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Full name Modara Meehelage Don Nimesh Randika Gayan Perera
Born September 5, 1977, Colombo
Current age 31 years 36 days
Major teams Basnahira South,Chilaw Marians Cricket Club,Colombo Cricket Club,Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
116
176
16
4367
152
27.29
7
20
83
0
List A
61
58
10
1099
89
22.89
0
4
23
0
Twenty20
21
18
2
270
50
16.87
211
127.96
0
1
25
8
10
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
116
10891
6945
255
8/24
27.23
3.82
42.7
12
2
List A
61
1190
986
33
4/28
4/28
29.87
4.97
36.0
1
0
0
Twenty20
21
3
33
53
4
3/21
3/21
13.25
9.63
8.2
0
0
0
Career statistics
First-class debut
1995/96
Last First-class
Colts Cricket Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Mar 13-15, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1995/96
Last List A
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Nondescripts Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Dec 9, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Galle Cricket Club at Colombo (Police), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Basnahira South v Wayamba at Colombo (Colts), Apr 23, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Another player to gain recognition for his performances on the A
team tour of England in 1999. An aggressive and adventurous left
handed batsman in the middle/lower order and capable leg spin
bowler. Nimesh Perera started the A team tour in a blaze scoring
a blistering 110 unbeaten, and then capturing 4/25 as Sri Lanka A
defeated an ECB XI. Whilst his performances against first class
outfits were not as outstanding he impressed sufficiently to earn
a place in the Aiwa Cup squad though Upal Chandana's form ensured
he did not play a single match. His performances in the following
tour matches against the Australians were a let-down culminating
in Perera being excluded from the pool of players for the
upcoming Sharjah tournament. Still only 22, one feels Perera will
have to develop his bowling to push for further selection as Upal
Chandana's impressive displays see him well ahead in the current
pecking order.
