▁He ▁played ▁county ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Le ic esters hire , ▁Lanc ash ire ▁and ▁Derby shire , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁appearing ▁in ▁ 4 4 ▁Test ▁matches ▁and ▁ 1 0 3 ▁O D Is . ▁Cr icket ▁writer ▁Col in ▁Bat eman ▁noted ▁that ▁" De Fre itas ▁was ▁an ▁explos ive ▁h itter ▁when ▁the ▁m ood ▁took ▁him , ▁an ▁ag gress ive ▁pace ▁bow ler , ▁incl ined ▁to ▁pitch ▁everything ▁short ▁and ▁a ▁spect ac ular ▁fiel der ". ▁ ▁De Fre itas ▁has ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁County ▁Championship ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁five - wick et ▁ha ul ▁against ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 ▁first - class ▁count ies . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁De Fre itas ▁went ▁to ▁Will es den ▁High ▁School , ▁in ▁London , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁football ▁and ▁cr icket . ▁He ▁had ▁tri als ▁at ▁L ut on ▁Town ▁F . C ., ▁but ▁although ▁offered ▁an ▁app rent ices hip , ▁wanted ▁to ▁play ▁cr icket . ▁ ▁Dom estic ▁career ▁De Fre itas ▁made ▁his ▁first - class ▁debut ▁for ▁Le ic esters hire ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁against ▁Oxford ▁University ▁and ▁recorded ▁the ▁start ling ▁bow ling ▁analysis ▁of ▁ 3 . 4 – 2 – 3 – 3 ▁as ▁the ▁students ▁col lapsed ▁to ▁a ▁hum ili ating ▁ 2 4 ▁all ▁out . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁wonderful ▁season , ▁taking ▁what ▁was