Canberra Comets
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The ACT Comets 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.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team that represent the Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal 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
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
, and found that there was insufficient local support available, let alone talent, to be financially viable in the first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
and list-A competitions. Former Australian Test bowler Merv Hughes
Merv Hughes
Mervyn Gregory Hughes is a former Australian cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler, he represented Australia between 1985 and 1994 in 53 Test matches, taking 212 wickets. He played 33 One Day Internationals, taking 38 wickets. He took a hat trick in a Test against the West Indies at the WACA in...
was brought out of retirement at 38 years of age to help Canberra, as was former Test batsman Mike Veletta
Mike Veletta
Michael Robert John Veletta is a former Australian and Western Australian cricketer.He played in 8 Tests and 20 One Day International matches between 1987 and 1990...
. 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
Cricket ACT
Cricket ACT is the governing body of cricket in Australian Capital Territory . In 1922, Federal Territory Cricket Association was established to govern the sport of cricket in Federal Capital Territory formed from the New South Wales in 1910, which later became the Australian Capital Territory in...
who are affiliated with Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket...
. 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.