Celeste Raack
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Full name | Celeste Raack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, Australia | 18 May 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 91) | 5 October 2021 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 23 November 2021 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 38) | 13 November 2018 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 8 June 2022 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014/15–2017/18 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015/16–2017/18 | Hobart Hurricanes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–present | Typhoons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 June 2022 |
Celeste Raack (born 18 May 1994) is an Australian-Irish cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for Typhoons and Ireland.[1] She holds an Irish passport[2] and was selected to represent Ireland in October 2018,[3] making her full international debut the following month.[4] She previously played in Australia for Tasmania and Hobart Hurricanes.[5]
Career
Australia
Originally from Sydney, New South Wales,[6] Raack was the second leading wicket taker in the 2011–12 Sydney First Grade competition. That season, she also toured with the NSW Second XI for a tri-series against the Victorian Second XI, and with her leg spinners bagged a match-winning 4–11 in one of the matches. Additionally, she represented NSW at the U18 National Championship, claiming eight wickets at 8.88 with a best of 4–14.[7]
For the 2012–13 season, Raack was awarded a Basil Sellers scholarship,[8] and for 2013–14, she was selected in the Cricket NSW Academy Development squad.[9]
Raack was then recruited by Tasmania for the 2014–15 season.[10] She quickly achieved prominence by taking 4–41 in a Twenty20 match against the ACT Meteors.[11] During the following off-season, she moved permanently to Tasmania after finding a full-time job.[12]
Raack debuted for Hobart Hurricanes against the Melbourne Stars during its inaugural WBBL|01 season (2015–16).[13][14] She remained in the Hurricanes squad for the WBBL|02 season (2016–17).[15]
Off the field, Raack completed a Bachelor of Health Science/Master of Physiotherapy at the University of Western Sydney, and has worked in Hobart as a physiotherapist.[16]
Ireland
In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament.[17][18] She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for Ireland against Pakistan Women on 13 November 2018.[19]
In August 2019, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[20] In July 2020, she was awarded a part-time professional contract by Cricket Ireland for the following year.[21]
In September 2021, Raack was named in Ireland's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe,[22] the first WODI matches to be played by the Zimbabwe team.[23] She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Ireland against Zimbabwe.[24]
In November 2021, she was named in Ireland's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[25]
References
- ^ "Celeste Raack". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Ireland call up Australian-born legspinner Celeste Raack for World T20". ESPN Cricinfo. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Women's World Twenty20: Celeste Raack joins experienced Ireland squad". BBC Sport. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Meet Ireland's leg-spinning wizard Celeste Raack who has set her sights for a big season". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Celeste Raack". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Ireland v West Indies: Celeste Raack enjoying life in the green jersey". BBC Sport. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Basil Sellers Scholar's Profiles 2012 - 13 (PDF). Cricket NSW. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Digital Team (6 September 2012). "Basil Sellers awards scholarships to rising stars". International Cricket Hall of Fame. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "2013/14 Lend Lease Breakers Squad Announced". Womensport NSW website. 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Celeste Raack". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Celeste Raack". Cricket Tasmania website. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Smith, Adam (22 July 2015). "Tasmanian Roar on the rise". The Mercury. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Jolly, Laura (30 November 2015). "Cricket's biggest stars sign on for WBBL01". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Celeste Raack". Hobart Hurricanes website. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ AAP (8 December 2016). "WBBL: How the sides look for the second season of women's Big Bash". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Celeste Raack". Back in Motion Health Group website. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Final squad named for World T20, Raack set for Ireland debut". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Laura Delany to lead 'strong and experienced' Irish side at World T20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "9th Match, Group B (D/N), ICC Women's World T20 at Providence, Nov 13 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Cricket Ireland award new set of women's contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Ireland Women's squad for tour of Zimbabwe announced". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Zimbabwe head coach Adam Chifo excited ahead of team's maiden ODI". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "1st ODI, Harare, Oct 5 2021, Ireland Women tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Ireland squad announced for Women's World Cup Qualifier; amendments made to tournament schedule". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
- Celeste Raack at ESPNcricinfo
- Celeste Raack at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Cricketers from Sydney
- Australian women cricketers
- Irish women cricketers
- Ireland women One Day International cricketers
- Ireland women Twenty20 International cricketers
- Tasmanian Tigers (women's cricket) cricketers
- Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL) cricketers
- Typhoons (women's cricket) cricketers
- Australian people of Irish descent
- Irish people of Australian descent
- Sportswomen from New South Wales