Suresh Perera
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Suresh Perera is a Sri Lanka
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er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Considered to be one of the most gifted Sri Lankan players, Perera's sideways action which giving him a great ability to swing the ball significantly has led him to be labelled as one of the better all-rounders currently playing the game in Sri Lanka - both accolades bestowed upon him by Dav Whatmore
. Upon selection for his debut Test, he took the wicket of Alec Stewart
and hit an entertaining innings, finishing just short of his half-century.
Suffering from a stress fracture to the back, Perera spent a year out of the game before coming back to play for Sinhalese Sports Club. He played in the Coca-Cola Cup in July 2001 and a Test series of three games against India
. Having been reported by umpire Steve Bucknor
for possessing what he thought was an illegal bowling action, the first Test against India in August 2001 was to be his last, despite being cleared and remaining on the fringes of the Sri Lankan squad.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Considered to be one of the most gifted Sri Lankan players, Perera's sideways action which giving him a great ability to swing the ball significantly has led him to be labelled as one of the better all-rounders currently playing the game in Sri Lanka - both accolades bestowed upon him by Dav Whatmore
Dav Whatmore
Davenell Frederick Whatmore is a former international cricketer who represented Australia. He had a very short international career from March 1979 to January 1980 in which he played just 7 Test matches and 1 One Day International...
. Upon selection for his debut Test, he took the wicket of Alec Stewart
Alec Stewart
Alec James Stewart OBE is a retired English cricketer, a right-handed batsman-wicketkeeper and former captain of the England cricket team...
and hit an entertaining innings, finishing just short of his half-century.
Suffering from a stress fracture to the back, Perera spent a year out of the game before coming back to play for Sinhalese Sports Club. He played in the Coca-Cola Cup in July 2001 and a Test series of three games against India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
. Having been reported by umpire Steve Bucknor
Steve Bucknor
The Honourable Stephen Anthony Bucknor OJ, also known as Steve Bucknor, is a former international cricket umpire. He was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 31 May 1946. He became a high school mathematics teacher and sports coach, before becoming an international football referee and a cricket umpire...
for possessing what he thought was an illegal bowling action, the first Test against India in August 2001 was to be his last, despite being cleared and remaining on the fringes of the Sri Lankan squad.