Frederik Klokker
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Frederik Andreas Klokker (born March 13, 1983 in Odense
) is a Danish
cricket
er. A left-handed wicketkeeper
batsman, he was an MCC
Young Cricketer for 4 years. At one stage he was a substitute fielder
for England in a game at Lord's
.
When he turned out for Warwickshire
, Klokker became the fifth Dane to play county cricket. The others are Ole Mortensen
, Amjad Khan
, Soren Henriksen
and Thomas Hansen
. He played as a keeper and took 3 catches in the first innings
. He batted as a nightwatchman
and scored 40.
In 2007 he joined Derbyshire
as reserve wicket-keeper and in their first-class match against Cambridge University
in April he scored his debut first-class century with precisely 100 not out.
For the 2008 season he stayed with Derbyshire and went on their pre-season tour to The Caribbean. He scored a century in the second team and has broken into the first team due to injury to another player. In May Klokker became the first Dane to score a century in county cricket when he made his second century, against Warwickshire, an innings made even more remarkable by the fact that in the first innings of the same match, he scored a golden duck. He has also played for Berkswell CC with such professionals as Daan van Bunge
and Shoaib Akhtar
.
Outside of cricket he works for a stamp collecting firm. http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/other/content/story/244861.html
Odense
The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...
) is a Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. A left-handed wicketkeeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
batsman, he was an MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
Young Cricketer for 4 years. At one stage he was a substitute fielder
Fielding (cricket)
Fielding in the sport of cricket is the action of fielders in collecting the ball after it is struck by the batsman, in such a way as to either limit the number of runs that the batsman scores or get the batsman out by catching the ball in flight or running the batsman out.Cricket fielding position...
for England in a game at Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
.
When he turned out for Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
, Klokker became the fifth Dane to play county cricket. The others are Ole Mortensen
Ole Mortensen
Ole Henrik Mortensen is a former Danish cricketer, probably the best his country has produced. A fast-medium right-arm bowler, in a first-class career with Derbyshire that ran from 1983 to 1994 he took 434 wickets at a good average of 23.88.For Denmark, Mortensen appeared in four ICC Trophy...
, Amjad Khan
Amjad Khan (cricketer)
Amjad Khan is an English Test cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He plays for Sussex.-Career:...
, Soren Henriksen
Soren Henriksen
Soren Henriksen is a Danish cricketer. He played 3 first class games for Lancashire in 1985, with his 2 wickets both being England internationals - Kim Barnett and Trevor Jesty....
and Thomas Hansen
Thomas Hansen (cricketer)
Thomas Munkholt Hansen is a Danish cricketer who represented Denmark in 19 ICC Trophy matches, taking 36 wickets at 14.02. A left-arm fast-medium seam bowler, he played 4 first class games for Hampshire in England. Hansen previously captained his country's Under 19 side who were runners up in the...
. He played as a keeper and took 3 catches in the first innings
Innings
An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is...
. He batted as a nightwatchman
Nightwatchman (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a nightwatchman is a lower-order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of the day's play...
and scored 40.
In 2007 he joined Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
as reserve wicket-keeper and in their first-class match against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
in April he scored his debut first-class century with precisely 100 not out.
For the 2008 season he stayed with Derbyshire and went on their pre-season tour to The Caribbean. He scored a century in the second team and has broken into the first team due to injury to another player. In May Klokker became the first Dane to score a century in county cricket when he made his second century, against Warwickshire, an innings made even more remarkable by the fact that in the first innings of the same match, he scored a golden duck. He has also played for Berkswell CC with such professionals as Daan van Bunge
Daan van Bunge
Daan Lodewijk Samuel van Bunge is a Dutch cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg break bowler.Van Bunge has represented the Netherlands at many age levels, including at the Under-15 World Cup in 1996, and on their Under-17 tour of England in 1997...
and Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Akhtar is a former Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket, who is regarded as the fastest bowler in the history of cricket. He set an official world record by achieving the fastest delivery, when he clocked in at 161.3 km/h in his bowling speed, twice at a cricket match against...
.
Outside of cricket he works for a stamp collecting firm. http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/other/content/story/244861.html