 He was selected for the first match of the season, a three-day game against Oxford University, and took six wickets in Oxford's first innings, with a return of 6/18 from 14 overs, and four in the second to record the only ten wicket return of his career.However he was to make only one more first-class appearance, a month later, conceding 82 runs from 13 overs against Hampshire for a single wicket.After the end of his cricketing career, de la Peña became a news presenter on Sky News, following previous stints at France 24 and RT.