He was educated at The Lodge School, well known as the cradle of cricket in Barbados, where he benefited from the coaching of Leslie Arthur "Bessie" Walcott.
He went to England in time for the 1946 season and played an assortment of friendly matches for Derbyshire.
Frederick next appeared in first-class cricket in the West Indies in 1953–54, playing in two matches for Jamaica against the MCC tourists.
He scored a 50 in each match, and was drafted as an opening batsman for the First Test against England in 1954 at Sabina Park, Kingston.
He was survived by his wife Eva, a sister of R. James deRoux, and their children Andrew, Charles and Catherine.