Frederik Klokker - Later Career

Later Career

He was released by Derbyshire following the 2009 season, but continued to feature in Minor counties cricket with Suffolk, making five Minor Counties Championship and four MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He didn't feature for the county following the 2010 season. In 2011, Klokker was selected as part of Denmark's squad for the 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Hong Kong, though he had by this point been replaced as captain by Michael Pedersen. He made six appearances during the tournament, scoring 202 runs at an average of 40.40, with a high score of 101 not out which came against the United States. Despite being Denmark's leading run scorer, they were relegated to 2012 World Cricket League Division Four. Later in 2011, he featured in the European T20 Championship Division One which was held in Jersey and Guernsey.

In January 2012, Klokker was included in the auction for the 2012 Bangladesh Premier League. This was due to a rule stating that players from Associate and Affiliate teams must be included. He was signed by Sylhet Royals for $25,000, but didn't feature in any of the teams matches, due to the presence of former Pakistani Test wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal.

In March 2012, Denmark took part in the World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates, having qualified for the event by winning the European T20 Championship. Klokker was selected in Denmark's fourteen man squad for the qualifier. He made his Twenty20 debut during the tournament against Bermuda at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, during this match he became the first Dane to score a half century in the format, with a score of 50. He made seven further appearances during the competition, the last of which came against Oman. He scored a total of 219 runs at an average of 27.37, with a high score of 50. Klokker was Denmark's leading scoring during the qualifier, despite this they finished in 16th and last place.

In August 2012, he was selected in Denmark's fourteen man squad for the World Cricket League Division Four in Malaysia.

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