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| One-day name: | Canberra Comets | ||
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| Captain: | Mark Higgs | ||
| Founded: | 1928 | ||
| Home ground: | Manuka Oval | ||
| Capacity: | 15,000 | ||
| Futures League wins: | 1 | ||
| Official website: | ACT Comets | ||
The ACT Comets (also known as the Canberra Comets, previously the Federal Capital Territory) are a cricket team that represent the Australian Capital Territory. They were participants in the Australian domestic limited-overs Mercantile Mutual Cup competition. They did not, however, field a team in the four-day Sheffield Shield competition. Their Mercantile Mutual Cup involvement lasted from the 1997–98 season to the 1999–2000 season.
The Comets represent the small ACT, and found that there was insufficient local support available, let alone talent, to be financially viable in the first-class and list-A competitions. Former Australian Test bowler Merv Hughes was brought out of retirement at 38 years of age to help Canberra, as was former Test batsman Mike Veletta. Current Australian international Brad Haddin also played for the Comets.
Today, the team represents Canberra in the lower-level Futures League. The Comets finished the 2005–06 season in fourth place with two outright wins. The Comets took out their first ever title in the 2010–11 season.
The Comets are the premier team of the Cricket ACT who are affiliated with Cricket Australia. The ACT is considered a development region for the game of cricket in Australia.
There have been 25 players to play 50 or more games for the ACT, the first player to reach this milestone was EKBP Carnal in the 1937–38 season. Four players have reached 100, while Peter Solwayis the only to have reached 150.
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