[1] He was a medium pace bowler and obdurate tail-end batsman.
Born and raised in Nagoa, Salcete, Goa (at the time part of Portuguese India), D'Souza's father emigrated to Karachi, Pakistan, at the time of independence in 1947, where D'Souza attended St Patrick's High School.
D'Souza toured England in 1962, heading the batting averages (53) as he remained not out in five of his six innings.
[3] Given a minimum of ten innings, D'Souza is one of only two Test cricketers whose batting average exceeds their highest score.
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