Melbourne Stars
LeagueBig Bash League
Personnel
CaptainGlenn Maxwell
Marcus Stoinis
CoachPeter Moores
OwnerCricket Victoria
Team information
CityMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Colours  Green,   Black
Founded2011
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Capacity100,024
Secondary home ground(s)Lavington Sports Ground, Albury
Secondary ground capacity25,000 approx.
History
Twenty20 debut2011
BBL wins0
Official websiteOfficial Website

Home kit

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.

Season results

Season P W L NR Pts NRR Position Finals
2011–1274308+0.2544thSemi-finals
2012–13853010+0.2463rdSemi-finals
2013–14880016+2.1891stSemi-finals
2014–15853010+0.3364thSemi-finals
2015–16853010+0.3662ndRunners-up
2016–1784408+0.3974thSemi-finals
2017–18102808−0.9268th—
2018–191477014−0.0624thRunners-up
2019–2014104020+0.5261stRunners-Up
2020–2114581240.1407th—
2021–221477026-0.2226th—
2022–231431106-0.2878th—

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.

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Date of birth Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
15 Joe Burns Australia6 September 1989Right-handedRight-arm mediumInternational
35 Hilton Cartwright Australia14 February 1992Right-handedRight-arm mediumInternational
37 Campbell Kellaway Australia1 November 2002Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox
36 Nick Larkin Ireland1 May 1990Right-handed—
3 Tom Rogers Australia2 July 1999Left-handed—
All-rounders
7 Nathan Coulter-Nile Australia11 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm fastInternational
83 Liam Dawson England1 March 1990Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxInternational
32 Glenn Maxwell Australia14 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain & International
11 Jono Merlo Australia15 December 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
16 Marcus Stoinis Australia16 August 1989Right-handedRight-arm mediumInternational
9 Imad Wasim Pakistan18 December 1988Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxInternational
20 Beau Webster Australia1 December 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium & Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
54 Peter Handscomb Australia26 April 1991Right-handed—International
6 Sam Harper Australia10 December 1996Right-handed—
Pace bowlers
25 Scott Boland Australia11 April 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumInternational
24 Brody Couch Australia5 December 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium
8 Joel Paris Australia11 December 1992Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
97 Haris Rauf Pakistan7 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm fastOverseas Draft Pick (Gold) & International
61 Mark Steketee Australia17 January 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
9 Olly Stone England9 October 1993Right-handedRight-arm fastInternational
Spin bowlers
24 Usama Mir Pakistan23 December 1995Right-handedRight-arm leg spinOverseas Draft Pick (Bronze) & International
77 Corey Rocchiccioli Australia8 October 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break

List of captains

As of 7 September 2023[3]
Name Period Mat Won Lost Ties NR %
Cameron White 2011–2015 27 17 9 1 0 64.81
Shane Warne 2012–2013 6 3 3 0 0 50.00
James Faulkner 2013 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
Brad Hodge 2014 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
David Hussey 2015–2017 19 10 9 0 0 52.63
John Hastings 2017–2018 10 2 8 0 0 20.00
Glenn Maxwell 2018–2022, 2023–present 33 21 13 0 1 61.76
Nic Maddinson 2019 3 0 3 0 0 0.00
Peter Handscomb 2020 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
Adam Zampa 2022–2023 15 4 11 0 0 26.66

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. 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. 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
Date Winner Margin Venue Attendance Player of the match
7 January 2012Stars11 runs (D/L)[5]MCG40,227David Hussey
7 December 2012Renegades8 wickets[6]Docklands Stadium23,589Aaron Finch
6 January 2013Renegades9 wickets[7]MCG46,581Aaron Finch
20 December 2013Stars76 runs[8]MCG25,266Luke Wright
4 January 2014Stars9 wickets[9]Docklands Stadium42,837Cameron White
3 January 2015Stars112 runs[10]Docklands Stadium33,734Michael Beer
10 January 2015Stars3 wickets[11]MCG37,323Glenn Maxwell
2 January 2016Stars7 wickets[12]MCG80,883Luke Wright
9 January 2016Stars8 wickets[13]Docklands Stadium43,176Marcus Stoinis
1 January 2017Renegades7 runs (D/L)[14]MCG71,162Brad Hogg
7 January 2017Stars46 runs[15]Docklands Stadium44,189Adam Zampa
6 January 2018Renegades6 wickets[16]MCG48,086Mohammad Nabi
12 January 2018Stars23 runs[17]Docklands Stadium44,316Kevin Pietersen
1 January 2019Stars7 wickets[18]MCG46,418Marcus Stoinis
19 January 2019Stars6 wickets[19]Docklands Stadium38,117Marcus Stoinis
17 February 2019Renegades13 runs[20]Docklands Stadium40,816Daniel Christian
4 January 2020Stars7 wickets[21]MCG54,478Adam Zampa
10 January 2020Stars7 wickets[22]Docklands Stadium30,388Glenn Maxwell
17 January 2021Stars6 wickets[23]MCG14,979Liam Hatcher
20 January 2021Renegades5 wickets[24]Docklands Stadium14,202Mackenzie Harvey
3 January 2022Renegades5 wickets[25]MCG21,562Kane Richardson
13 January 2022Stars6 wickets[26]Docklands Stadium10,014Glenn Maxwell
3 January 2023Renegades33 runs[27]MCG38,564Tom Rogers
14 January 2023Renegades6 runs[28]Docklands Stadium22,437Kane Richardson

Overseas players

Period Name Nationality Role Batting style Bowling style
2011–12 Jade Dernbach EnglandPace bowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium
2011–18 Luke Wright EnglandAll-rounderRight-handedRight-arm medium
2012–14 Lasith Malinga Sri LankaPace bowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast
2012–13 Dimitri Mascarenhas EnglandAll-rounderRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast
2013–14 Mohammad Hafeez PakistanAll-rounderRight-handedRight-arm off-break
2014–18 Kevin Pietersen EnglandBatsmanRight-handedRight-arm off-break
2018–20 Sandeep Lamichhane   NepalSpin bowlerRight-handedRight-arm leg-break
2018–19 Dwayne Bravo West IndiesAll-rounderRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium
2018–19 Liam Plunkett EnglandPace bowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast
2019–20 Dale Steyn South AfricaPace bowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast
2019–22 Haris Rauf PakistanPace bowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast
2020–21 Dilbar Hussain PakistanPace bowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast
2020–21 Nicholas Pooran West IndiesWicket-keeper-batsmanLeft-handed—
2020–21 Zahir Khan AfghanistanSpin bowlerLeft-handedLeft-arm unorthodox
2020–21 Andre Fletcher GrenadaWicket-keeper-batsmanRight-handed—
2021–22 Syed Faridoun PakistanSpin bowlerRight-handedLeft-arm unorthodox
2021–23 Joe Clarke EnglandWicket-keeper-batsmanRight-handed—
2021–22 Andre Russell West IndiesPace bowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast
2021–22 Qais Ahmad AfghanistanSpin bowlerRight-handedRight-arm leg-break
2022-2023 Trent Boult New ZealandPace bowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BBL team names and colours". 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Seagull makes brave comeback at the 'G". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Melbourne Stars Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com".
  4. ↑ "Big Bash League: Huge MCG crowd of 80,883 stuns Ricky Ponting". The Australian.
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