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Suresh Perera

Sri Lanka

Full name Anhettige Suresh Asanka Perera

Born February 16, 1978, Colombo

Current age 31 years 266 days

Major teams Sri Lanka, Badureliya Sports Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Moors Sports Club, Sinhalese Sports Club, Wayamba

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	3	4	1	77	43*	25.66	148	52.02	0	12	1	1
ODIs	20	13	2	195	56*	17.72	257	75.87	1	15	3	4
First-class	88	120	19	2431	78	24.06			7			42
List A	105	82	14	1622	90	23.85			7			26
Twenty20	21	19	3	206	58*	12.87	196	105.10	1	11	10	1

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Tests	3	5	408	180	1	1/104	1/126	180.00	2.64	408.0	0	0
ODIs	20	18	579	522	13	2/25	2/25	40.15	5.40	44.5	0	0
First-class	88		6914	3661	147	7/73		24.90	3.17	47.0		2
List A	105		1805	1714	60	4/20	4/20	28.56	5.69	30.0	1	0
Twenty20	21	1	12	13	3	3/13	3/13	4.33	6.50	4.0	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	England v Sri Lanka at The Oval, Aug 27-31, 1998 scorecard
Last Test	Sri Lanka v India at Kandy, Aug 22-25, 2001 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Jun 19, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI	Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (RPS), Dec 11, 2001 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut	1995/96
Last First-class	Moors Sports Club v Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (Moors), Jan 23-25, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	1997/98
Last List A	Moors Sports Club v Ragama Cricket Club at Colombo (Moors), Oct 14, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Colombo Cricket Club v Panadura Sports Club at Colombo (Police), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Basnahira South v Kandurata at Colombo (SSC), Apr 4, 2009 scorecard

Profile

Suresh Perera was at one time considered to be the most naturally talented allrounder in Sri Lanka by coach Dav Whatmore, who pushed for him to be given an extended opportunity to fulfill his raw potential. A right-arm medium-fast bowler, his sideways-on whippy action allowed him to swing the ball. His outstanding eye for a ball allowed him to score runs freely. He first rose to prominence when selected to play against England A during their tour of Sri Lanka (February 1998) before going on to make his Test debut at The Oval in 1998 Test where he took the wicket of Alec Stewart and smashed an entertaining 43*. This was followed by over a year out of the game with a stress fracture of the back. During the 2000-01 season he made a comeback for his club, the Sinhalese Sports Club, and was then fast tracked back into contention for the Coca-Cola Cup in Sri Lanka (July 2001) and the following three-Test series against India (August 2001). He starred in one match scoring an unbeaten 56 to guide Sri Lanka home against New Zealand, but proved expensive with the ball. He was reported by umpire Steve Bucknor for having a suspect action after the first Test in Galle and the next Test at Kandy - during which it was clear his confidence had taken a knock - was his last outing. Cleared by the ICC, he remained on the fringes of the Sri Lankan squad.