Carl Rackemann 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.
10 Facts About Carl Rackemann
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Carl Rackemann signed up to play in the rebel tours of South Africa, thereby becoming ineligible to be a member of the official Australian team during that time.
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Carl Rackemann came back into the Australian team in 1989, being picked for that year's Ashes tour to England.
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Carl Rackemann was well known for being a poor batsman, making only 53 runs in his 14 test innings, with a highest score of 15 not out.
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Ironically, in spite of this reputation, Carl Rackemann's last test innings in 1991 helped Australia to retain the Ashes, his stubborn 102-ball second-innings 9 helping Australia secure the draw that they needed in the third test at Sydney.
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Carl Rackemann held the Queensland state record of 425 wickets until overtaken by Michael Kasprowicz.
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Carl Rackemann played English county cricket for Surrey 2nd XI in 1981 and 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.
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Carl Rackemann has now returned to farming in Queensland and is an after dinner speaker.
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Carl Rackemann has inspired an expatriate Australian cricket team in London "Carl Rackemann All Stars ".
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Carl Rackemann stood as a Katter's Australian Party candidate in the electoral district of Nanango during the 2012 Queensland state election.