Craig Rowland

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Craig Rowland
Craig Rowland.jpg
Rowland at the World Masters 2012
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Rockhampton, Queensland
Born (1971-06-30) 30 June 1971 (age 52)
PlaysRight-Handed
Highest ranking7 (November 1996)
Title(s)6
Tour final(s)10
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Nicosia Singles
World Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Petaling Jaya Team
World Doubles Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1997 Hong KongDoubles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Last updated: 12 April 2022.

Craig Rowland (born 30 June 1971) [1] is a squash coach 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.

Craig has also been very successful 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); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5M8fdCDQAY

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.

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