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Full name Anhettige Suresh Asanka Perera
Born February 16, 1978, Colombo
Current age 30 years 92 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
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
3
4
1
77
43*
25.66
148
52.02
0
0
12
1
1
0
ODIs
20
13
2
195
56*
17.72
257
75.87
0
1
15
3
4
0
First-class
85
114
19
2308
78
24.29
0
6
41
0
List A
89
66
13
1226
90
23.13
0
5
22
0
Twenty20
16
15
2
164
58*
12.61
139
117.98
0
1
8
10
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
3
5
408
180
1
1/104
1/126
180.00
2.64
408.0
0
0
0
ODIs
20
18
579
522
13
2/25
2/25
40.15
5.40
44.5
0
0
0
First-class
85
6914
3661
147
7/73
24.90
3.17
47.0
2
0
List A
89
1805
1714
60
4/20
4/20
28.56
5.69
30.0
1
0
0
Twenty20
16
1
12
13
3
3/13
3/13
4.33
6.50
4.0
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
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Moors Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Mar 27-30, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1997/98
Last List A
Sinhalese Sports Club v Moors Sports Club at Colombo (SSC), Dec 23, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Colombo Cricket Club v Panadura Sports Club at Colombo (Police), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Ruhuna v Wayamba at Kurunegala, May 1, 2008 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.
