Carl Rackemann

Cricket information

Batting style

Right-hand bat

Bowling style

Right-arm fast

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1979–1995

Queensland

1995

Surrey

Career statistics

Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	12	52
Runs scored	53	34
Batting average	5.29	2.83
100s/50s	-/-	-/-
Top score	15*	9*
Balls bowled	2719	2791
Wickets	39	82
Bowling average	29.15	22.35
5 wickets in innings	3	1
10 wickets in match	1	n/a
Best bowling	6/86	5/16
Catches/stumpings	2/-	6/-

Source: , 12 December 2005

Carl Gray Rackemann OAM^[1] (nicknamed "Mocca"), born (1960-06-03) 3 June 1960 in Wondai, Queensland, is a former Queensland and Australian cricketer. He was a fast bowler in 12 Tests, 52 ODIs and 167 first-class cricket matches in a career spanning 1979–80 to 1995–96.

International career

Rackemann, a well built fast bowler, made his Test debut versus England at Brisbane in 1982 and was consistently picked for the national side, mainly for One Day Internationals, until 1985. He was the leading wicket taker during the 1984-85 tour of India.

He signed up to play in the rebel tours of South Africa (1985-86 and 1986-87). Therefore, missing out on representing the official Australian team during this time.

Rackemann came back into the Australian team in 1989, first being picked for that year's Ashes tour to England. In the 2nd innings of the Test against New Zealand in Perth in 1989–90, he achieved the amazing figures of 31 overs, 21 maidens, 23 runs and 1 wicket.

However, he was well known for being a poor batsman, achieving only 53 runs off his 14 innings with a high score of 15.

Queensland career

A legend in Queensland cricket, Rackemann until recently held the record of 425 wickets until being overtaken by Michael Kasprowicz. Rackemann's last game for Queensland was the 1994-95 Sheffield Shield Final. Queensland won this match and the Shield for the very first time. This was a relief for Rackemann as he had played in four of Queensland's previous final defeats.

He also played English county cricket for Surrey in 1995 and was briefly recalled to the Australian side in 1995 for their tour of the West Indies due to a fast bowling injury crisis.

After his playing career, he went on to the national coaching position for the Zimbabwean national cricket team for two seasons from 2000. He has now returned to farming in Queensland and is also an after dinner speaker. He has inspired an expatriate Australian cricket team in London "Carl Rackemann All Stars (CRAS)"^[2]

Politics

In September 2011, Rackemann announced that he would be standing in the forthcoming Queensland state election as a Katter's Australian Party candidate in the electoral district of Nanango.^[3] His attempt was unsuccessful.

External links

References

↑ "Rackemann, Carl Grey". Search Australian Honours. Australian Government. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
↑ Carl Rackemann All Stars website
↑ Bita, N. "Katter has a hat in each ring", The Australian, 19 September 2011, p. 6.

Queensland squad – McDonalds Cup 1980/81

1 Chappell, G (c) 2 Wessels 3 Kent 4 Border 5 Ritchie 6 Broad 7 Phillips 8 Hohns 9 Schuller 10 Thomson 11 Dymock 12 Rackemann 13 Carlson

Queensland squad – 1994-95 Sheffield Shield Competition

1 Trevor Barsby 2 Andy Bichel 3 Allan Border 4 Gavin Fitness 5 Shawn Flegler 6 Matthew Hayden 7 Ian Healy 8 Paul Jackson 9 Michael Kasprowicz 10 Stuart Law 11 Martin Love 12 Craig McDermott 13 Jimmy Maher 14 Matthew Mott 15 Carl Rackemann 16 Greg Rowell 17 Wade Seccombe 18 Andy Symonds 19 Dirk Tazelaar Coach: John Buchanan

Australian first-class cricket season leading wicket-takers (1950–51 to 1999–2000)

1950–51: Bedser 1951–52: Johnston 1952–53: Tayfield 1953–54: Johnson 1954–55: Tyson 1955–56: Benaud 1956–57: Kline 1957–58: Quick 1958–59: Benaud 1959–60: Martin 1960–61: Davidson 1961–62: Benaud 1962–63: Meckiff 1963–64: Sellers 1964–65: Hawke 1965–66: Hawke 1966–67: Lock 1967–68: Connolly 1968–69: McKenzie 1969–70: A. Thomson 1970–71: A. Thomson 1971–72: Mallett 1972–73: Mallett 1973–74: Dymock 1974–75: Lillee/J. Thomson 1975–76: Lillee/J. Thomson 1976–77: Lillee 1977–78: J. Thomson 1978–79: Hogg 1979–80: Mallett 1980–81: Lillee 1981–82: Yardley 1982–83: Lawson 1983–84: Lillee 1984–85: Holland 1985–86: Holland 1986–87: McDermott 1987–88: Matthews 1988–89: Whitney 1989–90: Rackemann 1990–91: McDermott 1991–92: McDermott 1992–93: Holdsworth 1993–94: Warne 1994–95: Rackemann 1995–96: Kasprowicz 1996–97: Kasprowicz 1997–98: Miller 1998–99: Saker 1999–2000: Bichel

Leading run-scorers: 1850–51 to 1899–00 1900–01 to 1949–50 1950–51 to 1999–00 2000–01 onwards Leading wicket-takers: 1850–51 to 1899–00 1900–01 to 1949–50 1950–51 to 1999–00 2000–01 onwards

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