Alex Rackow
English cricketer
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Alexander Joseph William Rackow (born 25 December 1996) is an English former first-class cricketer. He made 4 First Class appearances between 2017 and 2019.
Wandsworth, London, England
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| Full name | Alexander Joseph William Rackow | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 December 1996 Wandsworth, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
| 2017-2019 | Oxford MCCU | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 June 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Early life and career
Rackow was born at Wandsworth in December 1996. He was educated at Dulwich College (2010-15),[1] before going up to St Hilda's College, Oxford (2016-19).[2] While studying at Oxford, Rackow made three appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Cambridge University in The University Matches of 2017, 2018 and 2019.[3] He scored 218 runs in his three matches, averaging 54.50. He made two half centuries, with a high score of 95.[4] He gained three cricketing blues, captaining the blues in his final year and was the first Old Alleynian since Bill Mitchell to gain an Oxford blue in cricket.[1] In addition to playing for Oxford University, Rackow also made a single first-class appearance for Oxford MCCU against Kent in 2018 at Canterbury.[3][notes 1]
Rackow is currently training to become a solicitor.