The Denmark national cricket team represents

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. They have been an associate member of the

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(ICC) since 1966,Denmark
at CricketArchive and have previously been a part of the ICC's

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.Denmark added to ICC High Performance Program
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Denmark played in the inaugural edition of the

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starting in August 2019 as a result of finishing in Division Three of the now defunct

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History

Beginnings

Cricket has been played in Denmark since the mid-19th century, with the first club being formed in 1865 by English railway engineers. The first organised match was played the following year between two teams of English players, with the first matches involving Danish players taking place in 1866. The game expanded greatly over the following twenty years, with 30 new clubs being formed in 1883.A Timeline of Danish Cricket
at CricketEurope Several touring sides from England and

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visited the country in the early part of the 20th century, including the famous

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. In 1933, an attempt to organise the first international match against the

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failed, and it wasn't until 1954 when the Danish national side played their first match against

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, the year after the current Danish Cricket Federation was formed. They then began to play against other national sides, primarily the Netherlands, who they first played in 1955. They played their first match against

in 1961.

ICC membership

Denmark became an associate member of the ICC in 1966, drawing their international against Scotland that year. They played

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for the first time in 1969 and drew their first match against

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in 1970. They finally picked up their first international win against the Netherlands in 1972. They played their first matches against

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in 1974, losing a three-day match but winning the limited overs match. They played home internationals against

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and

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, beating East Africa. They toured East Africa the following year, drawing with both East Africa and

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. They took part in the first

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in 1979, reaching the semi final where they lost to Sri Lanka.1979 ICC Trophy
at

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They did not take part in the 1982 tournament.1982 ICC Trophy
at Cricinfo In 1983,

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became the first Danish player to play

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. Denmark returned to the ICC Trophy in 1986 and finished third after beating Bermuda in the third place play-off.Scorecard
of Bermuda v Denmark, 4 July 1986 at Cricket Archive In 1989, Denmark hosted

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for two one-day matches. They lost the first match in Brøndby by 45 runs and lost the second in

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by 54 runs. They fared better at home against Canada that year, winning twice against them. After playing both home and away against

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in 1990, they played in the

, reaching the second round.1990 ICC Trophy
at Cricinfo Denmark again played in the ICC Trophy in

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, finishing tenth in the tournament after losing to

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in the plate final.Scorecard
of Denmark v Namibia, 1 March 1994 at Cricket Archive They played their first matches against

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in 1995, and hosted the first European Cricket Championship in 1996, finishing third.1996 European Championship
at CricketEurope They finished fifth in the following years ICC Trophy
of Denmark v Netherlands, 5 April 1997 at Cricket Archive and were runners up in the European Championship in 1998.1998 European Championship
at CricketEurope In 1999, Denmark took part in the NatWest Trophy for the first time. The following year, they took part in the ICC Emerging Nations Tournament in Zimbabwe, where they finished fourth,ICC Emerging Nations Tournament
at CricketEurope and the European Championship, where they finished last, without winning a game.2000 European Championship
at CricketEurope The following year, they took part in the ICC Trophy in Canada, finishing eighth.
at Cricket Archive The MCC toured Denmark in 2002, and Denmark won all three matches. They won just one match at that year's European Championship, finishing fifth ahead of

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2000-2017

The Netherlands visited Denmark in 2003, winning both matches. Denmark played a two match series against Ireland later in the year, losing both matches and missing out on qualification for the

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. They again finished last in the European Championship the following year.2004 European Championship
at CricketEurope In 2005, they played their final match in the

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, losing heavily to

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before taking part in the

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, where they again finished eighth.Scorecard
of Denmark v Namibia, 11 July 2005 at Cricket Archive In 2006, Denmark again took part in the European Championship, finishing fourth after winning only against Italy.2006 European Championship
at CricketEurope At the end of that year, it was announced that they would join the ICC's High Performance Programme from 1 April 2007. In August 2007, Denmark registered a win over Bermuda, an

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playing country, and towards the end of October 2007 they played in Kenya against domestic teams and Kenya A. Denmark, led by

Freddie Klokker Frederik Andreas Klokker (born 13 March 1983) is a Danish cricketer. Klokker is a left-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Odense, Funen County. In August 2021, he made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the ...

who scored consecutive centuries in all their matches, clean swept the Kenyan sides and Kenya A. Denmark bowled, batted and fielded exceptionally well. In November 2007, Denmark took part in Division Two of the

. In finishing fourth, they qualified to compete in the

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. However, they eventually came last of the twelve teams, meaning they were relegated to Division Three of the World Cricket League. They next competed in the 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, where they came 5th to be relegated to the

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. In November 2013, they competed in the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE where they finished in last place, failing to win a game.

2018-Present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full

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(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between Denmark and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. In September 2018, Denmark qualified from Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament. Denmark played their first T20I match against

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on 16 June 2019. Since April 2019, Denmark has played in the

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Grounds

Tournament history

ICC World Cup Qualifier

* 1979: Semi-finals *

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C ...

: Did not participate *

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...

: 3rd place *

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicis ...

: Second round *

: 10th place *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

: 5th place *

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanist ...

: 8th place *

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; " Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discover ...

: 8th place *

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; Protests ...

: 12th place *

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wa ...

: did not qualify *

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

: did not qualify

ICC World T20 Qualifier

*2008–2010: did not qualify *

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

: 16th place *

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

: 16th place *

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ...

: did not qualify

World Cricket League

* 2007: 4th place ( Division Two) * 2011: 5th place ( Division Three) – ''relegated'' * 2012: 4th place (

) * 2014: 3rd place (

) * 2016: 3rd place (

) * 2018: 2nd place (

) – ''promoted'' * 2018: 5th place ( Division Three)

ICC 6 Nations Challenge

*2000: 4th place *2002: Did not participate *2004: Did not participate

European Cricket Championship

*1996: 3rd place *1998: Runners up *2000: 6th place (Division One) *2002: 5th place (Division One) *2004: 5th place (Division One) *2006: 4th place (Division One) *2008: 3rd place (Division One)

Players

Current squad

:The following list lists the 14 players in Denmark's developmental squad for a tour of Ireland ahead of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier Regional Finals tournament. *

Hamid Shah Hamid Ali Mazhar Shah (born 2 August 1992) is a Danish cricketer who made his debut for the Danish national side in July 2010. He is a right-handed all-rounder bowling off spin. Career Born in Brøndby, before making his senior debut for the n ...

( c) * Wahab Hashmi * Taranjit Bharaj * Anique Uddin * Nicolaj Damgaard * Oliver Damgaard Hald * Omar Hayatt * Shangeev Thas * Jonas Henriksen * Jino Jojo *

Rizwan Mahmood Rizwan Tariq Mahmood (born 16 June 1989) is a Danish cricketer. Mahmood is a right-handed batsman. He was born at Århus, Århus County. His younger brother, Kamran, also plays for Denmark. Career Having represented Denmark at Under-19 level, ...

* Anders Bulow * Ihyas Saumy

Other players

:''See List of Denmark List A cricketers and :Danish cricketers'' The following Danish players have played first-class or

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for teams other than Denmark: * Amjad Khan * Thomas Hansen *

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Frederik Klokker Frederik Andreas Klokker (born 13 March 1983) is a Danish cricketer. Klokker is a left-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Odense, Funen County. In August 2021, he made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the ...

* Johan Malcolm *

Records

International Match Summary — Denmark ''Last updated 4 July 2022''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 256/5 v.

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on 29 June 2022 at Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo. * Highest individual score: 99,

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on 8 May 2022 at

, Brøndby. * Best individual bowling figures: 4/12, Abdullah Mahmood v.