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 High Performance Programme.Denmark added to ICC High Performance Program
, ICC Europe Media Release, 20 December 2006 at

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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 the Danish national side did not play their first match until 1954, 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

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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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, 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

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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

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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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at Svanholm Park 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 ODI 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, who has played for Denmark's national cricket team. Klokker is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Odense, Funen County. In August 2021, he made his Twenty ...

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

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, where they came 5th to be relegated to the

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. In November 2013, they competed in the

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in the

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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 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.

Grounds

Tournament history

ICC World Cup Qualifier

: Semi-finals *

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: 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 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

: Second round *

: 10th place *

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

: 5th place *

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

: 8th place *

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

: 8th place *

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

: 12th place *

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

: did not qualify *

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

: did not qualify

ICC World T20 Qualifier

*2008–2010: did not qualify *

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

: 16th place *

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

: 16th place *

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(Europe Regional Final): 6th place

World Cricket League

* 2007: 4th place ( Division Two) * 2011: 5th place (

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) – ''relegated'' * 2012: 4th place (

) * 2014: 3rd place (

) * 2016: 3rd place (

) * 2018: 2nd place (

) – ''promoted'' * 2018: 5th place (

)

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

This lists all the active players who have played for the Denmark in the past 12 months or selected in the team's most recent T20 squad. Uncapped players are listed in ''italics''. ''Updated as on 28 Aug 2024''

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, who has played for Denmark's national cricket team. Klokker is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Odense, Funen County. In August 2021, he made his Twenty ...

* Johan Malcolm *

Records

International Match Summary — Denmark ''Last updated 14 June 2025''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 256/5 v.

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on 29 June 2022 at

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. * Highest individual score: 100,

Hamid Shah Hamid Ali Mazhar Shah (born 2 August 1992) is a Danish cricketer, who plays for Denmark's national cricket team. He made his debut for the Danish national side in July 2010. He is a right-handed all-rounder who bowls off spin. Career Born in ...

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on 21 August 2024 at King George V Sports Ground, Castel. * Best individual bowling figures: 5/21, Saud Munir v.

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on 18 May 2023 at Svanholm Park, Brøndby. Most T20I runs for Denmark Most T20I wickets for Denmark T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #3232. Last updated 14 June 2025.''

Notes

References

External links

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Denmark in international cricket