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A Timeline of Danish Cricket

1802 The first description of cricket in Danish appears
1840 Primitive kind of cricket is played in some colleges
1857 Hans Christian Andersen mentions taking park in a game of cricket while visiting Charles Dickens
1865 English railway engineers create a cricketclub in Randers
1866 First recorded cricket match between Aalborg and Randers (English players)
1866 First match recorded with Danish players between Sor¿ Academy and Copenhagen
1883 30 new cricket clubs see the light of day
1886 First match between Jutland and Copenhagen
1890 First official tournament organised under DBU (Danish Ballgame Union)
1891 First edition of the Cricket Laws is published by the DBU
1895 Matting first used in Denmark at KB
1900 Royal High School Cricket Club, Edinburgh visit Copenhagen
1913 Leicester Cricket Club visit Denmark
1917 Matches between Copenhagen Union and Jutland Union compete for Simonsens Cup up to 1953
1920 Matches between Copenhagen Union and Zealand Union begin
1921 First instruction book about Denmark by R.E.Brinkers is published
1922 First visit in Denmark by the MCC
1923 Copenhagen Union play for the first time Island of Fyn's Union and win
1925 MCC back in Denmark
1926 The first select XI ÒGentlemen of DenmarkÓ play 7 matches in England
1928 The first move to generate a pure cricket union as football had taken over the first unions
1929 English coach H.P.Chaplin is engaged by the Jutland Union to coach in14 Jutland towns
1930 The magazine *KricketÓ is published by the Copenhagen ÒCricket RingÓ for the first time
1933 First attempt to arrange the first national match against Holland failed; DBU not interested
1939 8 ball overs introduced
1940 Denmark occupied by Germany - Fewer league matches played; Danes make own equipment
1945 End of occupation; Plenty of friendlies played against the English Army
1947 LBW rule first used in Denmark
1948 First National Championship between Union winners played - Cambridge Universit CC visit
1950 MCC visit Denmark yet again
1952 Third edition of cricket laws published
1953 31 Danish Clubs meet and finally agree establishing Danish Cricket Federation
1954 First International match played against Oxford University; First Danish championship
1955 DCF reinstate the 6 ball over - DCF play first match in Holland and lose
1957 BAOR from Germany visit Denmark for the first of many visits
1958 B93 - one of the first clubs to establish; is forced to close
1959 Denmark lose to Holland in Holland
1960 Denmark lose to Holland in Denmark; Cambridge University CC again in Denmark
1961 Denmark play Scotland in Scotland and lose; DCF send team to England
1963 Denmark lose yet again to Holland in Holland; Forty XL is founded
1964 The Cup Knock out limited overs competition is started; Denmark beaten by Holland in Denmark
1965 Fourth edition of the cricket laws published; first time by DCF
1966 Denmark draw with Scotland in Scotland; Denmark becomes Associate member of the ICC
1967 Husum CC in North Germany is founded and join the DCF
1969 Denmark lose to visiting Bermuda and lose yet again to Holland in Holland
1970 Denmark draw with Ireland in Ireland; DCF in England
1972 Denmark finally beat Holland in Copenhagen; Denmark's first international win
1973 Denmark lost to Ireland in Ireland
1974 Denmark lost to Canada in a 3 day game in Canada but won the limited over match
1975 Denamrk beat East Africa and lost to Sri Lanka, both played in Denmark. Denmark drew with Holand in Holland and drew with Ireland in Denmark.
1976 Denmark in East Africa where they drew with Kenya and East Africa
1977 First Ladies matches played in a unofficial league; Denmark drew with Holland in denmark but lost to Scotland in Scotland
1978 Denmark in Ireland where they lost; Denmark's U19 drew with Holland; Denmark's U15 lost 2 matches to Holland
1979 Denmark take part in ICC Trophy in England, DCF under 19's in Canada
1981 Denmark in Wales playing a drawn game; The first Danish Championship for women is decided
1983 Denmark lost both matches in Holland; Ole Mortensen first professional player in England; Visit by MCC; Under 19 won the internal tournament in Holland
1985 Denmark drew with Wales in Wales
1986 Denmark took part in ICC Trophy
1987 Holland visit Denmark and win both matches; Denmark drew with Bermuda in Bermuda.
1988 Limited overs cricket brought into Danish league matches - Denmark visit Canada and lose
1989 Australia visit Denmark and win both matches while Denmark defeated Canada twice here on a visit; Denmark's women took part in the European Championship for Women
1990 Denmark played against Bangladesh in Bangladesh and later that year in Denmark; Denmark took part in the ICC Trophy in Holland
1991 Denmark lost both matches against Holland in Denmark; Denmark's Under 19 in Zimbabwe and Canada
1992 Wales in Denmark where honours were shared. Denmark lost both matches in Holland
1993 Denmark visit South Africa and England; Denmark lost to the visiting Holland; Under 19 team hosted the youth tournament
1994 Denmark take part in ICC trophy in Kenya
1995 Heavy defeats fro France visiting Denmark, while lose both matches against the MCC; Denmark lose to Scotland but beat Holland playing in Scotland; Danish Women in Ireland
1996 Denmark hold the first European Championships
1997 Denmark's women take part in World Cup South Africa
1998 Denmark visit Namibia and match is drawn; Under 19's take part in World cup in South Africa; Denmark take second place in European Championships
1999 Denmark take part in the C&G Competition
2000 Denmark in Zimbabwe to Emerging Teams Tournament; MCC lost to Denmark in Denmark; Denmark ended last in European Championships in Scotland
2001 Denmark take part in the ICC Trophy in Canada - Last championship matches for women
2002 Denmark beat visiting MCC in all 3 matches; Denmark win one match at the ECC Championships in Belfast
2003 No more women's matches under DCF; Holland win yet again in Denmark; Denmark lost to Ireland in the ICC Qualification to Continental Cup
2004 No victories for Denmark in the ECC Championship in Holland
2005 Denmark took part in the ICC Trophy in Ireland - placed at 19th in the world; Danish Cricket Association changes its name to Danish Cricket; Final match in C&G against Northamptonshire ended in heavy defeat.

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