Savin Perera
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 May 1999 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off break |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2016-18 | Middlesex |
| 2019-22 | Berkshire |
| 2022 | Glamorgan |
Source: [1], 25 August 2022 | |
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 life
[edit]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]
Career
[edit]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]
Style of play
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Young Gun: Middlesex and England U19 batsman Savin Perera". thecricketpaper.com.
- ^ "Perera brings a touch of Sri Lanka to England's top order". ICC-cricket.
- ^ "Savin Perera : A Sri Lanka born, playing for England in U19 World Cup". Cricketage.in.
- ^ "Sri Lankan-born Savin Perera playing for England in Under 19 Cricket World Cup". newstrails.com.
- ^ "Brook named England skipper U-19 World Cup". thenews.com.pk.
- ^ "Under-19 cricket World Cup: be prepared to see stars of the future". The Times.
- ^ "Berkshire CCC begin Unicorns Championship defence with emphatic victory". Maidenhead advertiser.
- ^ "Trego blasts Devon debut century". southwestsportsnews.com.
- ^ "Wiltshire 1st XI hang on for draw in rain affected NCCA championship fixture against Berkshire". Wiltshireccc.co.uk.
- ^ "Berkshire book quarter final place at the expense of Buckinghamshire". Slough Express.
- ^ "Morris brothers call it a day as Berkshire end campaign with National Counties Trophy success". Newbury today.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Berkshire CCC open NCCA Trophy campaign with thrashing against Devon". Wokingham today.
- ^ "Inside the rise of the South Asian Cricket Academy". Wisden.com.
- ^ "SACA win again: "I thought we might find 15 or so players... I think we might have found 40"". The Cricketer.
- ^ "Gl2XI vs GL2XI". espncricinfo.
- ^ "Savin Perera". espncricinfo.