"You become a champion by fighting one more round. When things are tough, you fight one more round"

                                                                                                                                                James J. Corbett

Derek Anthony Perera

Born: Brampton, Canada

Major Teams:

Canada, Canada U-23, Canada U-19,

Nondescripts CC (Sri Lanka), ICC Associate U-21 (England), Devon League (England), Sandgate-Redcliffe District (Australia)

Coaching Honours:

Canada ICC Trophy 2005 Ireland- Analyst,

Canada U-19 Americas Cup- Head Coach,

Canada U-15 Americas Cup- Head Coach,

Canada U-23 Premier 2004-2005- Head Coach
 

Favorite  Ground: Lords, England

Favorite Cricketers: Aravinda De Silva, Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Viv Richards, Abdul Qadir, Malcolm Marshall, Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Shane Warne

Favorite Food: Curry

Derek Perera...

Born in Brampton, Canada, Derek Perera has enjoyed an illustrious cricket career, in Canada and abroad. Derek has played both International and First-Class cricket- a feat very few ‘born’ Canadians can lay claim to! Under the guidance of his father and Mr. Hale, at the young age of 13, Derek made his debut in the Toronto & District Premier Division for Toronto Cricket Skating & Curling Club, where he was later awarded a scholarship.

Derek went on to represent Canada at every level, from Under 19 to the Senior Team, all before he was 19 years old. At the age of 18, he made his senior international debut against Bangladesh in Toronto, and was selected to represent the National Senior team against India in the same year. With the various Canadian teams he has toured Denmark, Holland, England and Malaysia.

Derek was also awarded many scholarships, in 1996 by the ICC- where he was selected to undergo coaching and training by the MCC, and represent the ICC U-21 Select Team. Later that year he was awarded a scholarship in conjunction with Queensland Cricket in Australia where he played Grade Cricket and trained under the watchful eye of Bennett King at the Queensland Institute of Sport.

Derek played in the national U-23 competition and first class in Sri Lanka in 1994/95 for Nondescripts Cricket Club. Among his peers were noted players Aravinda DeSilva, Hashan Tillekeratne and Russell Arnold. In addition, he has played in England for 3 seasons as a Professional Player/Coach, gaining invaluable experience. In Devon, England Derek was one of the first players to score 1000 runs in the season- finishing with a top score of 134*.

Currently, Derek has excelled in coaching, utilizing his knowledge gained through his degree in Kinesiology and Health Science (Sport Science) and coaching certifications from the ICC, ECB and WICB. In 2004, he was appointed the Canada U-23 Player/Coach and coached the Ontario 1st XI in the National U-19 Championships. The Canadian Cricket Association nominated Derek for the ICC High Performance Coaching seminar conducted by Bob Woolmer in 2003 and by Richard Done in 2004 and 2005. Derek travelled to Mexico in 2004,  appointed by the Canadian Cricket Association and the ICC- to undergo extensive Cricket Coach training.

Since then Derek has coached the Canada U-19 team for the World Cup Qualifying tournament, the America's Cup and the Canada U-15 in the same tournament.  In 2005, he travelled with the senior national team to Ireland where he was the Analyst for the team which eventually qualified for the 2007 World Cup.  He was the national senior team analyst for the ICC Intercontinental Cup against Kenya and Bermuda, and also the America's Cup in 2006. 

Also in 2006, Derek flew to Chennai (Madras) India, where he  was trained by the current Team Analyst for the Indian team in the latest  Match Analysis software.  As well Derek was invited to attend sessions at MRF with the  legendary Dennis Lillee,  current Australian bowling coach Troy Cooley and former Indian pacers Venkatesh Prasad and Javagal Srinath for the England fast bowlers training camp.

Still playing cricket in Toronto's Premier league, Derek hopes to pass on as much of his knowledge and experience with keen and dedicated cricketers.   

For more information please call 647-321-7188

Located in the heart of Mississauga, at:

780 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Unit 11, Mississauga, L5C 3G1