Nial O'Brien of Ireland plays a sweep shot against the ACT Comets. The Comets will find out if they are back in the national one-day competition at the end of October. Photo: Jay Cronan

Cricket ACT hopes to know the fate of its bid to rejoin the national one-day competition when officials meet with the Cricket Australia board at a meeting on October 30.

As revealed in Fairfax Media last month, Cricket ACT has signed a memorandum of understanding to develop pathways with Country Cricket NSW and Cricket NSW, including a united push to play in the domestic 50-over competition from 2015.

Fringe players from other states would have the chance to play for a new team based in Canberra and Cricket Australia is considering the proposal.

Cricket ACT chairman Ian McNamee will be at a board meeting at the end of the month while Cricket NSW boss Andrew Jones will be in the capital on Friday to unveil the joint pathway program.

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Canberra's first-grade captains have backed the proposal to have the Comets reincarnated under a new banner.

The capital is preparing to host a bumper summer of cricket, which includes Australia versus South Africa in six weeks, the Big Bash League final and three World Cup games at Manuka Oval.

McNamee said Cricket ACT was pushing ahead with its bid to join the one-day competition.

"We want to get it back to where it was once before, and I don't believe that aspiration is out of order," McNamee said.

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