Scott Anthony John Boswell (born 11 September 1974 in Fulford,

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, England) is an English cricketer, who until his retirement specialised as a medium-fast bowler. In his youth, Boswell played both cricket and

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for the first team at

Pocklington School Pocklington School is an independent school in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1514 by John Dolman. The school is situated in of land, on the outskirts of the small market town, from York and from Hull. ...

and captained his house. After leaving school he attended the

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, where a shoulder injury stopped him playing rugby. Boswell then went on to play first for

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and then for

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...

before moving to club cricket. He is most well known for bowling a 14 ball over in the 2001 C&G Trophy final against

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, whilst playing for Leicestershire. Cricinfo rated this as the sixth worst over in history and ''

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'' rated him as the 9th biggest choker in the history of sport. In the semi-final, where Leicestershire defeated

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, Boswell had taken four wickets for 44 runs, all of them England internationals. Boswell currently coaches Stoughton and

Thurnby Thurnby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurnby and Bushby, in the Harborough district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is just east of Leicester's city boundaries. Thurnby village proper is set to the ...

in the Leicestershire Premier League and plays for Kibworth. He also coaches at

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...

and started his teaching career at the

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, in Oadby,

, where he also coached the school's cricket teams and the sixth form rugby team. He was the Director of Cricket at

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until 2011 and is currently Head of Cricket at Trent College, Nottinghamshire. Scott recently made his return to

as a player, fielding for several overs as twelfth man during Kibworth Cricket Club's rain-abandoned 2008

Cockspur Cup The ECB National Club Cricket Championship is a forty over limited overs cricket, limited overs Single-elimination tournament, knockout club cricket competition in England. The most successful clubs have been Scarborough Cricket Club (England), Sca ...

final match.

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Cricinfo Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boswell, Scott 1974 births Leicestershire cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers People educated at Pocklington School Alumni of the University of Wolverhampton People associated with Loughborough University Living people Cricketers from York English cricketers British Universities cricketers English cricketers of the 21st century