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[swark]

This is more of a technical question of academic interest than anything particularly serious:

I have inherited a bat that has damage on the inside edge that was dowelled following cracking (I know, arguably not the right thing to do, but anyway). As I understand it, this is fine under Section 5.4.2 (see below). However, they have also pre-emptively dowelled the other side, I assume in an attempt to proactively prevent the same thing happening.

Is this legal, when it seems to have been done for the purposes of protection (5.4.1), rather than repair?

At the level I play, it wouldn't be an issue, but it did start me wondering ...

Section 5.4 Protection and repair
Subject to the specifications in Appendix B.4 and providing 5.5 is not contravened,

5.4.1 solely for the purposes of either protection from surface damage to the face, sides and shoulders of the blade or repair to the blade after surface damage, material that is not rigid, either at the time of its application to the blade or subsequently, may be placed on these surfaces.

5.4.2 for repair of the blade after damage other than surface damage

5.4.2.1 solid material may be inserted into the blade.

5.4.2.2 The only material permitted for any insertion is wood with minimal essential adhesives.

[Kulli]

Hard to say without photos but are you sure the dowel doesn't go all the way through?

I'd be surprised if there were many dowels in pro bats at all, nevermind preventative ones. Lamitoe is also illegal I'd presume.