Two generations on, his granddaughters Morgan and Taylor Wallace look set to make their mark on the sport.

The sisters will play for the ACT in next week's under 17s national women's cricket carnival against the best young talent from around Australia.

At more than 180cm tall, 16-year-old fast bowler Morgan is one of the most exciting prospects in ACT women's cricket, while her sister Taylor, who has already represented the Territory in basketball, looks to be just as gifted.

After joining the Queanbeyan Cricket Club this season, both girls have thrived in the local competition.

The pair are keen to make their mark on the carnival next week.

``I want to score a fair bit of runs this time and I hope to take at least five wickets,'' 15-year-old Taylor said.

Her sister was also hoping for a strong performance.

``I want to get wickets of course but that usually doesn't happen,'' Morgan said modestly.

``I don't get too many runs scored off me usually so hopefully I'll be fairly economical. I want to be quite handy with the bat too, so if I'm needed I can do my bit.''

For five years Morgan and Taylor were playing against male competitors at both school and club level before the chance to play in the Queanbeyan women's team came along.

Both girls have been in form with bat and ball this season and in two matches of the season proper they have scored 73 runs and taken three wickets between them.

Morgan has even captained two games in her first season at the club and looks to be a future leader on the field. Ultimately, the girls want to represent the Territory at national level.

``If ACT gets into the women's national league I'd like to play for them,'' Morgan said.

``That's the main goal and I'll see where it goes from there.''

The ACT play pool games against Queensland and Victoria next week and will most likely run into competition favourites NSW if they get through to the final.