Background
Gonsalves, a right-arm fast bowler, was born in Suddie in what was then British Guiana (now part of Guyana"s Pomeroon-Supenaam region).
Gonsalves, a right-arm fast bowler, was born in Suddie in what was then British Guiana (now part of Guyana"s Pomeroon-Supenaam region).
He later coached the Canadian national under-19 team He was one of four Essequibo players from Suddie, the others being batsmen Alfred Maycock and Lennox Alves, and wicket-keeper Jeff Jones. In his match for Essequibo, played against Berbice at the Kayman Sankar Cricket Ground in Hampton Court (on the Atlantic coast), Gonsalves opened the bowling with Egbert Stephens in each innings.
He took three wickets from 16 overs in the first innings, finishing with 3/69, and failed to take a wicket in the second innings, conceding seven runs from two overs.
While batting, he recorded a pair, the only Essequibian to do southern The scorecards of the non-first-class matches played by Essequibo are not available before the late 1990s, and it is therefore uncertain how Gonsalves performed for Essequibo in earlier matches.
However, later in the 1980-1981 season, he played in the first two of Guyana"s matches in the limited-overs Geddes Grant/Harrison Lincolnshire Trophy. Gonsalves made his debut for Guyana against the Windward Islands at Arnos Vale in Kingstown, Saint Vincent.
He took 1/10 on debut from four overs, opening the bowling with Ray Joseph and taking the wicket of Vincentian opening batsman Lance John.
He was less successful in his second match, played a week later against Barbados at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, going wicketless and conceding 20 runs from three overs, mostly to Desmond Haynes. Gonsalves was the first Essequibian to go on to play for the Guyanese national side, which was at that time dominated by players from Berbice and Demerara. After the conclusion of his playing career, Gonsalves took up coaching, and was also at one stage a selector for the Guyanese national team
In 1998, he was awarded "" by the Guyana Cricket Board, for his role in coaching North Essequibo to victories at several national tournaments.
In later life, Gonsalves emigrated to Toronto. He became involved in Canadian cricket, and, assisted by Pubudu Dassanayake, coached the Canadian national under-19 side during its unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the 2008 Under-19 World Cup.