Thomas Munkholt Hansen (born 25 March 1976) is a Danish cricketer. Hansen is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm fast-medium. In 1997, Hansen became the third Dane, after Ole Mortensen and Soren Henriksen, to play English county cricket when he joined Hampshire. His first-class career with Hampshire was brief, playing just four matches in three seasons. After leaving Hampshire, Hansen established himself as a regular in the Danish team, representing it in the ICC Trophy and List A cricket, until 2009. Early career Hansen was born at Glostrup, Region Hovedstaden. He first played cricket when he was nine years old, following his father, who played for Denmark, into the sport. A previous Denmark Under-19 captain, Hansen made his international debut for Denmark against Malaysia in the 1997 ICC Trophy. Making five appearances in that tournament, he took a total of 10 wickets at an average of 14.30, with best figures of 5/51. His performances for Denmark caught the attention of Hampshire, with Hansen joining the English county for the 1997 season. It was during this season that he made his first-class debut for the county against Worcestershire in Hampshire's final match in that seasons County Championship, becoming the first Dane to represent Hampshire. He went wicketless in the match, while with the bat he recorded scores of 12 not out and 19. Having spent most of the 1997 season in the Hampshire Second XI, this again was the case for the 1998 season, with Hansen not featuring in any of Hampshire's first-class matches that season. He featured heavily for the Second XI in the 1999 season, but did make three first-class appearances in the 1999 County Championship against Sussex, Northamptonshire and Somerset. He took a total of 5 wickets in these three matches, which came at an average of 39.20, with best figures of 3/59. His career first-class bowling average ended at 54.20, while with the bat he scored a total of 64 runs at a batting average of 12.80, with a high score of 24. He left Hampshire at the end of the 1999 season, and despite playing second XI cricket for Leicestershire and Northamptonshire in 2000, he was unable to secure any further contracts in county cricket. It was in 2000 that he made his debut in List A cricket for Denmark against Zimbabwe A in the 2000 ICC Emerging Nations Tournament. Hansen made five appearances in that