Gamini Goonesena (16 February 1931 – 1 August 2011) was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer who played prior to his country being granted Test status.

A gifted allrounder who was a right-handed batsman and a legbreak and googly bowler, he played first class cricket over a 19-year timespan, 1949–1968, representing 14 different teams.

Goonesena played and captured 4/46 in the match, dismissing both Thomian openers in the crucial second innings, as Royal cruised to a comfortable 9-wicket victory.

In 1965, he was appointed as Ceylon's representative to the ICC International Cricket Conference and subsequently managed the Sri Lankan Test side on a tour of India.

During the 1990s, he became President of Colts CC, one of the oldest clubs on the island, and during this time he also worked as a Test Match commentator for Sri Lankan radio and television.

Ian Pieris, a contemporary Sri Lankan who played under Goonesena at Cambridge, said: "Gamini was easily the best leg-spinner I have seen, and probably the best all-round cricketer this country produced after the War (WWII).