In the mid-1920s, Nunes captained Jamaica in matches against Barbados, MCC and a touring side led by Lionel Tennyson.

He had limited success in the Tests, with a highest of just 37, and fared only a little better in other first-class matches, with a single century against Glamorgan.

In this match, the final game of a four-Test series, Nunes was again captain but, freed from the responsibility of wicketkeeping, opened the innings.

Nunes top-scored with 66 in the West Indies response of 286 and then made 92 in the second innings after England did not enforce the follow-on, putting on 227 for the second wicket with George Headley, who went on to make 223.

In June 1988 Nunes was commemorated on the $3 Jamaican stamp alongside the Barbados Cricket Buckle.