Craig Miller Presland (born 22 May 1960) is a New Zealand former cricketer and the current chief executive of the New Zealand Co-operative.
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| Full name | Craig Miller Presland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1960-05-22) 22 May 1960 (age 62) Whangarei, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982/83–1984/85 | Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Bedfordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 July 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After attending Kamo High School between 1973 and 1977, Presland graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland in 1981.[1]
He made his debut in first-class cricket for Northern Districts against Auckland at Gisborne in the 1982–83 Shell Trophy. He played first-class cricket for Northern Districts until December 1984, making a total of fourteen appearances.[2] Playing as an all-rounder, he scored 503 runs in his fourteen first-class matches, at an average of 26.47 and a highest score of 97 not out.[3] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 32 wickets at a bowling average of 31.50.[4] He took a five wicket haul once, with figures of 5 for 49 against Canterbury in the 1988–89 Shell Trophy.[5] Presland also played List A one-day cricket for Northern Districts, debuting in that format against Canterbury at Hamilton in the 1982–83 Shell Cup. He played List A cricket for Northern Districts until December 1984, making a total of nine appearances.[6] He scored 90 runs in one-day cricket, with a high score of 37.[7] With the ball, he took 11 wickets an average of 28.90 and best figures of 3 for 28.[8] In addition to playing first-class and List A cricket in New Zealand, Presland also played minor counties cricket in England for Bedfordshire in 1984, making seven appearances in the Minor Counties Championship and a single appearance in the MCCA Knockout Trophy.[9][10]
A business graduate of the University of Auckland, Presland has served in a number of executive positions with Emery Worldwide, Fletcher Building, healthAlliance, International SOS NZ and ABC Childcare Centres.[11] He was the chief operating officer of New Zealand Cricket from 2012 to 2014.[12] He was appointed the chief executive of the New Zealand Co-operative in April 2016.[11] Presland has been Chairman of Parnell Cricket Club since 2015.[1]