Suresh Perera (Old Cambrians cricketer)

{{Short description|Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1970)}}

{{for|the Sri Lankan Test player|Suresh Perera}}

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| country = Sri Lanka

| fullname = Suresh Perera

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|6|5|df=yes}}

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| bowling = Right-arm off break

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| club1 = Old Cambrians Sports Club

| year1 = 1991–92

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| date = 31 December

| year = 2015

| source = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/20/20660/20660.html Cricketarchive], [http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/50029.html ESPNcricinfo]

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Suresh Perera (born 5 June 1970) is a Sri Lankan former first-class cricketer, active 1991–92, who played for the Old Cambrians Sports Club as a right arm off break bowler. At the time, he was reported to be a 21-year-old student, based in Moratuwa.{{cite book |last=ACS |authorlink=Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians |title=Sri Lankan Cricketers |year=2005 |publisher=ACS |location=Nottingham}}{{cite news |author= |title=Match Report (Old Cambrians v Antonians SC) |newspaper=Dinamina |location=Colombo | language=Sinhala |date=2 November 1991}}{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/20/20660/20660.html |publisher=CricketArchive |title=S. Perera |accessdate=30 December 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/50029.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |title=S. Perera |accessdate=20 December 2015}}

Perera appeared in one first-class match for the Old Cambrians in the Saravanamuttu Trophy, playing against the Antonians Sports Club at Tyronne Fernando Stadium from 1 to 3 November 1991. In his two innings, he made scores of 7 and 4, and took one wicket for 61. Antonians Sports Club won the match by 8 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/55/55021.html |publisher=CricketArchive |title=Old Cambrians Sports Club v Antonians Sports Club |accessdate=16 December 2015}}