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The ACT Comets, the seventh team in Oz domestic cricket

Postby from_the_stands » Thu Feb 13, 2014 3:58 pm

For some years now, I've been banging on about the possibility of there being a seventh domestic team in Oz cricket; the ACT Comets. At present, the ACT field a team in the second tier of domestic cricket. As the level of professionalism grows in the sport, I do feel that it is only a matter of time before CA decides that a seventh team is warrented.

So what would such a team look like?

Current players born in the ACT include;

Ryan Carters (NSW)
Jason Flores (Qld)

Current players who have played for the ACT include;

Jason Behrendorff (WA – born in NSW)
Brad Haddin (NSW – born in NSW)
Usman Qadir (club cricket in SA, born in Pakistan, son of Abdul Qadir)

Essentially, an ACT squad would feature some of these players, plus some players born in NSW and playing in other states, such as;

Ryan Harris (Qld)
Phil Hughes (NSW)
Usman Khawaja (Qld) *born in Pakistan but raised in NSW
Jackson Bird (Tas)
Jordan Silk (Tas)
Dan Christian (Vic)
Ed Cowan (Tas)
Peter Forrest (Qld)
Tom Cooper (SA & the Netherlands))
John Hastings (Vic)
Timm van der Gugten (Tas & the Netherlands)
Cameron Gannon (Qld)
Adam Zampa (SA)

Let's now look at some players who were missing from the most recent round of Sheffild Sheild matches, and would therefore potentially fancy a move to a new team;

David Hussey (Vic)
Gurinder Sandhu (NSW)
Pat Cummins (NSW)
Adam Zampa (NSW)
Kane Richardson (SA)
Alistair McDermott (Qld)
Ashton Agar (WA)

Granted one or two of these players may in fact be injured.

And there are those who have recently retired who might still be around with a seventh team to play for;

Ricky Ponting
Mike Hussey
Brad Hodge

Removing those currently in South Africa, an ACT team might look like;

Ed Cowan
Jordan Silk
Ricky Ponting (c)
Brad Hodge
Usman Khawaja
Mike Hussey
Ryan Carters (wk)
Ashton Agar
John Hastings
Pat Cummins
Jason Behrendorff

This is a more than decent domestic line-up in anyone's language.

Does Oz cricket need a seventh domestic team? If so, what would the team look like?
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Re: The ACT Comets, the seventh team in Oz domestic cricket

Postby Alviro Patterson » Thu Feb 13, 2014 5:03 pm

This thread kind of answers it's own question, a team with 2nd XI status and a surplus of First Class players suggests Australia can support a 7th domestic team.

Noticed in recent years a number of Australian players making the national side on the back of few First Class appearances. Whilst some players (fast bowlers in particular) are groomed for national selection, others appear to be making up the numbers and find themselves exposed at international level.
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Re: The ACT Comets, the seventh team in Oz domestic cricket

Postby Durhamfootman » Thu Feb 13, 2014 7:44 pm

Does nobody live in the Northern territories? Why just ACT?
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Re: The ACT Comets, the seventh team in Oz domestic cricket

Postby from_the_stands » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:54 am

Durhamfootman wrote:Does nobody live in the Northern territories? Why just ACT?


New Zealand will become the eighth team. Northern Territory have a team in the SA comp.
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Postby Durhamfootman » Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:44 pm

from_the_stands wrote:
Durhamfootman wrote:Does nobody live in the Northern territories? Why just ACT?


New Zealand will become the eighth team. Northern Territory have a team in the SA comp.

sorry to be so dim, stands.....

SA? South Africa? south Australia?
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Re: The ACT Comets, the seventh team in Oz domestic cricket

Postby dan08 » Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:05 pm

Durhamfootman wrote:
from_the_stands wrote:
Durhamfootman wrote:Does nobody live in the Northern territories? Why just ACT?


New Zealand will become the eighth team. Northern Territory have a team in the SA comp.

sorry to be so dim, stands.....

SA? South Africa? south Australia?

South Australia. PNG have a team in the SA Premier League as well.
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Re: The ACT Comets, the seventh team in Oz domestic cricket

Postby from_the_stands » Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:14 pm

Bad luck Doolan. Deserved a century.
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