Carl Rackemann
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Carl Gray Rackemann OAM
(nicknamed "Mocca"), born 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.
). 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.
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)"
candidate in the electoral district of Nanango
.
Order of Australia
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(nicknamed "Mocca"), born in Wondai, Queensland
Wondai, Queensland
Wondai is a town in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located to the south of the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Wondai had a population of 1,402...
, is a former Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
and Australian
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. He was a fast bowler
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
in 12 Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
, 52 ODIs and 167 first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
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 signed up to play in the rebel tours of South Africa (1985-86 and 1986-87South African rebel tours
The South African rebel tours were a series of seven cricket tours staged between 1982 and 1990. They were known as the rebel tours because South Africa was throughout this period banned from international cricket due to the apartheid regime...
). 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
The Ashes
The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the most celebrated rivalries in international cricket and dates back to 1882. It is currently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia. Cricket being a summer sport, and the venues...
tour to England. In the 2nd innings of the Test against New Zealand in Perth
WACA Ground
The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....
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 QueenslandQueensland Bulls
The Queensland cricket team, nicknamed the Bulls, are the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket team in Australia's domestic cricket tournaments:*Sheffield Shield, 4-day matches with first-class status, since the 1926/27 season...
cricket, Rackemann until recently held the record of 425 wickets until being overtaken by Michael Kasprowicz
Michael Kasprowicz
Michael Scott Kasprowicz is a former Australian Test cricketer. He is a right arm fast bowler, effective outfielder and useful lower order batsman, and has enjoyed a successful career both in Australia and in the English county scene since making his debut for Queensland as a seventeen year old in...
. 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)"
Politics
In September 2011, Rackemann announced that he would be standing in the forthcoming Queensland state election as a Katter's Australian PartyKatter's Australian Party
Katter's Australian Party is a registered political party in Australia. It was formed by the independent Federal Member of Parliament Bob Katter with a registration application lodged to the Australian Electoral Commission on 3 June 2011...
candidate in the electoral district of Nanango
Electoral district of Nanango
The district of Nanango is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.Nanango was the original seat of Sir Joh-Bjelke Petersen . In the 2006 legislative election, incumbent member Dorothy Pratt beat off a strong challenge by the late Bjelke-Petersen's son John to retain the seat...
.