent Bridge | 1991 | Lost |
| 51* | 59 | New Zealand | Trent Bridge | 1994 | Won |
| 45 | 56 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1991 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/70 | 26 | Sri Lanka | Lord's | 1991 | Won |
| 5/53 | 22 | New Zealand | Trent Bridge | 1990 | Drawn |
| 5/71 | 22.3 | New Zealand | Trent Bridge | 1994 | Won |
| 5/86 | 23.5 | Pakistan | National Stadium | 1987 | Drawn |
| 4/34 | 17.1 | West Indies | Headingley | 1991 | Won |
Best in a match: 9/165 against New Zealand (1994).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 13 | 329 | 15.67 | 0/1 | 37 | 44.97 |
| West Indies | 11 | 239 | 13.28 | 0/1 | 33 | 32.33 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 217 | 21.70 | 0/2 | 39 | 26.56 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 52 | 7.43 | 0/0 | 14 | 27.50 |
| South Africa | 3 | 73 | 18.25 | 0/0 | 9 | 39.78 |
| India | 1 | 23 | 11.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 14.38 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 23 | 502 | 16.19 | 0/3 | 84 | 29.54 |
| Away | 21 | 432 | 13.50 | 0/1 | 56 | 39.63 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13 | 204 | 11.33 | 0/0 | 26 | 49.85 |
| 1990s | 31 | 730 | 16.22 | 0/4 | 114 | 29.86 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 6 | 106 | 11.78 | 0/0 | 20 | 33.20 |
| Trent Bridge | 4 | 131 | 43.67 | 0/2 | 20 | 20.35 |
| Old Trafford | 4 | 107 | 17.83 | 0/1 | 10 | 36.40 |
| Headingley | 4 | 79 | 11.29 | 0/0 | 18 | 30.78 |
| Adelaide Oval | 3 | 177 | 59.00 | 0/1 | 9 | 42.44 |
| Kennington Oval | 3 | 62 | 15.50 | 0/0 | 7 | 39.57 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1986 at Brisbane Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 1995 at Headingley
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