In ten first-class matches from the 1931/32 to 1933/34 Currie Cup seasons, Freakes made 660 runs at 36.66 and took five wickets at 29.00.
He was capped three times for the England national side, the first of which came against Wales at Cardiff in January 1938 when he kicked a conversion.
[3] Freakes played club rugby for Harlequin during his career and had spent time at Eastern Province back when he was in South Africa.
Just before the outbreak of war, Freakes joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and in 1941 was promoted to Flying Officer.
Freakes was killed on 10 March 1942 when one of their bombers span into the ground and crashed at Worcestershire's Honeybourne airfield.