RobbieB
Rodentus scientificus
Those figures are not really surprising. Lane conditions obviously have a huge impact on the sport, and are sometimes going to favour the right, sometimes the left. One of the nice things about being a quality lefty is that when it does dramatically favour the left, you have fewer people to beat. If lane conditions randomly favoured either side, and were the single dominating factor on who won, leftys would win half the tournaments. They don't.
Personally, I think that the whole left/right debate is taken far too seriously by a lot of people. Perfect equity is never going to be achieved, all we can ask is that the lanesman does his best to even things out. Sometimes the best bowler on the day actually does bowl from the wrong side, sometimes the lanes help them get home, sometimes they stop them getting home. Anyone who thinks it is really that easy should change hands, it's not that hard.
Personally, I think that the whole left/right debate is taken far too seriously by a lot of people. Perfect equity is never going to be achieved, all we can ask is that the lanesman does his best to even things out. Sometimes the best bowler on the day actually does bowl from the wrong side, sometimes the lanes help them get home, sometimes they stop them getting home. Anyone who thinks it is really that easy should change hands, it's not that hard.