Derek Perera

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.

Derek Perera

Personal information
Full name	Derek Anthony Perera
Born	(1977-10-13) 13 October 1977 (age 47) Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 4 Batting average 4.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 4 Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: Cricinfo, 26 December 2017

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]