Jayalathge Bernard Nihal Perera (27 May 1956 – 9 November 2012) was a Sri Lankan cricketer.
[2] Perera, a hard-hitting batsman, was twelfth man in Sri Lanka's first Test team,[3] and shortly afterwards took part in Sri Lanka's first Test tour, to Pakistan in 1981–82, but he played none of the first-class matches on the tour.
[4] Later in 1982 he toured South Africa with the Arosa Sri Lanka team.
[6] Along with the other members of the team he was banned from Sri Lankan cricket for making the unauthorized tour.
After the ban was lifted several years later he coached the national women's team.