Denmark national cricket team
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| Association | Dansk Cricket Forbund |
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| ICC status | Associate (1966) |
| ICC region | ICC Europe |
| WCL | 2016 Division Four |
| Coach | Jeremy Bray |
| First international | |
 Denmark v. Netherlands  (The Hague; 20 August 1955) |
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| List A debut | |
Denmark v. Kent Cricket Board  (Maidstone, Kent; 4 May 1999) |
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| Twenty20 debut | |
Denmark v. Bermuda  (Sharjah, UAE; 13 March 2012) |
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| World Cup Qualifier | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1979) |
| Best result | 3rd place (1986) |
| World Twenty20 Qualifier | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2012) |
| Best result | 16th (2012, 2013) |
| As of 13 September 2015 | |
The Denmark national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Denmark in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1966, and have previously been a part of the ICC's High Performance Program.
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.
Several touring sides from England and Scotland visited the country in the early part of the 20th century, including the famous Marylebone Cricket Club. 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.
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.
Denmark became an associate member of the ICC in 1966, 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. They finally picked up their first international win against the Netherlands in 1972.
They played their first matches against Canada in 1974, losing a three-day match but winning the limited overs match. They played home internationals against East Africa and Sri Lanka, beating East Africa. They toured East Africa the following year, drawing with both East Africa and Kenya.
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