Derek Perera
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Full name | Derek Anthony Perera | ||||||||||||||
Born | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | 13 October 1977||||||||||||||
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 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 ICC.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Derek Perera". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Yadav, Vishal. "Canada - Derek Anthony Perera - A multifaceted & dynamic coaching journey". globalcricketcommunity.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Derek Perera". Ontario Cricket Academy & Club. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Canadian cricketers
- Sri Lankan cricketers
- Nondescripts Cricket Club cricketers
- Canadian people of Sri Lankan descent
- Sri Lankan expatriates in Canada
- Canadian cricket coaches
- Coaches of the Canada national cricket team
- Sportspeople from Brampton
- Canadian cricket biography stubs
- Sri Lankan cricket biography, 1970s birth stubs