| Chippy Gunasekara | |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Fullname: | L. D. S. Gunasekara |
| Nickname: | Chippy |
| Birth Date: | 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Ceylon |
| Death Date: | 8 January 1974 (aged 68 or 69) |
| Death Place: | Sri Lanka |
| Family: | Churchill Gunasekara (uncle) |
| Heightft: | 5 |
| Heightinch: | 3 |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 11 |
| Runs1: | 336 |
| Bat Avg1: | 25.09 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/2 |
| Top Score1: | 67 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/1 |
| Date: | 28 September 2017 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/l-gunasekera-49078 Cricinfo |
L. D. S. "Chippy" Gunasekara (1905 – 8 January 1974) was a cricketer and lawyer who played first-class cricket for Ceylon from 1929 to 1935.
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 became one of Ceylon's best leg-spin bowlers.[1]
Later Gunasekara was one of the leading criminal lawyers in Ceylon.[5] He was also a prominent cricket coach.[1]