Derek Perera

Derek Anthony Perera is a Canadian former cricketer of Sri Lankan origin. He has played for Canadian cricket team at the 1997 ICC Trophy.
Perera played in a single first-class cricket match for the Colombo-based Nondescripts Cricket Club before moving to Canada. He is currently coaching the Canada national [under-19 cricket team|Canadian U19 cricket team] and also assisted the national cricket team to qualify for the 2007 [ICC Cricket World Cup]. In 2016, he was named and recognised as one of the greatest head coaches in the North American region by the International Cricket Council.