Derek Perera
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Fullname
Derek Anthony Perera
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
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| Full name | Derek Anthony Perera | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1977 Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 December 2017 | |||||||||||||||
Derek Anthony Perera (born 13 October 1977) is a Canadian former cricketer of Sri Lankan origin.[1] He has played for Canadian cricket team at the 1997 ICC Trophy.
Perera played in a single first-class cricket match for the Colombo-based Nondescripts Cricket Club before moving to Canada. He is currently[when?] coaching the Canadian U19 cricket team and also assisted the national cricket team to qualify for the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup.[2] In 2016, he was named and recognised as one of the greatest head coaches in the North American region by the International Cricket Council.[3]
