Chippy Gunasekara

L. D. S. "Chippy" Gunasekara (1905 – 8 January 1974) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Ceylon from 1929 to 1935.

Chippy Gunasekara

Personal information
Full name	L. D. S. Gunasekara
Born	1905 Ceylon
Died	8 January 1974 (aged 68 or 69) Sri Lanka
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg-spin
Relations	Churchill Gunasekara (uncle)
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 11 Runs scored 336 Batting average 25.09 100s/50s 0/2 Top score 67 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 4/1
Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2017

Although he was only five feet three inches tall and played in spectacles, "Chippy" Gunasekera was a good left-handed opening batsman with a strong defence, and a fine cover fieldsman.[1] He toured India in 1932-33, top-scoring in Ceylon's first-ever first-class victory, in the match against Patiala, when he made 57 in the first innings, the only fifty on either side.[2][3] He captained Ceylon in the match against the Australians in 1935-36, top-scoring in Ceylon's second innings.[4] In club cricket in Colombo he formed an outstanding opening partnership with Mohotti Albert, and later in his career he was one of Ceylon's best leg-spin bowlers.[1]

Later he was one of the leading criminal lawyers in Ceylon.[5] He was also a prominent cricket coach.[1]

References

1. S. S. Perera, "L. D. S. Gunasekera", The Cricketer, May 1974, p. 39.
2. I. M. Mansukhani, "Ceylon Tour in India", The Cricketer, Spring Annual, 1933, pp. 74–75.
3. "Patiala v Ceylon, 1932-33". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
4. "All Ceylon v Australians 1935-36". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
5. Wisden 1975, p. 1079.

External links

• Chippy Gunasekara at ESPNcricinfo
• Chippy Gunasekara at CricketArchive (subscription required)