Just thought I'd chuck my 2c at All Stars argument.
Last year we donated 2 HP Columbia 300 balls to the Country Cup in Bendigo.
As it was decided very quickly to do so, they went to the highest averages (highest all stars too). After the event we decided to keep this award going but thanks to an idea from Woza, we will be giving the award for what might be called MVP.
The award will go to the player who ranks the highest through a pretty simple point score system using the bowlers average and additional 'points' for each win.
You guys are right, All Stars is a consolation - but also a great honour and a pretty nice feeling when you make your first one.
We hope this new award will be seen as an honour and will hopefully go to the most worthy recipient more often than not.
There may always be times when a bowler may seem hard done by in an award such as this but we hope the bowlers will appreciate the award and pay respect to those who excel at the Country Cup weekend.
Best of luck to all
David McEwan
OTB Distribution