Denmark women's national cricket team
Association | Dansk Cricket Forbund |
---|---|
ICC status | Associate member (1966) |
ICC region | Europe |
First international | |
Denmark vs. Netherlands (Utrecht; 25 July 1983) | |
First ODI | |
Denmark vs. Ireland (Nykøbing Mors; 19 July 1989) | |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 1993) |
Best result | 7th (1993) |
as of 26 November 2015 |
The Denmark women's national cricket team represents Denmark in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the Dansk Cricket Forbund, an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Denmark's first recorded international fixture came against the Netherlands in 1983. The team made its One Day International (ODI) debut in 1989, at the European Championship, and went on to qualify for both the 1993 and 1997 World Cups, winning a single match at each tournament. Denmark played its last ODIs to date in 1999, and has played only in minor regional tournaments since then.[1]
History
Denmark's ODI debut came at the 1989 European Championship, which they hosted, and placed as runners up in. They were also runners up in the 1991 tournament. They made two appearances in the World Cup, finishing 7th in 1993 and 10th in 1997. Their only international games outside those two tournaments were two match ODI series against The Netherlands played at the Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center in Germany in 1997 and 1998.[2]
Denmark returned to international competition in August 2013, featuring in a five-team tournament in Bologna (along with Estonia, Gibraltar, Italy, and Belgium).[3] They finished runner-up to Italy, winning three out of four matches.[4] In August 2014, Denmark played an international 20-over tournament in Berlin, with six other European teams. They won only two of their six matches (defeating both Gibraltar and Belgium by nine wickets), consequently finishing the tournament in fifth place, behind Italy, Germany, France, and Jersey.[5]
Tournament history
World Cup
European Championship
- 1989: Runners up
- 1990: 4th place
- 1991: Runners up
- 1995: 4th place
- 1999: 3rd place
- 2001: Did not participate
- 2005: Did not participate
Records
ODI cricket
- Highest team total: 185/8 v Ireland, 18 July 1990 at Kirby Muxloe, England
- Highest individual innings: 53, Janni Jonsson v Ireland, 18 July 1995 at Sandymount, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
- Best innings bowling: 4/6, Mette Gregersen v The Netherlands, 21 July 1999 at Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club Ground, Denmark
See also
References
- ↑ Other women's matches played by Denmark Women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ Women's ODI matches played by Denmark Women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ Other women's matches played by Denmark Women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ Francesco Drago (18 August 2013). "Cricket femminile: Italia sul tetto d’Europa" – Olimpiazzurra (in Italian). Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ Standings Table, Int. WT20 Tournament Berlin – CricHQ. Retrieved 9 May 2015.