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Full name Carl Gray Rackemann
Born June 3, 1960, Wondai, Brisbane, Queensland
Current age 53 years 16 days
Major teams Australia, Queensland, Surrey
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Other Coach
Relation Nephew - M Gold
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 12 | 14 | 4 | 53 | 15* | 5.30 | 280 | 18.92 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 52 | 18 | 6 | 34 | 9* | 2.83 | 77 | 44.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| First-class | 167 | 187 | 75 | 862 | 33 | 7.69 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 126 | 45 | 20 | 139 | 25 | 5.56 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 12 | 20 | 2719 | 1137 | 39 | 6/86 | 11/118 | 29.15 | 2.50 | 69.7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| ODIs | 52 | 52 | 2791 | 1833 | 82 | 5/16 | 5/16 | 22.35 | 3.94 | 34.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 167 | 35238 | 16629 | 616 | 8/84 | 26.99 | 2.83 | 57.2 | 22 | 3 | |||
| List A | 126 | 6662 | 4411 | 179 | 7/34 | 7/34 | 24.64 | 3.97 | 37.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia v England at Brisbane, Nov 26-Dec 1, 1982 scorecard |
| Last Test | Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 4-8, 1991 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Jan 9, 1983 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan 10, 1991 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1979-1996 |
| List A span | 1979-1995 |
Carl Rackemann, burly and balding, was an unlikley but very effective fast bowler. He played 12 Tests, and had a storming start with 11 wickets to demolish Pakistan on a Perth flyer in 1983-84. Rackemann liked Perth - against New Zealand there in 1989-90 he returned amazing second-innings figures of 31-21-23-1. His career at the top level was limited by injury and the decision to go on the 1985-86 rebel tour of South Africa. He was a useless batsman, making it all the more galling for England fans when his painful 107-minute 9 went a long way to saving the Sydney Test of 1990-91. That was his last Test, but he was a non-playing member of the side that conquered West Indies in the Caribbean four years later. Rackemann later coached Zimbabwe.
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