Klokker became the first Dane to score a first-class century when he made an unbeaten 110 against Cambridge UCCE at Fenner's in 2007.
In 2007 he joined Derbyshire as reserve wicket-keeper,making his debut for the county in a first-class match against Cambridge UCCE in April 2007,scoring his maiden first-class century with a score of 100 not out,[12][13] in doing so he became the first Dane to make a first-class century. He featured once more for Derbyshire in that season,against Northamptonshire in the County Championship.[10] Later in 2007,Klokker was selected as part of Denmark's squad for the World Cricket League Division Two in Namibia.[14] He captained Denmark during the tournament,making six List A appearances,[4] scoring 316 runs at an average of 316,with a high score of 99 not out against the United Arab Emirates,one of two half centuries he made during the tournament.[15]
For the 2008 season he stayed with Derbyshire and went on their pre-season tour to the Caribbean. He broke into Derbyshire's first eleven during the early part of this season,following an injury to wicket-keeper James Pipe. In his second first-class match of the season against Warwickshire in the County Championship,he scored his second century with a score of 103 not out off 278 balls,having been dismissed for a golden duck in Derbyshire's first-innings by Neil Carter.[16] He made four first-class appearances during that season,[10] scoring 160 runs at an average of 22.85.[17] He also made three appearances in the Friends Provident Trophy.[4]
Klokker was selected to captain Denmark in the World Cup Qualifier in South Africa,[18] where he made seven List A appearances,including his final appearance to date in that format,against Oman.[4] He scored 140 runs during the tournament at average of 20.00,[19] with a high score of 77 which came against the United Arab Emirates. Denmark failed to qualify for the 2011 World Cup and finished the tournament in 16th and last place. During the 2009 English domestic season,Klokker made two first-class appearances for Derbyshire against Kent and Surrey,[10] scoring 53 runs with a high score of 32 not out.[17] These were his final appearances for the county,having made a total of eight first-class appearances for Derbyshire,scoring 384 runs at an average of 32.00,while taking 16 catches.[20] With his opportunities limited at Derbyshire,he also appeared in Minor counties cricket for Suffolk in this season,making his debut Staffordshire in the MCCA Knockout Trophy,making three further appearances in that season's competition,[21] plus a single appearance in the Minor Counties Championship against Lincolnshire.[22]
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.[21][22] He didn't feature for the county following the 2010 season .In 2008 against UAE he carried his bat by scoring 99 runs and became the only batsman to do so in List A cricket. 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.[23] He made six appearances during the tournament,[24] scoring 202 runs at an average of 40.40,[25] with a high score of 101 not out which came against the United States.[26] 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.[24]
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.[29] 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.[30] He made seven further appearances during the competition,the last of which came against Oman.[31] He scored a total of 219 runs at an average of 27.37,with a high score of 50.[32] Klokker was Denmark's leading scoring during the qualifier,despite this they finished in 16th and last place.
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