Peter Fairlie (born 1957) is a
squash player who represented the
Scotland men's national squash team.
Squash career
At the 1977 East of Scotland squash championships Fairlie surprised several top-ranked players.
He played for
Colinton Castle Sports Club and
Bridge of Allan Sports Club in the Scottish League.
Fairlie made his Scotland debut in 1980.
Fairlie represented Scotland at the
1983 Men's World Team Squash Championships
The 1983 Men's World Team Squash Championships were held in Auckland and Hamilton, New Zealand and took place from October 13 until October 21, 1983.
Seeds
Results
Pool 1
Note* = New Zealand Youth ineligible for qualification to next ...
in New Zealand. In 1984 he was number 2 in the Scottish rankings.
In December 1986 Fairlie was named in the same Scotland squad as
Alasdair Taylor for the 1987 home international squash series.
Both players were alumni of
Strathallan School
Strathallan School is an independent boarding and day school in Scotland for boys and girls aged 7–18. The school has a campus at Forgandenny, a few miles south of Perth.
School roll
The school has 73 full-time staff, and 18 part-time staff ...
near
Perth, Scotland
Perth (Scottish English, locally: ; gd, Peairt ) is a city in central Scotland, on the banks of the River Tay. It is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire. It had a population o ...
.
Overall, Fairlie gained 21
caps for Scotland between 1980 and 1987.
In 1989 he represented a Scottish Select team against Singapore.
World record
Between 30 June and 5 July 1979, Fairlie set a new world record for the longest squash marathon, 120 hours and 51 minutes, at the Bridge of Allan Sports Club in Scotland.
References
1957 births
Living people
People educated at Strathallan School
Scottish male squash players
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