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	Australian Capital Territory
One-day name:	Canberra Comets
Captain:	Mark Higgs
Founded:	1928
Home ground:	Manuka Oval
Capacity:	15,000
Official website:	ACT Comets

The ACT Comets (also known as the Canberra Comets) are a cricket team that were initially participants in the Australian domestic limited-overs Mercantile Mutual Cup competition (today known as the Ford Ranger One Day Cup). They did not, however, field a team in the four-day Sheffield Shield competition. 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. 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 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.

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Manuka Oval

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