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Nicolaas Hendrik Christiaan de Jong Theunissen (4 May 1867 – 9 November 1929) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1889. He became a minister.

Nicolaas Theunissen

Personal information
Full name	Nicolaas Hendrik Christiaan de Jong Theunissen
Born	(1867-05-04)4 May 1867 Colesberg, Cape Colony
Died	9 November 1929(1929-11-09) (aged 62) Greylingstad, Transvaal, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
International information
National side	South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 1 3 Runs scored 2 66 Batting average 2.00 22.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 2* 49 Balls bowled 80 579 Wickets 0 20 Bowling average – 12.34 5 wickets in innings – 3 10 wickets in match – 1 Best bowling – 7/41 Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo

Career

Theunissen was an opening bowler who took 34 wickets in three non-first-class matches for provincial sides against the touring R. G. Warton's XI in 1888–89.[1] Selected for South Africa in the Second Test at the end of the tour, he opened the bowling but failed to take a wicket.[2]

In 1889–90 he played two first-class matches in Cape Town. In the first, he took 5 for 55 and 6 for 53 for Western Province against Natal.[3] In the second, which began the day after the previous one ended, he took 2 for 47 and 7 for 41 for Cape Town Clubs against Natal.[4]

From 1916 until his death in 1929, Theunissen was a minister in the Transvaal town of Greylingstad.[5]

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