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| Association | Danish Cricket Federation | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Hamid Shah | |||||||||
| Coach | Keith Dabengwa[1] | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (1966) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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| One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
| World Cup Qualifier appearances | 7 (first in1979) | |||||||||
| Best result | 3rd place (1986) | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v. Jersey atKing George V Sports Ground,Castel; 16 June 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v. Norway atKoge Cricket Club,Køge; 14 June 2025 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 3[a] (first in2012) | |||||||||
| Best result | 6th (2023) | |||||||||
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| As of 14 June 2025 | ||||||||||
TheDenmark national cricket team representsDenmark ininternational cricket. They have been an associate member of theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) since 1966,[5] and have previously been a part of the ICC's High Performance Programme.[6]
Denmark played in the inaugural edition of theICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League, starting in August 2019, as a result of finishing in Division Three of the now defunctWorld Cricket League.
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.[7]
Several touring sides from England andScotland visited the country in the early part of the 20th century, including the famousMarylebone Cricket Club. In 1933, an attempt to organise the first international match against theNetherlands failed, and the Danish national side did not play their first match until 1954, againstOxford University, the year after the current Danish Cricket Federation was formed.[7]
They then began to play against other national sides, primarily the Netherlands, who they first played in 1955. They played their first match againstScotland in 1961.[7]
Denmark became an associate member of the ICC in 1966,[5] drawing their international against Scotland that year. They playedBermuda for the first time in 1969 and drew their first match againstIreland in 1970. They finally picked up their first international win against the Netherlands in 1972.[7]
They played their first matches againstCanada in 1974, losing a three-day match but winning thelimited overs match. They played home internationals againstEast Africa andSri Lanka, beating East Africa. They toured East Africa the following year, drawing with both East Africa andKenya.[7]
They took part in the firstICC Trophy in1979, reaching the semi-final where they lost to Sri Lanka.[8] They did not take part in the1982 tournament.[9] In 1983,Ole Mortensen became the first Danish player to playcounty cricket.[7] Denmark returned to the ICC Trophy in 1986 and finished third after beating Bermuda in the third place play-off.[10]
In 1989, Denmark hostedAustralia for two one-day matches. They lost the first match inBrøndby by 45 runs[11] and lost the second inCopenhagen by 54 runs.[12] They fared better at home against Canada that year, winning twice against them. After playing both home and away againstBangladesh in 1990,[7] they played in theICC Trophy, reaching the second round.[13]
Denmark again played in the ICC Trophy in1994, finishing tenth in the tournament after losing toNamibia in the plate final.[14] They played their first matches againstFrance in 1995, and hosted the firstEuropean Cricket Championship in 1996,[7] finishing third.[15] They finished fifth in the following years ICC Trophy[16] and were runners up in the European Championship in 1998.[17]
In 1999, Denmark took part in theNatWest Trophy for the first time.[7] The following year, they took part in theICC Emerging Nations Tournament in Zimbabwe, where they finished fourth,[18] and the European Championship, where they finished last, without winning a game.[19] The following year, they took part in the ICC Trophy in Canada, finishing eighth.[20] The MCC toured Denmark in 2002, and Denmark won all three matches.[7] They won just one match at that year's European Championship, finishing fifth ahead ofItaly.[21]
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 theICC Intercontinental Cup.[7] They again finished last in the European Championship the following year.[22] In 2005, they played their final match in theCheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, losing heavily toNorthamptonshire atSvanholm Park before taking part in the2005 ICC Trophy, where they again finished eighth.[23]
In 2006, Denmark again took part in the European Championship, finishing fourth after winning only against Italy.[24] At the end of that year, it was announced that they would join the ICC's High Performance Programme from 1 April 2007.[6]
In August 2007, Denmark registered a win over Bermuda, anODI playing country, and towards the end of October 2007 they played in Kenya against domestic teams and Kenya A. Denmark, led byFreddie Klokker 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 inDivision Two of theWorld Cricket League. In finishing fourth, they qualified to compete in the2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier. 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 the2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, where they came 5th to be relegated to theDivision Four.
In November 2013, they competed in the2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in theUAE where they finished in last place, failing to win a game.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20 matches played between Denmark and otherICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[25]
In September 2018, Denmark qualified from Group A of the2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament.[26]
Denmark played their first T20I match againstJersey on 16 June 2019.
