Wagawattage Maithree Bathiya Perera (born 28 April 1977) is a former Sri Lankan
first class cricket
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er. A right-handed
batsman
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and part-time
leg break bowler, he has represented
Sri Lanka A at international level.
Perera impressed in the under 23 and the premier tournaments of 2001/02 and 2002/03 where he was the highest runs scorer for both seasons. As a member of Sri Lanka A he has toured South Africa and played in the ICC six nation tournament in Namibia, New Zealand and the UK. In domestic cricket he has played for
Colts Cricket Club
Colts Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They have won 6 first class tournaments of Sri Lanka domestic league as in 1991/92, 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2004/05, 2008/09 and 2011/12 and 2 Premier Limited Overs Tourna ...
,
Colombo Cricket Club
The Colombo Cricket Club (CCC) is a first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. It is the oldest in the country, having been formed in 1863, and is headquartered at 31 Maitland Crescent, Colombo 7, close to the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket.
Hi ...
and
Moors Sports Club
Moors Sports Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
History
Moors Sports Club was founded by members of Colombo Grand Mosque at New Moor Street in the Colombo neighbourhood of Pettah. Like most clubs founded during the c ...
. He has also spent time in the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide.
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Sri Lankan cricketers
1977 births
Living people
Moors Sports Club cricketers
Colombo Cricket Club cricketers
Colts Cricket Club cricketers
Kandurata cricketers
Cricketers from Colombo
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