Career
He was an opening batsman for the West Indies in both Test cricket and one day cricket, and made 4334 Test runs in a career spanning only nine years. ODIs were infrequent in Fredericks" time, and subsequently he only appeared in 12 matches, making 311 runs. At the first-class level, he represented Glamorgan Cricket Club in English domestic cricket and British Guiana and Guyana.
His highest Test score was 169 against Australia at Perth in 1975-1976.
After Australia had been dismissed early on the second day, in 90 minutes batting before lunch the West Indies scored 130 for 1 off 14 eight-ball overs, and after lunch Fredericks reached his century off only 71 balls, at the time the quickest ever. Roy was fondly nicknamed Freddo by those who knew him.
He was an all-rounder sportsman and represented his country, Guyana, also in Table Tennis and Squash. He was appointed the Minister of Youths and Sport in Guyana in the Forbes Burnham regime.