A representative from each team was called to the Pro-Shop and a random draw was conducted and witnessed by the team representatives themselves.

Of the six participants selected a total of 17 bowling balls were checked. Four of these balls checked were deemed illegal as they were oversize and one other had excessive side weight.

Penalties were to be imposed if the bowler with illegal equipment had won their point in the game bowled immediately prior to the ball check. No penalties were applied to any of the participants found to have illegal equipment.

The tournament team was in no way targeting ball drillers in this procedure. Unless offered voluntarily we were unaware of who drilled any of the balls. Ultimately, it is the bowler’s responsibility to ensure that their equipment is legal.

Some contention has arisen over the ball drilling skills of a certain Pro-shop operator in South Queensland. It should be noted that all the equipment checked, drilled by this operator, was deemed to be legal.

The ball found to have excessive side weight was not drilled by the above operator. This ball was immediately fixed and the bowler permitted to use it in the next game.

In future events the tournament team plan to distribute ball registration forms to all teams prior to the event and check all equipment before President’s Shield, Rachuig, De Veer or Youth Challenge.