Derek Boswell

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Derek Boswell
Personal information
Nickname(s)Buzz
NationalityBritish (Jersey / Scottish)
Born (1962-02-16) 16 February 1962 (age 60)
Inchinnan, Renfrewshire
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubJersey BC
Medal record
Representing  Jersey
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Ayr pairs
Silver medal – second place 2007 Ayr fours
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Johannesburg fours
Silver medal – second place 2019 Cardiff fours
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Cardiff pairs

Derek Alexander Boswell is a Scottish born international lawn bowler from Jersey.[1]

Bowls career[]

Boswell represented Jersey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 Commonwealth Games[1]

In 2007 he won the pairs and fours silver medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[2][3] Two years later he won the fours bronze medal at the 2009 Atlantic Championships[4][5] and in 2019 he won the fours silver medal and pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Championships.[6]

In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia[7] and in October 2021, he was selected to represent Jersey in the 2022 Commonwealth Games being held in Birmingham.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2018 Athlete profile". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "2007 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 July 2007. p. 61. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 2010-03-14. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
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