• D.O.B: 21.08.1972
• Occupation: Development Officer Danish Cricket
• Club: Svanholm CC
• Previous Clubs: KB, Copenhagen (DK), Stratford-Upon-Avon (England), Maritzburg Old Boys (South Africa), Port Adelaide District Cricket Club, Tea Tree Gully District Cricket Club, Richmond Clarence Park Cricket Club(South Australia)
• Secondary School: Graduated from Egebjergskolen in 1988 and Borupgaard Amtsgymnasium (high school) in 1991.
• Representative Honours: Denmark U13, U15, U17, U19, U23, Denmark XI
• Best Bowling: 9-23
• Highest Score: 118* against Elizabeth for Tea Tree Gully

Who had the greatest influence on your career?
Terry Jenner (Tee Tree Gully)

What is your ultimate cricketing aspiration?
Qualify for the next world cup through the ICC Trophy in 2009.

What is your most memorable cricketing moment?
To topscore (68) for Denmark against Western Province B during a day night game at Newlands in 1997 where we won on the second last ball chasing under difficult conditions under light.

What was your worst cricketing moment?
None

What is your funniest cricketing moment?
When I had to drop all my clothes during a cricket festival in Vistoria, Australia as no one would fetch the ball which had falling into the creek next to the ground. When I got hold of the ball someone cried out: “watch out for the water snake”. I jumped quickly up from the creek and my team mates were all laughing as they were only referring to my …

Who is your best friend in Danish Cricket and why?
Danish Cricket.

Who is your favourite Danish cricketer (past and present), and why?
Mohammad Siddiq, the past wicketkeeper batsman for Svanholm and Denmark, who was capable of making the most difficult wickets look easy. I once had an opening partnership with him on a wet seaming wicket where he pasted 70 before I got to 5.

Which is your favourite Danish cricket ground, and why?
Svanholm CC as the outfield on a summer day is as good as any club ground in England, South Africa or Australia.

Who is the best young Danish cricketer you have seen in recent times?
Ali Shah, Svanholm CC and Denmark U15.

What do you think of overseas professionals in Danish club cricket?
I am very positive towards having overseas professionals in the Danish league as long as they accept working with the juniors at their club as well as with talents from the national youth sides. I believe it is important that they set up school clinics at nearby school, perform regional holiday clinics in order to recruit and maintain the local youngsters’ interest in cricket. I hope that our cricket board in the future will see to that no overseas professional is allowed to play in the Danish league unless they fulfil these demands.

What are your main complaints about Danish cricket?
Danish Cricket’s new plan 2010

How would you set about improving the standard of Danish cricket?
Many aspects can help raise the standard of Danish Cricket, I have tried to list 8 very important changes which needs to be done from both a development and an elite perspective.
Development perspective:

• DC have to ensure that regional U9 and U11 tournaments are held every 3 weeks and the number of youngsters are doubled through a new school and child care development programme.
• DC have to educate the teachers in Schools and child cares on how to conduct a 5 week cricket development programme. A DVD will be made with instructional video shots on how to play the different games.
• DC have to set up annual tournaments for schools and child cares near all cricket clubs.
• DC have to make sure that regional holiday clinics are performed for U9, U11, U13 and U15 every holiday.
• DC will have to educate many local coaches in how to attract and maintain school and child care kids into cricket through modified games with higher participation.

Elite perspective:

• I believe that our National side should take part in the English second xl or minor county competition at least every two weeks during the season both in the 4 day and 1 day competition.
• The club games should be allowed to be played on turf wickets and more turf wickets to be placed around Denmark.
• A regional competition to be introduced at all underage levels during the summer holiday. In a few years time this competition will fill the 6 week gap in July and can be introduced at senior level too.

How would you set about making Danish cricket more popular?
Find a way to show highlights from our new Twenty20 competition and national games in the World Second Division on national television.

Which Test team, if any, do you support, and why?
Australia, as this is where I have played most of my senior cricket

Which overseas countries have you played cricket in?
Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, England, Scotland, Ireland, Holland, Malaysia, Singapore and Canada.

Who is your favourite world cricketer, and why?
Jonty Rhodes as a the best fielder for many years and Michael Bevan as the best batsman to chase a total.

• Which other sports do you play regularly? Badminton, soccer and golf.
• What are your hobbies? I do not have time for other hobbies than cricket.
• Who is your favourite musical artist? I like to listen to R & B but have no favourite.
• Who is your favourite author? I have not read a book for many years except for the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown which I finished in one night to great frustration to my wife Jeannette who was unable to make contact with me that whole evening.
• Which is your favourite film? I thoroughly enjoy Seven and The Game.
• What is your favourite newspaper? The sport section in Metro, Urban and BT.
• What is your favourite television programme? The Eagle (Ørnen) and The chronicle (Krøniken) both Danish dramas. I am currently following the third or forth season of 24 hours.
• What is your favourite web site? cricket.dk
• What is your favourite type of food? Pasta, stir fry and curries.
• Where is your favourite place to go on holiday? Australia, New Zealand and South Africa as you can enjoy a wonderful nature and play cricket at the same time.