Andrew,
Thanks for the reply, but why should the Qld representitive in the National Masters be the SQ Masters Champion ???
Is this a reflection of the age old view that Qld only goes as far north as the Sunshine Coast or that North Queensland are inferior to their southern rivals ???
I would have thought that it would be more appropriate for the NQ Masters Champion to represent Qld as this is our first year in Rachuig, and the fact that the Nationals are being held at Kirwan, the same place that the NQ Championships are being held.
Perhaps another alternative would be to compare the averages bowled by the people who win the NQ and SQ Masters, and the person with the highest average wins the spot in the National Masters. This method could be overseen by association members to prevent claims of impropriety.
I think it is grossly unfair to say "oh well we only have one spot available, so the SQ Masters Champion can have the spot till we come up with a solution". This smacks of NQ bowlers being classed as second rate by the Queensland Association (ie that an SQ bowler is more likely to do wellin the National Masters than an NQ bowler). Why should I bowl in my State Masters if I do not get the chance to win a spot in the National Masters when my counter parts in SQ get that opportunity. Or alternatively why should I have to spend hundreds of dollars to travel to Brisbane just to have an opportunity when the SQ bowlers don't have this worry.
I firmly believe that if a fair solution cannot be arrived at, then in the interests of ALL bowlers the Qld spot for this year should be forfeited.
Regards
Steve Hunt