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Peiris made two first-class appearances for the team, during the Saravanamuttu Trophy competition of 1991-92. Peiris batted in the lower-middle order, scoring 48 runs in two innings of his first-class career, 15 in the only innings of the debut match in which he batted, and 33 in the only innings in which he batted in his second match - Kalutara's highest score of the match.

Peiris bowled ten overs during his first-class career, though he failed to take a wicket in either match.