▁to ▁remain ▁a ▁career ▁high ▁of ▁ 9 4 ▁w ick ets ▁and ▁scoring ▁his ▁ma iden ▁century ▁( at ▁number ▁ 9 ) ▁against ▁Kent , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁successful ▁Ash es ▁tour ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 / 8 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁ 2 1 ▁seasons ▁in ▁first - class ▁cr icket , ▁De Fre itas ▁had ▁a ▁somewhat ▁nom adic ▁county ▁career , ▁playing ▁for ▁Le ic esters hire ▁from ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁then ▁Lanc ash ire ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁and ▁Derby shire ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Le ic esters hire , ▁aver aging ▁over ▁ 4 5 ▁with ▁the ▁bat ▁that ▁season , ▁and ▁capt ained ▁the ▁side ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁side , ▁Bol and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 / 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 / 9 5 . ▁ ▁De Fre itas ▁announced ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁ret ire ▁from ▁cr icket ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁season . ▁This ▁meant ▁that ▁had ▁England ▁not ▁be aten ▁the ▁Austral ians ▁that ▁summer , ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁no