Contesting as part of the ACT Glenda Hall Shield, the FSC had been invited to take part after Cricket ACT recognised the quality of players coming out of the area.

The local contingent contested two T20 matches on Saturday with a number of rounds to be condensed over a few short weekends, but the coast outfit appeared to make light work of both encounters.

The Storm clinched a 40-run victory over Tuggeranong in the opening round with the home side batting out the 20 overs with figures of 4/163, while they were able to contain the visitors to a scoreline of 4/121.

The team then backed up to defeat East Lake after minimising the visitors' scorecard at 7/73 and a quick-fire reply of 2/75 locked in the double for the local outfit.

Janet King opened the batting and led the charge with a team-best of 41 in the opening round before she was caught behind by Yasmin Welsford, who had played at keeper for Tuggeranong.

Sharna Mitchell and Jade Allen had combined for a great partnership with 36 and 27 runs respectively while both wickets were claimed by catches to Tuggeranong fielder T Hancock.

Mudaliar, King and Mitchell had the lion's share of bowling duties in the opening exchange and while Tuggeranong scored a few critical runs, the visitors were largely kept quiet.

The openers had done a lot of the work on the scoreboard, but Mudaliar and King provided some cheap wickets through the middle order as overs ran out for the visiting contingent.

Welsford had been one of the main contributors with the bat, scoring 35 not-out for the Canberra club.

The Storm fielded first in the second game against East Lake and Cobargo's Jade Allen shone with the ball as the Canberra side were kept well short of triple figures.

Allen picked up two wickets for just 16 runs off her four-over stint with the ball.

Hitting her straps at the end of the first round, Eden's Mudaliar was also on point, taking out 2/6 with Canberra finding just a solitary run in two of her overs.

Jemma Pollock and Amy Wels also featured with a few catches and run outs aiding in the quick departure of the East Lake batting order.

King opened the account with the bat scoring 29 runs, while fellow opener Wels added 12 to the tally.

With Pollock adding 16 and Allen a further seven runs not-out, the extras were enough to see the Storm clear of their rivals.