erm ott ▁for ▁ 4 2 ▁runs ▁off ▁three ▁o vers ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁ball , ▁helped ▁England ▁to ▁a ▁win ▁against ▁Australia ▁in ▁Ad ela ide , ▁and ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁Man ▁of ▁the ▁Match ▁award . ▁De Fre itas ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁a ▁Wis den ▁Cr ick eter ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Def re itas ▁also ▁played ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁World ▁Cup , ▁but ▁he , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁during ▁the ▁match ▁against ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁played ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁World ▁Cup , ▁had ▁to ▁stop ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁his ▁run - up ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁vom it . ▁He ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁feeling ▁well ▁and ▁the ▁se aring ▁heat ▁had ▁made ▁the ▁aff lic tion ▁worse . ▁An x ious ▁not ▁to ▁lose ▁his ▁place , ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁mentioned ▁his ▁ill ness ▁to ▁the ▁captain , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁see ▁the ▁day ▁through ▁instead . ▁He ▁managed ▁this , ▁without ▁comprom ising ▁his ▁team m ates . ▁ ▁Most ▁would ▁probably ▁agree ▁that ▁De Fre itas ▁never ▁quite ▁reached ▁the ▁height s ▁his ▁early ▁promise ▁suggested ▁he ▁would ▁att ain . ▁In ▁one - day ▁international s , ▁De Fre itas ▁s eld om ▁let ▁England ▁down ▁– ▁but ▁bow led ▁more ▁econom ically ▁than ▁pen etr atively ▁until ▁his ▁second ▁Australian ▁tour . ▁In ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁Cup ▁that ▁season , ▁De Fre itas ▁was