The Canberra Comets (also known as the ACT Comets) are a cricket team that were initially fielded in the limited over Mercantile Mutual Cup competition (today known as the Ford Ranger One Day Cup). Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries They did not however field in the 4-day Sheffield Shield competition (today known as the Pura Cup). Their Mercantile Mutual Cup involvement existed 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. } The Australian Capital Territory (ACT is the Capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and its smallest self-governing internal territory First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day form of the Sport of Cricket. 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. Mervyn Gregory Hughes (born 23 November 1961 Euroa Victoria) is a Australian former Cricket player Michael Robert John Veletta (born 30 October 1963 Perth Western Australia) is a former Australian and Western Australian Cricketer. Current Australian international Brad Haddin also played for the Comets. Bradley James Haddin (born 23 October 1977 in Cowra New South Wales) is an Australian Cricketer He is a right-handed batsman who also specialises as a wicket-keeper
Today, the team represents Canberra in the lower-level Cricket Australia Cup. The Cricket Australia Cup is the Australian national second XI Cricket competition The comets finished the 2005/06 season in 4th place with two outright wins and losses.
The Comets are the premier team of the ACT Cricket Association who are affiliated with Cricket Australia. Cricket Australia, formerly known as The ACT is considered a development region for the game of cricket in Australia.
See also
External links
- Canberra Comets home page
- Article - ACB confirms decision to omit Canberra from Mercantile Mutual Cup
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