He was sent by the Sri Lankan cricketing board to play league cricket for Loughton Cricket Club in Essex.
Peiris made his cricketing debut in 2000, playing six matches in the ACC Under-15s Trophy, alongside such names as Upul Tharanga and Farveez Maharoof.
The team was one of only seven teams taking part in the inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League held in August 2012.During the first player Draft for the inaugural SLPL season, conducted in July 2012, the Uva team bought a number of contemporary star cricketers such as Chris Gayle, Umar Gul, Upul Tharanga, Jacob Oram, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Thilina Kandamby.