Melbourne Stars

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Melbourne Stars
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League Big Bash League
Personnel
Coach Peter Moores
Owner Cricket Victoria
Team information
City Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Colours  Green,   Black
Founded2011
Home ground Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Capacity100,024
Secondary home ground(s) Lavington Sports Ground, Albury
Secondary ground capacity25,000 approx.
History
Twenty20 debut2011
BBL  wins0
Official website Official Website
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Home kit

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Away kit

Melbourne Stars are an Australian Twenty20 franchise cricket team, based in Melbourne, Victoria that competes in Australia's Twenty20 competition, the Big Bash League. [1] The Stars wear a green uniform and play their home matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Contents

Season results

SeasonPWLNRPtsNRRPositionFinals
2011–12 74308+0.2544thSemi-finals
2012–13 853010+0.2463rdSemi-finals
2013–14 880016+2.1891stSemi-finals
2014–15 853010+0.3364thSemi-finals
2015–16 853010+0.3662ndRunners-up
2016–17 84408+0.3974thSemi-finals
2017–18 102808−0.9268th—
2018–19 1477014−0.0624thRunners-up
2019–20 14104020+0.5261stRunners-Up
2020–21 14581240.1407th—
2021–22 1477026-0.2226th—
2022–23 1431106-0.2878th—
2023-24 104608-1.0516th—

Honours

Mascots

Starman & Starlet are two of the official mascots of the Melbourne Stars. In BBL|05 the Stars introduced a secondary mascot, Steven Seagull, the year after a seagull was struck with a cricket ball hit by Perth Scorchers batsman Adam Voges during a match between Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers in BBL|04 while the Stars were fielding at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Rob Quiney, who was the first to the scene, immediately signalled that he feared the worst for the stricken bird as it lay motionless on the ground, before he delicately carried it over the boundary rope and placed it back on the turf. But just minutes later, the bird came back to life and started the walk along the boundary line, much to the delight of the huge MCG crowd. [2]

Squad

The squad of the Melbourne Stars for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season as of 15 January 2024.

No.NameNationalityDate of birthBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
15 Joe Burns Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 September 1989 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium International
35 Hilton Cartwright Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14 February 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium International
37 Campbell Kellaway Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 November 2002 (age 21)Left-handed Left-arm orthodox
36 Nick Larkin Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1 May 1990 (age 33)Right-handed—
3 Tom Rogers Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2 July 1999 (age 24)Left-handed—
All-rounders
7 Nathan Coulter-Nile Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11 October 1987 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm fast International
83 Liam Dawson Flag of England.svg  England 1 March 1990 (age 33)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox International
32 Glenn Maxwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14 October 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm off break Captain & International
11 Jono Merlo Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15 December 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
16 Marcus Stoinis Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16 August 1989 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium International
9 Imad Wasim Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 18 December 1988 (age 35)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox International
20 Beau Webster Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 December 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium & Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
54 Peter Handscomb Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 26 April 1991 (age 32)Right-handed—International
6 Sam Harper Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10 December 1996 (age 27)Right-handed—
Pace bowlers
25 Scott Boland Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11 April 1989 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium International
24 Brody Couch Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5 December 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium
8 Joel Paris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11 December 1992 (age 31)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
97 Haris Rauf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 7 November 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast Overseas Draft Pick (Gold) & International
61 Mark Steketee Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17 January 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
9 Olly Stone Flag of England.svg  England 9 October 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast International
Spin bowlers
24 Usama Mir Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 23 December 1995 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm leg spin Overseas Draft Pick (Bronze) & International
77 Corey Rocchiccioli Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8 October 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break

List of captains

As of 16 January 2024 [3]
NamePeriodMatWonLostTiesNR%
Cameron White 2011–2015271791062.96
Shane Warne 2012–20136330050.00
James Faulkner 2013101000.00
Brad Hodge 201411000100.00
David Hussey 2015–2017191090052.63
John Hastings 2017–201810280020.00
Glenn Maxwell 2018–2022, 2023–20246534300152.30
Nic Maddinson 2019303000.00
Peter Handscomb 2020101000.00
Adam Zampa 2022–2023154110026.66
Marcus Stoinis 2023101000.00

Current captain listed in bold.

