▁remaining ▁English men ▁in ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁who ▁had ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁vict orious ▁Ash es ▁side , ▁but ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁happen . ▁On ▁hearing ▁the ▁news , ▁Mike ▁G atting , ▁who ▁had ▁capt ained ▁that ▁ 1 9 8 6 / 8 7 ▁team , ▁told ▁the ▁BBC : ▁" He ' s ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁guys ▁you ▁want ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁It ' s ▁sad ▁he ' s ▁going ▁to ▁ret ire ▁but ▁he ' s ▁been ▁good ▁for ▁the ▁game ." ▁ ▁De Fre itas ▁has ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁player ▁in ▁test ▁cr icket ▁to ▁take ▁ 1 0 0 ▁w ick ets . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁He ▁remained ▁part ▁of ▁England ' s ▁plans ▁until ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁Domin ic ▁C ork ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁but ▁was ▁generally ▁much ▁less ▁successful ▁abroad ▁than ▁at ▁home . ▁His ▁two ▁best ▁Test ▁series ▁were ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁against ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁against ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁when ▁he ▁took ▁ 2 2 ▁and ▁ 2 1 ▁w ick ets ▁respectively . ▁De Fre itas ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁victim ▁of ▁Sh ane ▁War ne ' s ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁hat ▁trick ▁at ▁the ▁M CG . ▁His ▁top ▁Test ▁score ▁of ▁ 8 8 ▁was ▁achieved ▁during ▁the ▁same ▁tour , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁ham mer ed ▁Craig ▁Mc D