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]
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]
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]
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