Celeste Raack (born 18 May 1994) is an Australian-Irish

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er who plays as an

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for

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and

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. She holds an

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and was selected to represent Ireland in October 2018, making her full international debut the following month. She previously played in Australia for

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and

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Career

Australia

Originally from

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, New South Wales, 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. For the 2012–13 season, Raack was awarded a Basil Sellers scholarship, and for 2013–14, she was selected in the Cricket NSW Academy Development squad. Raack was then recruited by

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for the 2014–15 season. She quickly achieved prominence by taking 4–41 in a

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match against the

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. During the following off-season, she moved permanently to Tasmania after finding a full-time job. Raack debuted for

against the

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during its inaugural WBBL01 season (2015–16). She remained in the Hurricanes squad for the WBBL02 season (2016–17). Off the field, Raack completed a Bachelor of Health Science/Master of Physiotherapy at the

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, and has worked in Hobart as a physiotherapist.

Ireland

In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the

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tournament. She made her

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(WT20I) debut for Ireland against Pakistan Women on 13 November 2018. In August 2019, she was named in Ireland's squad for the

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tournament in Scotland. In July 2020, she was awarded a part-time professional contract by

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for the following year. In September 2021, Raack was named in Ireland's

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(WODI) squad for their series against Zimbabwe, the first WODI matches to be played by the Zimbabwe team. She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Ireland against

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. In November 2021, she was named in Ireland's team for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raack, Celeste 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