Denmark women's national cricket team

Summary

The Denmark women's national cricket team represents Denmark in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the Danish Cricket Federation, an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Denmark
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Flag of Denmark
AssociationDanish Cricket Federation
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (1966)
ICC regionEurope
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
WT20I 55th 40th (7 October 2019)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODI Ireland at Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club Ground, Nykøbing Mors; 19 July 1989
Last WODI Netherlands at Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club Ground, Nykøbing Mors; 21 July 1999
WODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 33 6/27
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's World Cup appearances2 (first in 1993)
Best result7th (1993)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20I Sweden at Guttsta Wicked Cricket Ground, Kolsva; 28 May 2022
Last WT20I Austria at Køge Kricket Klub, Køge; 15 September 2024
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 16 9/7
(0 ties, 0 no results)
This year[5] 10 8/2
(0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 15 September 2024

Denmark women'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.[6]

In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Denmark women and other ICC members after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I.[7]

History

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Denmark's ODI debut came at the 1989 Women's European Cricket Cup, 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 ODIs outside the European Championship and World Cup were two series against the Netherlands played at the Mikkelberg-Kunst-und-Cricket Center in Germany in 1997 and 1998. Their most recent ODI was played against Netherlands on 21 July 1999.[8] By this point women's cricket in Denmark was struggling for players with the Danish Cricket Federation reducing the national league to 8 players per side from the 2000 season.[9]

Denmark returned to international competition in August 2013, featuring in a five-team tournament in Bologna (along with Estonia, Gibraltar, Italy, and Belgium).[6] They finished runner-up to Italy, winning three out of four matches.[10] 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 Gibraltar and Belgium by nine wickets each), consequently finishing the tournament in fifth place, behind Italy, Germany, France, and Jersey.[11]

In August 2024, Denmark went unbeaten to win the 2024 Women's T20I Nordic Cup with victories over Guernsey, hosts Norway, Estonia and a Finland XI.[12]

Tournament history

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World Cup

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  • 19731988: Did not participate
  • 1993: 7th place
  • 1997: 10th place
  • 2000–present: Did not participate

European Championship

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  • 1989: Runners up
  • 1990: 4th place
  • 1991: Runners up
  • 1995: 4th place
  • 1999: 3rd place
  • 2001: Did not participate
  • 2005: Did not participate

Records and statistics

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International Match Summary — Denmark Women[13][14]

Last updated 15 September 2024

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
One-Day Internationals 33 6 27 0 0 19 July 1989
Twenty20 Internationals 16 9 7 0 0 28 May 2022

One-Day International

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ODI record versus other nations[13]

Records complete to Women ODI #306. Last updated 21 July 1999.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
  Australia 2 0 2 0 0 28 July 1993
  England 8 0 8 0 0 20 July 1989
  India 1 0 1 0 0 29 July 1993
  Ireland 7 1 6 0 0 19 July 1989 17 July 1991
  Netherlands 10 4 6 0 0 21 July 1989 21 July 1989
  New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 24 July 1993
  Pakistan 1 1 0 0 0 10 December 1997 10 December 1997
  South Africa 1 0 1 0 0 18 December 1997
  West Indies 2 0 2 0 0 25 July 1993

Twenty20 International

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T20I record versus other nations[14]

Records complete to WT20I #2025. Last updated 15 September 2024.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
ICC Associate members
  Austria 5 3 2 0 0 4 May 2024 5 May 2024
  Estonia 1 1 0 0 0 11 August 2024 11 August 2024
  Guernsey 1 1 0 0 0 10 August 2024 10 August 2024
  Luxembourg 1 1 0 0 0 15 September 2024 15 September 2024
  Norway 4 3 1 0 0 28 May 2022 25 August 2023
  Sweden 4 0 4 0 0 28 May 2022

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  2. ^ "WODI matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^ "WODI matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. ^ a b Other women's matches played by Denmark Women Archived 25 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  7. ^ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  8. ^ Women's ODI matches played by Denmark Women Archived 13 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Ireland talks to Ken Rutherford, a Danish hurricane and other European off-season news". CricInfo. 21 December 1999. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  10. ^ Francesco Drago (18 August 2013). "Cricket femminile: Italia sul tetto d’Europa" – Olimpiazzurra (in Italian). Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  11. ^ Standings Table, Int. WT20 Tournament Berlin – CricHQ. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Denmark go unbeaten to win Nordic Cup". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Records / Denmark Women / One-Day Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
  14. ^ a b "Records / Denmark Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
  15. ^ "Records / Denmark Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Records / Denmark Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Top Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Records / Denmark Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Records / Denmark Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Records / Denmark Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.