Career
He was a fast bowler in 12 Tests, 52 ODIs and 167 first-class cricket matches in a career spanning 1979-1980 to 1995-1996. 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 1984-1985 tour of India.
He signed up to play in the rebel tours of South Africa (1985-1986 and 1986-1987).
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.
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 1994-1995 Sheffield Shield Final.
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)"
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.
His attempt was unsuccessful.
