Mogens Dahl Nielsen (born 12 May 1972) is a former

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er. Nielsen was a right-handed

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who bowled leg break. He was born at

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. Nielsen made his List A debut for

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in the

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against the

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. His

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debut for Denmark came in the 2000 ICC Emerging Nations Tournament against Zimbabwe A. During the tournament he played 2 further List A matches against the

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and

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. Nielsen's final List A match for Denmark came in the

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against the

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. In his 5 List A matches for Denmark, he scored 58 runs at a

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of 19.33, with a high score of 49 *. With the ball he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 42.00, with best figures of 1/16.List A Bowling For Each Team by Mogens Dahl Nielsen
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Mogens Dahl Nielsen
at CricketArchive 1972 births Living people Danish cricketers People from Morsø Municipality Sportspeople from the North Jutland Region {{Denmark-cricket-bio-stub