Tuggeranong captain Shane Devoy has been rewarded for his stellar run of form with a return to the ACT Comets squad some believe is long overdue.
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Devoy is one of six fresh faces included in the Comets squad for the ACT's Futures League clash with Victoria at Jubilee Park, beginning on Monday.
Devoy (5-56) picked up his third five-wicket haul of the summer in a Douglas Cup draw against Ginninderra to take him into top spot on the competition's leading wicket-takers list.
Michael Barrington-Smith's unbeaten 103 steered Tuggeranong to 7-235 in pursuit of Ginninderra's 275 in a top of the table clash at Kippax Oval, but it wasn't enough as the sides split the points on Sunday.
Devoy's Tuggeranong teammate and Worcester first class bowler Charlie Morris will debut for the Comets, with the pair expected to play a big role in the ACT's search for a maiden victory this season.
Wests-UC youngster Matthew Gilkes will make his Comets debut alongside teammate Sam Skelly just days after learning he will fill the role of 12th man for the Prime Minister's XI on February 15.
Two big centuries in the opening weeks of the Douglas Cup have catapulted Queanbeyan batsman Dean Solway back into Comets colours, while Henry Hunt has also been recalled.
Solway's Queanbeyan kept their Douglas Cup finals hopes alive with a first innings victory over ANU, while across town Wests-UC dominated on day two to earn a comfortable outright victory over North Canberra-Gungahlin at Harrison Oval.
Seventeen wickets fell for under 300 runs on the opening day, and Wests continued the trend on day two to skittle the hosts for just 93 and leave 83 runs required for victory, a target chased down with ease.
Meanwhile, Eastlake skipper Michael Spaseski recovered from a nasty blow to take his place in the batting line-up but it wasn't enough as his side were rolled for 200 against Weston Creek Molonglo, 33 runs shy of a first innings victory.
ACT Comets squad: John Rogers (c), Andrew Harriott (wk), Ben Manenti, Daniel Solway, Dean Solway, Henry Hunt, Charlie Morris, Matthew Gilkes, Nathan McAndrew, Sam Skelly, Shane Devoy, Tom Rogers.
AT A GLANCE
Cricket ACT Douglas Cup: GINNINDERRA (275) v TUGGERANONG VALLEY (7-235); WESTON CREEK MOLONGLO (9-232 dec) bt EASTLAKE (200); QUEANBEYAN (230) bt ANU (190); WESTS-UC (7-162, 4-83) bt NORTH CANBERRA-GUNGAHLIN (151, 93).