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Jersey won by 18 runs King George V Sports Ground,Castel Umpires:Rizwan Akram (Ned) andAllan Haggo (Sco) |
Since April 2019, Denmark has played in the2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.[27]
| Ground | City | Region | Capacity | Matches hosted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svanholm Park | Brøndby | Capital Region | 1,000 | T20Is, ICC Europe events | Denmark’s main international ground; home to Svanholm CC |
| Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club Ground | Nykøbing Mors | North Denmark Region | 600 | Domestic finals | Hosts regional championship finals and development matches |
| Glostrup Cricket Ground | Glostrup | Capital Region | 800 | T20Is, youth internationals | Frequently used for ICC European tournaments |
| Esbjerg Cricket Club Ground | Esbjerg | Region of Southern Denmark | 500 | Development matches | Occasionally used for ICC development games and domestic competitions |
| Frederiksberg Park | Frederiksberg | Capital Region | 1,200 | Historical matches | One of the oldest cricket venues in Denmark; used in the 19th and early 20th centuries |
| Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 1979[8] | Semi-finals | 3/15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 1986 | Semi-finals | 3/16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
 1990[13] | Second round | 6/17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
 1994[14] | Plate competition | 10/20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
 1997[16] | Play-offs | 5/22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
 2001[20] | Super League | 8/24 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
 2005[23] | Play-offs | 8/12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
 2009[28] | Play-offs | 12/12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
 2014 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2018 | ||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| Total | 8/12 | 0 Title | 57 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 2 | |
| ICC T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 2019 | Round-robin | 4/6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
 2021 | Round-robin | 4/4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
 2023 | Round-robin | 6/7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 3/4 | 0 Titles | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier records | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
 2008 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2010 | |||||||
| 2012 | Play-offs | 16/16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Play-offs | 16/16 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2019 | |||||||
 / 2022 | |||||||
| Total | 2/7 | 0 Title | 16 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Cricket World Cup Challenge League | World Cricket League | ICC 6 Nations Challenge | European Cricket Championship |
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Updated as on 18 August 2025
This lists all the active players who were part of the Denmark squad for the2025 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A (Jersey). Players who have played in List A matches but are uncapped in T20Is are listed initalics.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Last T20I | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||||
| Shangeev Thanikaithasan | 27 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break googly | 2025 | |||
| Hamid Shah | 33 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | 2025 | Captain | ||
| Musa Shaheen | 21 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2025 | |||
| All-rounders | |||||||
| Surya Anand | 27 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2025 | |||
| Lucky Ali | 22 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2025 | |||
| Delawar Khan | 28 | Right-handed | Left-armmedium | 2024 | |||
| Mustakin Aslam | 17 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | — | |||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| Taranjit Bharaj | 32 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | 2025 | Vice-captain | ||
| Sebastian Heath | 19 | Right-handed | — | — | |||
| Spin bowlers | |||||||
| Abdullah Mahmood | 23 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break |  2025 | |||
| Eshan Karimi | 20 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2025 | |||
| Pace bowlers | |||||||
| Saud Munir | 26 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium |  2025 | |||
| Shakeel Zeb | 23 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2025 | |||
The following Danish players have playedfirst-class orList A cricket for teams other than Denmark:[32]
International Match Summary — Denmark[33]
Last updated 14 June 2025
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 45 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 16 June 2019 |
Most T20I runs for Denmark[37]
| Most T20I wickets for Denmark[38]
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T20I record versus other nations[33]
Records complete to T20I #3232. Last updated 14 June 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Full Members | |||||||
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 July 2023 | |
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
 Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 July 2023 | 24 July 2023 |
 Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 July 2022 | |
 Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 August 2024 | 27 August 2024 |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 August 2024 | 21 August 2024 |
| Finland | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 July 2019 | 13 July 2019 |
 Germany | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 June 2019 | |
 Gibraltar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 June 2022 | 29 June 2022 |
 Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 August 2024 | 22 August 2024 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 June 2019 | |
 Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 June 2022 | 28 June 2022 |
 Italy | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 June 2019 | 20 June 2019 |
| Jersey | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 June 2019 | |
| Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 June 2019 | 17 June 2019 |
 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 July 2022 | 4 July 2022 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 July 2022 | 2 July 2022 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 July 2023 | |
| Sweden | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 August 2021 | 14 August 2021 |
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