Bathiya Perera Explained

Bathiya Perera
Birth Place:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm leg break,off break
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:115
Runs1:5,170
Bat Avg1:34.01
100S/50S1:5/33
Top Score1:220
Deliveries1:5,232
Wickets1:101
Bowl Avg1:33.64
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:6/51
Catches/Stumpings1:124/–
Column2:List A
Matches2:68
Runs2:1,408
Bat Avg2:27.60
100S/50S2:1/8
Top Score2:102
Deliveries2:809
Wickets2:27
Bowl Avg2:21.44
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:4/30
Catches/Stumpings2:35/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11566/11566.html CricketArchive

Wagawattage Maithree Bathiya Perera (born 28 April 1977) is a former Sri Lankan first class cricketer. A right-handed batsman and part-time leg break bowler, he has represented Sri Lanka A at international level.[1]

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, Colombo Cricket Club and Moors Sports Club. He has also spent time in the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sri Lanka's best first-class players who failed to win the Cap . The Papare . 4 May 2020.