| Birth date | 30 June 1971 (age 55) |
|---|---|
| Plays | right -Handed |
| Highest ranking | 7 |
| Date of highest ranking | November 1996 |
| Titles | 6 |
| Finals | 10 |
| Updated | 12 April 2022 |
Craig Rowland (born 30 June 1971)[1] is a squash coach [citation needed] and former professional squash player from Australia. As a player, he reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 7 in 1996. He won a gold medal in the mixed doubles at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, partnering Michelle Martin. Rowland was also runner-up in the men's doubles at the inaugural World Squash Federation World Doubles Squash Championships in 1997, partnering with Dan Jenson against winners Chris Walker-Mark Cairns of England (15-11, 15-13).[2] He is also a friend of cricketing legend Paul Hoffman[citation needed].
Craig has also been very successful[citation needed] in the World Masters Squash, winning the World Masters Squash Championships 2012—Birmingham in the M40 division in a victory over Nick Taylor of England (11-6, 11-5, 5-11, 11-7) and the World Masters Squash Championships 2014—Hong Kong again champion in the M40 division over Zuko Kubukeli[3] of South Africa (11-4, 11-13, 11-2, 11-4).
Other notable achievements:
Runner Up in the 1996 Tournament of Champions (squash) in New York.[4][5] In the semi-final Craig stunned the squash world by winning in straight games over the great Jansher Khan. He went into the final to play Jonathon Power[6] and lost in a marathon five games (15-4, 9-15, 15-10, 16-17, 15-9); 1996 TOC: Rowland VS Power Highlights
Semi-final of the 1995 Men's World Open Squash Championship in Nicosia, Cyprus. The event was won by Jansher Khan of Pakistan, his seventh Men's World Open Squash title;
Quarter-final of the 1996 Men's World Open Squash Championship in Lahore, Pakistan, where he faced Peter Nicol.
References
- ^ "Squash Info profile". Archived 2 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Squash Info | Zuko Kubukeli | Squash"
- ^ "Tournament History: Men's World Championship - Professional Squash Association"
- ^ "J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions". tocsquash.com. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ "Interview with Jonathon Power"