The Denmark women's national cricket team represents the Kingdom of Denmark in international

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. The team is organised by the Dansk Cricket Forbund, an associate member of the

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(ICC). Denmark's first recorded international fixture came against the

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in 1983. The team made its

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(ODI) debut in 1989, at the European Championship, and went on to qualify for both the 1993 and 1997 World Cups, winning a single match at each tournament. Denmark played its last ODIs to date in 1999, and has played only in minor regional tournaments since then.Other women's matches played by Denmark Women
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(WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between Denmark women and other

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after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I.

History

Denmark's ODI debut came at the 1989 Women's European Cricket Cup, which they hosted, and placed as runners up in. They were also runners up in the 1991 tournament. They made two appearances in the World Cup, finishing 7th in 1993 and 10th in 1997. Their only ODIs outside the European Championship and World Cup were two series against

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played at the

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in 1997 and 1998. Denmark returned to international competition in August 2013, featuring in a five-team tournament in

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(along with

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, and

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). They finished runner-up to Italy, winning three out of four matches. In August 2014, Denmark played an international 20-over tournament in

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, with six other European teams. They won only two of their six matches (defeating both Gibraltar and Belgium by nine wickets), consequently finishing the tournament in fifth place, behind Italy,

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, and

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Tournament history

World Cup

* 1973–

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: Did not participate * 1993: 7th place *

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: 10th place *

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–present: Did not participate

European Championship

*1989: Runners up *1990: 4th place *1991: Runners up *1995: 4th place *1999: 3rd place *2001: Did not participate *2005: Did not participate

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Denmark Women ''Last updated 29 May 2022''

One-Day International

*Highest team total: 185/8 (55.0 Overs) v

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, 18 July 1990 at

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. *Highest individual innings: 53,

Janni Jonsson Janni is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Janni Arnth Jensen (born 1986), Danish football player * Janni Howker, British author * Janni Lee Simner, American author * Janni Spies, Danish businesswoman * Antoni ...

, 18 July 1995 at

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. *Best innings bowling: 4/6,

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, 21 July 1999 at Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club Ground, Nykobing Mors. Most ODI runs for Denmark Women Most ODI wickets for Denmark Women ODI record versus other nations ''Records complete to Women ODI #306. Last updated 21 July 1999.''

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to WT20I #1088. Last updated 29 May 2022.''

References

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1989 establishments in Denmark