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Denmark
Flag of Denmark
Flag of Denmark
ICC membership granted 1966
ICC member status Associate member
ICC development region Europe
Captain Frederik Klokker
World Cricket League division Two
European Cricket Championship division One
First recorded match 1954 v Oxford University Cricket Club
ICC Trophy
Appearances 7 (First in 1979)
Best result 3rd place, 1986
List A cricket
List A matches played 18
List A wins/losses 4/13
As of 19 July 2007

The Denmark national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Denmark in international cricket matches. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The International Cricket Council (ICC is the international governing body of Cricket. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Frederik Andreas Klokker (born March 13, 1983 in Odense) is a Danish Cricketer A left handed wicketkeeper batsman The ICC World Cricket League is a series of international one-day Cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status administered by the International The European Cricket Championship is a group of various tournaments in which national Cricket sides throughout Europe compete Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Oxford University Cricket Club (now subsumed into the Oxford Universities Centre of Cricketing Excellence but retaining its independence is a First-class cricket team representing The ICC World Cup Qualifier (formerly ICC Trophy) is an international One-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council The 1979 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs Cricket tournament held in England between 22 May and 21 June 1979. The 1986 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs Cricket tournament held in England between 11 June and 7 July 1986. List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day form of the Sport of Cricket. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1966[1] and are currently part of the ICC's High Performance Program. The International Cricket Council (ICC is the international governing body of Cricket. The High Performance Program is an initiative from the International Cricket Council to bridge the gap between Test and non-Test nations [2]

Contents

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. [3]

Several touring sides from England and Scotland visited the country in the early part of the 20th century, including the famous Marylebone Cricket Club. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 In 1933, an attempt to organise the first international match against the Netherlands failed, and it wasn't until 1954 when the Danish national side played their first match against Oxford University, the year after the current Danish Cricket Federation was formed. The Dutch cricket team is a national Cricket team representing the Netherlands. Oxford University Cricket Club (now subsumed into the Oxford Universities Centre of Cricketing Excellence but retaining its independence is a First-class cricket team representing [3]

They then began to play against other national sides, primarily the Netherlands, who they first played in 1955. They played their first match against Scotland in 1961. The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of Cricket. [3]

ICC Membership

Denmark became an associate member of the ICC in 1966,[1] drawing their international against Scotland that year. They played Bermuda for the first time in 1969 and drew their first match against Ireland in 1970. The Bermudian cricket team is the team representing Bermuda in the sport of Cricket, governed by the Bermuda Cricket Board. The Ireland cricket team is the Cricket team representing all Ireland (i They finally picked up their first international win against the Netherlands in 1972. [3]

They played their first matches against Canada in 1974, losing a three-day match but winning the limited overs match. The Canada cricket team is the national Cricket team representing Canada in men's international competition NightMatchOldTraffordjpg|right|thumb|350px|A night match at Old Trafford. They played home internationals against East Africa and Sri Lanka, beating East Africa. The East African cricket team was a Cricket team representing Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The Sri Lankan cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Sri Lanka. They toured East Africa the following year, drawing with both East Africa and Kenya. The Kenya national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international Cricket matches [3]

They took part in the first ICC Trophy in 1979, reaching the semi final where they lost to Sri Lanka. The ICC World Cup Qualifier (formerly ICC Trophy) is an international One-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council The 1979 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs Cricket tournament held in England between 22 May and 21 June 1979. [4] They did not take part in the 1982 tournament. The 1982 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs Cricket tournament held in England between 16 June and 10 July 1982. [5] In 1983, Ole Mortensen became the first Danish player to play county cricket. Ole Henrik Mortensen (born 29 January 1958 in Vejle, Jutland) is a former Danish Cricketer, probably the best his country County cricket is the highest level of domestic Cricket in England and Wales [3] Denmark returned to the ICC Trophy in 1986 and finished third after beating Bermuda in the third place play off. [6]

In 1989, Denmark hosted Australia for two one-day matches. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. They lost the first match in Brøndby by 45 runs[7] and lost the second in Copenhagen by 54 runs. Brøndby is a municipality ( Danish, kommune) in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand ( Sjælland Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city [8] They fared better at home against Canada that year, winning twice against them. After playing both home and away against Bangladesh in 1990,[3] they played in the ICC Trophy, reaching the second round. The Bangladeshi cricket team, also known as "The Tigers", is a national Cricket team representing Bangladesh. The 1990 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs Cricket tournament held in The Netherlands between 4 June and 23 June 1990. [9]

Denmark again played in the ICC Trophy in 1994, finishing tenth in the tournament after losing to Namibia in the plate final. The ABN-AMRO 1994 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament that took place in Kenya in February/March 1994 The Namibia national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Namibia in international Cricket matches [10] They played their first matches against France in 1995, and hosted the first European Cricket Championship in 1996,[3] finishing third. The France national cricket team is the team that represents the country of France in international Cricket matches The European Cricket Championship is a group of various tournaments in which national Cricket sides throughout Europe compete [11] They finished fifth in the following years ICC Trophy[12] and were runners up in the European Championship in 1998. [13]

