Cricket has been played in Denmark since the mid-19th century, with the first club being formed in 1865 by English railway engineers.

[7] Several touring sides from England and Scotland visited the country in the early part of the 20th century, including the famous Marylebone Cricket Club.

[7] Denmark returned to the ICC Trophy in 1986 and finished third after beating Bermuda in the third place play-off.

[13] Denmark again played in the ICC Trophy in 1994, finishing tenth in the tournament after losing to Namibia in the plate final.

[24] At the end of that year, it was announced that they would join the ICC's High Performance Programme from 1 April 2007.

[6] In August 2007, Denmark registered a win over Bermuda, an ODI playing country, and towards the end of October 2007 they played in Kenya against domestic teams and Kenya A. Denmark, led by Freddie Klokker who scored consecutive centuries in all their matches, clean swept the Kenyan sides and Kenya A. Denmark bowled, batted and fielded exceptionally well.

However, they eventually came last of the twelve teams, meaning they were relegated to Division Three of the World Cricket League.

In November 2013, they competed in the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE where they finished in last place, failing to win a game.

Since April 2019, Denmark has played in the 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.

[27] This lists all the active players who have played for the Denmark in the past 12 months or selected in the team's most recent T20 squad.