jockey
Member
I have heard that AMF is compiling a list of the Top 30 Bowlers on Average from each of their centres in Melbourne. I believe this is to guage the interest of such bowlers in the running of a graded or classic bowling circuit in Melbourne.
Has anyone heard any details about this?
I for one would like to see something go ahead even if the average cut offs decided meant I was precluded or had to bowl with a negative handicap. What do anyone else think?
With the failure of the MTBOV to attract enough bowlers to make the tournaments attractive to bowl in regularly I hope something can be worked out to get a regular circuit up and running again in Victoria.
Well done Tony Goodwin for at least trying to get something off the ground.
I believe the response to the MTBOV tournament held at Menotne where the qualifying format for the tournament was run on similar lines to that to decide the bowlers in the ECCC (East Coast Challenge Cup) trials proved to be a succesful format. Maybe this could be used as an idea to get feedback from potential bowlers.
For the uninformed the format was the top 10 bowlers on scratch make the matchplay as the scratch finalists and then these bowlers are removed from the list, and the remaining bowlers have their total handicap added to their scratch scores, and the top 10 bowlers on handicap are declared the finalists for the graded division.
This format gave all bowlers two chances to make the finals and did prove the most popular format run by the MTBOV this year.
What do all you other potential participants think? Hve anyone of you have any ideas on any other potential attractive formats.
Regards
Jockey
Has anyone heard any details about this?
I for one would like to see something go ahead even if the average cut offs decided meant I was precluded or had to bowl with a negative handicap. What do anyone else think?
With the failure of the MTBOV to attract enough bowlers to make the tournaments attractive to bowl in regularly I hope something can be worked out to get a regular circuit up and running again in Victoria.
Well done Tony Goodwin for at least trying to get something off the ground.
I believe the response to the MTBOV tournament held at Menotne where the qualifying format for the tournament was run on similar lines to that to decide the bowlers in the ECCC (East Coast Challenge Cup) trials proved to be a succesful format. Maybe this could be used as an idea to get feedback from potential bowlers.
For the uninformed the format was the top 10 bowlers on scratch make the matchplay as the scratch finalists and then these bowlers are removed from the list, and the remaining bowlers have their total handicap added to their scratch scores, and the top 10 bowlers on handicap are declared the finalists for the graded division.
This format gave all bowlers two chances to make the finals and did prove the most popular format run by the MTBOV this year.
What do all you other potential participants think? Hve anyone of you have any ideas on any other potential attractive formats.
Regards
Jockey