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Savin Perera
English cricketer
Savin Perera (born 3 May 1999) is an English cricketer who plays primarily as an opening batsman. He is a left handed batsman and a right arm off break bowler.
Personal information | |
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Born | (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 24) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Batting | Left-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm off break |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
2016-18 | Middlesex |
2019-22 | Berkshire |
2022 | Glamorgan |
Perera was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka before moving to the UK aged 13 where he joined the cricket academy at Middlesex County Cricket Club. His brother Dinesh is also a keen cricketer.[1][2]
Perera scored half centuries against Namibia and South Africa in his first 2 matches for England under-19s.[3] Perera opened the batting for England at the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup alongside Tom Banton in the side captained by Harry Brook.[4][5][6]
Perera marked his debut in the National Counties Cricket Championship for Berkshire County Cricket Club in 2019 with a century, scoring exactly 100 against Herefordshire.[7] He also scored 82 against Hertfordshire on his limited overs debut for Berkshire.[8]
Unfortunately, no competitive cricket was played in 2020 but in 2021 Perera scored 121 not out against Wiltshire,[9] and 72 not out from 68 balls against Buckinghamshire,[10] and then in September 2021 Perera top scored with 84 as Berkshire secured a 151-run victory over Cumbria to win the final of the National Counties Trophy.[11][12] Perera also played league cricket for Attenborough CC in the Nottinghamshire Premier League and was named NPL player of the season in 2021.[13]
Perera opened the 2022 season for Berkshire with a century against Dorset,[14] and also scored 84 in 85 balls against Devon County Cricket Club.[15] In July 2022 Perera joined the South Asian Cricket Academy and scored two half centuries against Northants second XI and a century against Surrey second XI in his first two matches for them.[16][17] Perera then scored a century playing for Glamorgan second XI against Gloucestershire second XI on 4 July 2022.[18]
Perera is a left handed opening batsman and has been described as being compact in technique with a particular strength striking the ball square of the wicket.[19]
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- "Berkshire CCC begin Unicorns Championship defence with emphatic victory". Maidenhead advertiser.
- "Trego blasts Devon debut century". southwestsportsnews.com.
- "Berkshire add National Counties Trophy to bulging trophy cabinet". Maidenhead advertiser.
- "Savin Perera wins NPL Player of the Season!". Attenboroughcc.org.
- "Perera and Scriven smash centuries for Berkshire". Henley Standard.
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