Unfortunately, their first round match last weekend was heavily rain affected and only lasted five overs a side, with their opposition, Northern Districts, taking a ten wicket win.

Because of the shortened match, neither Queanbeyanite was able to make an impact on the game for the Comets.

Nevertheless, both of them will be keen to impress when the ACT Comets play their next back to back games against Hawkesbury and the Central Coast on October 11.

Solway said that the Comets' inclusion in the competition, along with other travelling sides based in Illawarra, Newcastle and on the Central Coast, was a great opportunity to play more T20 representative cricket in a high quality environment.

"It's probably the best grade comp going around in Australia… The standard of competition is very good," he said.

"It's good for guys like Jono [Dean] that are trying to target the BBL [Big Bash League]."

Solway's clubmate, Hunt, is also looking to use the ACT Comets as a development pathway.

Unfortunately Hunt couldn't be contacted, due to other representative cricket commitments at the New South Wales Under 19 State Challenge.

But Solway had plenty of praise for the 18-year-old's efforts that landed him a spot in this season's ACT squad.

"He came to the club last year and had a good season with us," Solway said.

Hailing from Grenfell, near Cowra, Hunt found solid T20 performances in his three matches with the Queanbeyan Cricket Club.

102 runs, at an average of 34, allowed the opening batsman to make a case for ACT honours.

"He also played a Futures League game last year, and he'll be looking to do that again this season," Solway said.

The opportunities available extend to the tournament's final, which will be played on the Sydney Cricket Ground, and despite last weekend's setback, the Comets will still be pressing hard to qualify.

"I would've said we're a chance of progressing to the final. It's a bit of shame actually, the five over game. It could cost us in the end, but if we win our next two we could be a chance," said Solway.

Despite the lure of being involved a final at such an historic venue, Solway said his focus needs to stay on his batting and that scoring runs is paramount.

"It's definitely a good opportunity to score runs if we get a bat in front of [Aiden] Blizzard, the new coach.

"It's still valuable time in the middle if you get to play against Sydney grade cricketers and basically get yourself in form for a long season," he said.

Blizzard, the newly signed Comets coach, brings a wealth of T20 experience with him having scored runs for the Hobart Hurricanes, Sydney Thunder and the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.

"He's really good. He brings a lot of experience and communicates with the group well.

"He'll certainly be good to have around and hopefully share some of his skills and knowledge to make us all better cricketers," Solway said.