In 1999, Denmark took part in the C & G Trophy for the first time. The Friends Provident Trophy is a one day Cricket competition in the United Kingdom. [3] The following year, they took part in the ICC Emerging Nations Tournament in Zimbabwe, where they finished fourth,[14] and the European Championship, where they finished last, without winning a game. The ICC 6 Nations Challenge was a Cricket tournament played every two years between 2000 and 2004 See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election [15] The following year, they took part in the ICC Trophy in Canada, finishing eighth. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page [16] The MCC toured Denmark in 2002, and Denmark won all three matches. [3] They won just one match at that year's European Championship, finishing fifth ahead of Italy. The Italy national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Italy in international Cricket matches [17]

Present day

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 ICC Intercontinental Cup. The ICC Intercontinental Cup is a Cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council as part of its cricket development program [3] They again finished last in the European Championship the following year. [18] In 2005, they played their final match in the C & G Trophy, losing heavily to Northamptonshire before taking part in the 2005 ICC Trophy, where they again finished eighth. Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of The 2005 ICC Trophy was a Cricket tournament held in Ireland between 1 July and 13 July. [19]

In 2006, Denmark again took part in the European Championship, finishing fourth after winning only against Italy. [20] At the end of that year, it was announced that they would join the ICC's High Performance Program from 1 April 2007. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [2]

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 who scored consecutive centuries in all their matches clean swept the Kenyan sides and Kenya A. Denmark bowled, batted and fielded exceptionally well.

Tournament history

ICC 6 Nations Challenge

ICC Trophy

European Championship

The future

In July 2007, Denmark will play Ireland A in two one-day matches,[23] and the following month will play Bermuda in a further two one-day matches. The 1979 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs Cricket tournament held in England between 22 May and 21 June 1979. The 1982 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs Cricket tournament held in England between 16 June and 10 July 1982. The 1986 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs Cricket tournament held in England between 11 June and 7 July 1986. The 1990 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs Cricket tournament held in The Netherlands between 4 June and 23 June 1990. The ABN-AMRO 1994 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament that took place in Kenya in February/March 1994 The Carlsberg 1997 ICC Trophy was a Cricket tournament played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in March/April 1997 The 2001 ICC Trophy was a Cricket tournament played in Ontario, Canada in 2001 The 2005 ICC Trophy was a Cricket tournament held in Ireland between 1 July and 13 July. [24] Later in the year, they will travel to Windhoek, Namibia to take part in Division Two of the World Cricket League where they will play against Argentina, Oman, the UAE and Uganda in addition to hosts Namibia. Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast The 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two is a tournament that forms part of the ICC World Cricket League. The ICC World Cricket League is a series of international one-day Cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status administered by the International The Argentina national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Argentina in international Cricket matches The Omani cricket team are a national Cricket team representing Oman. The United Arab Emirates national cricket team is the team that represents the country of the United Arab Emirates in international Cricket matches The Uganda national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Uganda in international Cricket matches The Namibia national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Namibia in international Cricket matches [25]

Players

Current team

The following players played for Denmark in their most recent match:[26]

Other players

The following Danish players have played first-class or List A cricket for teams other than Denmark:[27]

Records

ICC Trophy

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ a b Denmark at Cricket Archive
  2. ^ a b Denmark added to ICC High Performance Program, ICC Europe Media Release, 20 December 2006 at European Cricket Council
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k A Timeline of Danish Cricket at CricketEurope
  4. ^ a b 1979 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
  5. ^ a b 1982 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
  6. ^ a b Scorecard of Bermuda v Denmark, 4 July 1986 at Cricket Archive
  7. ^ Scorecard of Denmark v Australia, 5 September 1989 at Cricket Archive
  8. ^ Scorecard of Denmark v Australia, 6 September 1989 at Cricket Archive
  9. ^ a b 1990 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
  10. ^ a b Scorecard of Denmark v Namibia, 1 March 1994 at Cricket Archive
  11. ^ a b 1996 European Championship at CricketEurope
  12. ^ a b Scorecard of Denmark v Netherlands, 5 April 1997 at Cricket Archive
  13. ^ a b 1998 European Championship at CricketEurope
  14. ^ a b ICC Emerging Nations Tournament at CricketEurope
  15. ^ a b 2000 European Championship at CricketEurope
  16. ^ a b 2001 ICC Trophy points table at Cricket Archive
  17. ^ a b Official site of the 2002 European Championship
  18. ^ a b 2004 European Championship at CricketEurope
  19. ^ a b Scorecard of Denmark v Namibia, 11 July 2005 at Cricket Archive
  20. ^ a b 2006 European Championship at CricketEurope
  21. ^ 2002 ICC 6 Nations Tournament at CricketEurope
  22. ^ 2004 ICC 6 Nations Tournament at CricketEurope
  23. ^ Irish give Connell a chance by Ian Callender, 16 July 2007 at CricketEurope
  24. ^ Bermuda touring squad announced by Andrew Nixon, 16 July 2007 at CricketEurope
  25. ^ Uganda lift Division Three title by Andrew Nixon, 2 June 2007 at CricketEurope
  26. ^ Scorecard of KNCB Invitation XI v Denmark, 16 June 2007 at Cricket Archive
  27. ^ Denmark players at Cricket Archive
  28. ^ Denmark totals of 200 and more in an innings in the ICC Trophy at Cricket Archive
  29. ^ Individual scores of 100 and more in an innings for Denmark in the ICC Trophy at Cricket Archive
  30. ^ Five or more wickets in an innings for Denmark in the ICC Trophy at Cricket Archive
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