Alasdair Taylor (squash player)

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Alasdair Taylor (born 1965) is a squash player who represented the Scotland men's national squash team. [1]

Squash (sport) Racquet sport

Squash is a ball sport played by two (singles) or four players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball. The players alternate in striking the ball with their racquets onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court. The object of the game is to hit the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. About 20 million people play squash regularly world-wide in over 185 countries. The governing body of Squash, the World Squash Federation (WSF) is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), but the sport is not part of the Olympic Games, despite a number of applications. Supporters continue to lobby for its incorporation in a future Olympic program.

Scotland mens national squash team

The Scotland men's national squash team represents Scotland in international squash team competitions, and is governed by the Scottish Squash and Racketball.

Taylor represented Scotland at the 1984 World Junior Squash Championships. [1] The following season he suffered a serious hip injury and was on the sidelines for six months. [1] Whilst studying at the University of Portsmouth he played No 1 for Fair Oak in the Hampshire Premier League. [1]

World Junior Squash Championships

The World Junior Squash championships are the official junior tournament in the game of squash conducted by the World Squash Federation (WSF). Entry is open to individuals aged 19 and below. Since its inception the world juniors has been held biennially with the junior men held one year, junior women the following year. The men's team event was held unofficially from 1973 to 1979. The individuals event are held annually starting from 2009 while the team event remains biennial.

University of Portsmouth university in Portsmouth, UK

The University of Portsmouth is a public university in the city of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The history of the university dates back to 1908, when the Park building opened as a Municipal college and public library. It was previously known as Portsmouth Polytechnic until 1992, when it was granted university status through the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. It is ranked among the Top 100 universities under 50 in the world.

Fair Oak village in the United Kingdom

Fair Oak, Hampshire is a large village on the outskirts of Eastleigh, and near Southampton and Winchester. Its parish incorporates the neighbouring village of Horton Heath, which lies to the south.

Taylor made his full Scotland debut in January 1987 at the home international championships. [2] An annual event involving the national teams of Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland. [3] Taylor regularly represented Scotland at the annual home international championships until the mid 1990s. [3]

From 1987 to 1996 he also represented Scotland at the European Squash Team Championships [4] and the WSF World Team Squash Championships. [5]

The European Team Championships (ETC) are the international squash competition played between teams representing different nations organised by the European Squash Federation. Countries enter teams of four or five players to represent them in the championships. In each round of the competition, teams face each other in a best-of-four singles matches contest. Each competition is held once every year.

WSF World Team Squash Championships

The WSF World Team Squash Championships are an international squash competition organised by the World Squash Federation (WSF) and played between teams representing different nations. Countries enter teams of three or four players to represent them in the championships. In each round of the competition, teams face each other in a best-of-three singles matches contest. The competition is held once every two years, with the venue changing each time. Normally the men's and women's events are held separately in different years in two different locations.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Taylor is back from the sidelines". The Herald (Glasgow) . 21 December 1986. p. 21. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Absence of Ellis a blow to Scots". The Herald (Glasgow). 23 December 1987. p. 22. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Rock-bottom squash Scots can only improve position". The Herald (Glasgow). 6 January 1988. p. 19. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ellis again in default". The Herald (Glasgow). 10 February 1988. p. 17. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sports Digest". The Herald (Glasgow). 17 November 1995. Retrieved 4 November 2014. Scotland's hopes of at least repeating the ninth place of two years ago disappeared in a whitewash defeat from Wales in yesterday's world championships in Cairo. Alasdair Taylor, despite suffering from a back injury and flu symptoms, put up a good performance in losing in five games to David Evans in the top match. Heavy defeats for Dave Gordon and Alan Thomson put Scotland into the play-offs for places 13 to 16. Details: D Evans beat A Taylor 3-2, A Gough beat D Gordon 3-1, G Davies beat A Thomson 3-0)


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