Rivalries

When the league began in 2011, Cricket Australia decided they would place two teams in Melbourne. With the core group of players for both sides coming from the Victoria cricket team, this rivalry automatically became widely anticipated in Melbourne.[ citation needed ] The derby between the new two teams, the Stars and the Melbourne Renegades, quickly became hugely popular with big crowds flocking in to the derby matches at both the MCG and Docklands Stadium.[ citation needed ] In BBL05, during the first leg of the two derbies at the MCG, it drew a record crowd of 80,883 which is the highest crowd for any domestic cricket match ever in the history of the sport. [4]

List of Melbourne Derby matches
DateWinnerMarginVenueAttendance Player of the match
7 January 2012Stars11 runs (D/L) [5] MCG 40,227 David Hussey
7 December 2012Renegades8 wickets [6] Docklands Stadium 23,589 Aaron Finch
6 January 2013Renegades9 wickets [7] MCG 46,581 Aaron Finch
20 December 2013Stars76 runs [8] MCG 25,266 Luke Wright
4 January 2014Stars9 wickets [9] Docklands Stadium 42,837 Cameron White
3 January 2015Stars112 runs [10] Docklands Stadium 33,734 Michael Beer
10 January 2015Stars3 wickets [11] MCG 37,323 Glenn Maxwell
2 January 2016Stars7 wickets [12] MCG 80,883 Luke Wright
9 January 2016Stars8 wickets [13] Docklands Stadium 43,176 Marcus Stoinis
1 January 2017Renegades7 runs (D/L) [14] MCG 71,162 Brad Hogg
7 January 2017Stars46 runs [15] Docklands Stadium 44,189 Adam Zampa
6 January 2018Renegades6 wickets [16] MCG 48,086 Mohammad Nabi
12 January 2018Stars23 runs [17] Docklands Stadium 44,316 Kevin Pietersen
1 January 2019Stars7 wickets [18] MCG 46,418 Marcus Stoinis
19 January 2019Stars6 wickets [19] Docklands Stadium 38,117 Marcus Stoinis
17 February 2019Renegades13 runs [20] Docklands Stadium 40,816 Daniel Christian
4 January 2020Stars7 wickets [21] MCG 54,478 Adam Zampa
10 January 2020Stars7 wickets [22] Docklands Stadium 30,388 Glenn Maxwell
17 January 2021Stars6 wickets [23] MCG 14,979 Liam Hatcher
20 January 2021Renegades5 wickets [24] Docklands Stadium 14,202 Mackenzie Harvey
3 January 2022Renegades5 wickets [25] MCG 21,562 Kane Richardson
13 January 2022Stars6 wickets [26] Docklands Stadium 10,014 Glenn Maxwell
3 January 2023Renegades33 runs [27] MCG 38,564 Tom Rogers
14 January 2023Renegades6 runs [28] Docklands Stadium 22,437 Kane Richardson
2 January 2024Stars8 wickets [29] MCG 27,024 Glenn Maxwell
13 January 2024Renegades6 wickets [30] Docklands Stadium 41,205 Shaun Marsh

Overseas players

PeriodNameNationalityRoleBatting styleBowling style
2011–12 Jade Dernbach Flag of England.svg  England Pace bowler Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
2011–18 Luke Wright Flag of England.svg  England All-rounder Right-handedRight-arm medium
2012–14 Lasith Malinga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Pace bowler Right-handedRight-arm fast
2012–13 Dimitri Mascarenhas Flag of England.svg  England All-rounder Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
2013–14 Mohammad Hafeez Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan All-rounder Right-handedRight-arm off-break
2014–18 Kevin Pietersen Flag of England.svg  England Batsman Right-handedRight-arm off-break
2018–20 Sandeep Lamichhane Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Spin bowler Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
2018–19 Dwayne Bravo WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies All-rounder Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
2018–19 Liam Plunkett Flag of England.svg  England Pace bowler Right-handedRight-arm fast
2019–20 Dale Steyn Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Pace bowler Right-handedRight-arm fast
2019–22 Haris Rauf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Pace bowler Right-handedRight-arm fast
2020–21 Dilbar Hussain Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Pace bowler Right-handedRight-arm fast
2020–21 Nicholas Pooran WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Wicket-keeper-batsman Left-handed—
2020–21 Zahir Khan Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Spin bowler Left-handed Left-arm unorthodox
2020–21 Andre Fletcher Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada Wicket-keeper-batsman Right-handed—
2021–22 Syed Faridoun Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Spin bowler Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox
2021–23 Joe Clarke Flag of England.svg  England Wicket-keeper-batsman Right-handed—
2021–22 Andre Russell WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Pace bowler Right-handedRight-arm fast
2021–22 Qais Ahmad Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Spin bowler Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
2022-2023 Trent Boult Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Pace bowler Right-handedRight-arm fast

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