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  Nationality Sri Lanka
  Country Sri Lankan
  Country Abbrev SL
  Name Suresh Perera
  Picture Cricket_no_picpng
  Batting Style Right-hand bat
  Bowling Style Right-arm fast-medium
  Balls true
  Tests 3
  Test Runs 77
  Test Bat Avg 2566
  Test 100s/50s -/-
  Test Top Score 43
  Test Overs 408
  Test Wickets 1
  Test Bowl Avg 18000
  Test 5s -
  Test 10s -
  Test Best Bowling 1/104
  Test Catches/stumpings 1/-
  ODIs 20
  ODI Runs 195
  ODI Bat Avg 1772
  ODI 100s/50s -/1
  ODI Top Score 56
  ODI Overs 579
  ODI Wickets 13
  ODI Bowl Avg 4015
  ODI 5s -
  ODI 10s -
  ODI Best Bowling 2/25
  ODI Catches/stumpings 4/-
  Date 9 February
  Year 2006


Suresh Perera (full name '''Anhettige Suresh Asanka Perera'''; born February 16 , 1978 in Colombo ) is a Sri Lanka n Cricket 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.

Perera has played Twenty20 cricket since 2004 . He is currently in the Welikada Remand Prison, Colombo, as the prime suspect in the death of a peer at a party he hosted in an apartment. There is also ongoing investigation as to whether he was involved in drugs, since a quantity of Ecstasy and Cocaine have been found on his person. {Link without Title}