| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Fullname: | Gahmini Ryle Johannes de Soysa |
| Birth Date: | 21 June 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Colombo, Western Province, British Ceylon |
| Death Place: | Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Leg break googly |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1938 - 1939 |
| Club2: | Ceylon |
| Year2: | 1944/45 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 8 |
| Runs1: | 314 |
| Bat Avg1: | 20.93 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/2 |
| Top Score1: | 67 |
| Deliveries1: | 32 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 7.50 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/15 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 29 May |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/48635.html Cricinfo |
Gahmini Ryle Johannes de Soysa (21 June 1917 – 13 January 2002) was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer.
The son of Wilfred and Evelyn de Soysa, he was born at Colombo in June 1917. He was educated in Colombo at Royal College, captaining the school in a five match tour of Australia, which was the first time a school team from Ceylon had toured abroad. He later studied in England at Oriel College at the University of Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Yorkshire at Oxford in 1938. He made three further appearances in 1938 for Oxford, before making a final appearance in 1939 against the combined Minor Counties cricket team.[2] While at Oxford, he toured Jamaica with a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities team, making two first-class appearances against Jamaica.[2] For Oxford University, de Soysa scored 241 runs at an average of 26.77 and with a high score of 67.[3] The influence of Frank Woolley on his batting was noted, particularly his late cuts and driving.[1]
After graduating from Oxford, he returned to Ceylon where he coached the Royal College XI.[1] de Soysa made a final first-class appearance for All-Ceylon against India at Colombo.[2] For many years he worked for the family tea, rubber and coconut exporting business.[4] He became president of the Singhalese Sports Club in 1997, then a team with first-class status, but had to step down the following year due to ill health.[1] de Soysa died at Colombo in January 2002. His elder brother was Harold de Soysa, the first Ceylonese Anglican Bishop of Colombo.