2018–19 Melbourne Stars season
The 2018–19 Melbourne Stars season is the eighth in the club's history. Coached by Stephen Fleming and captained by Glenn Maxwell, they competed in the BBL's 2018–19 season.
2018–19 season | |||
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President | ![]() | ||
Coach | ![]() | ||
Captain(s) | ![]() | ||
Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | ||
BBL Season | 4th | ||
BBL Finals | Runners Up | ||
Leading Run Scorer | ![]() | ||
Leading Wicket Taker | ![]() | ||
Highest home attendance | 46,418 vs Renegades (1 January 2019) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 6,093 vs Strikers (23 January 2019) | ||
Average home attendance | 21,541 | ||
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Season
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.603 |
2 | Melbourne Renegades (C) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.173 |
3 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.047 |
4 | Melbourne Stars (RU) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.062 |
5 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.249 |
6 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.000 |
7 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.473 |
8 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.502 |
Source: [1]
- The top four teams will qualify for the semi finals.
Regular season
(H) Sydney Thunder 5/181 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 6/74 (8 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Melbourne Stars were set a target of 90 runs from 8 overs due to rain.
- Travis Dean (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
Melbourne Stars 5/155 (20 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes (H) 4/156 (18.4 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sydney Sixers 9/130 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 5/132 (14.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Renegades 9/148 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars (H) 3/151 (17.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Jonathan Merlo (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
Sydney Thunder 8/135 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars (H) 2/137 (17.2 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Melbourne Stars 6/146 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 4/147 (17.4 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
(H) Adelaide Strikers 5/178 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 137 (19.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes 2/185 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars (H) 126 (17.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Tom O'Connell (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
(H) Melbourne Renegades 121 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 4/124 (19.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Melbourne Stars 2/167 (20 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 123 (19.4 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Melbourne Stars 134/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 129/8 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Perth Scorchers 3/182 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 9/155 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Michael Klinger (Perth Scorchers) regained his record of the leading run-scorer in the Big Bash League with 1,947 runs. Chris Lynn of the Brisbane Heat had over taken Klinger two nights prior.[14]
Melbourne Stars 8/156 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat (H) 0/158 (10 overs) |
Ben Cutting 81* (30) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Melbourne Stars 6/168 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 74 (13.4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Semi-Finals
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 7/153 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 4/157 (18.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Final
(H) Melbourne Renegades 5/145 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 7/132 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Players
Squad
The following is the Stars men's squad for the 2018–19 Big Bash League season as of 23 January 2019.[19]
S/N | Name | Nat. | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
28 | Travis Dean | ![]() | 1 February 1992 | Right-handed | — | |
36 | Nick Larkin | ![]() ![]() | 1 May 1990 | Right-handed | — | |
53 | Nic Maddinson | ![]() | 21 December 1991 | Right-handed | Slow left arm | Vice-Captain, International Cap |
All Rounders | ||||||
4 | Evan Gulbis | ![]() | 26 March 1986 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
12 | Jonathan Merlo | ![]() | 15 December 1998 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
16 | Marcus Stoinis | ![]() | 16 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | International Cap |
32 | Glenn Maxwell | ![]() | 14 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Captain, International Cap |
47 | Dwayne Bravo | ![]() | 7 October 1983 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | International Cap, Visa contract |
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
13 | Seb Gotch | ![]() | 12 July 1993 | Right-handed | — | |
51 | Ben Dunk | ![]() | 11 March 1987 | Left-handed | — | International Cap |
54 | Peter Handscomb | ![]() | 26 April 1991 | Right-handed | — | International Cap |
Pace Bowlers | ||||||
9 | Jackson Coleman | ![]() | 18 December 1991 | Right-handed | Left arm fast medium | |
17 | Daniel Worrall | ![]() | 10 July 1991 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | International Cap |
22 | Jackson Bird | ![]() | 11 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | International Cap |
25 | Scott Boland | ![]() | 11 April 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | International Cap |
33 | Liam Plunkett | ![]() | 6 April 1985 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | International Cap, Visa Contract |
Spin Bowlers | ||||||
1 | Sandeep Lamichhane | ![]() | 2 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | International Cap, Visa contract |
6 | Tom O'Connell | ![]() | 14 June 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
19 | Michael Beer | ![]() | 9 June 1984 | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | International Cap |
23 | Liam Bowe | ![]() | 23 September 1997 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | |
28 | Matt Parkinson | ![]() | 24 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Visa Contract |
63 | Adam Zampa | ![]() | 31 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | International Cap |
Incoming Players
Entry date | Role | No. | Player | From team | Notes | Ref. |
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27 February 2018 | Batsman | 53 | ![]() |
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International Cap | [20] |
18 July 2018 | Batsman | 28 | ![]() |
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[21] | |
23 October 2018 | Spin Bowler | 1 | ![]() |
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Visa Contract and International Cap | [22] |
23 October 2018 | Spin Bowler | 28 | ![]() |
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Visa Contract | [23] |
13 November 2018 | All-rounder | 12 | ![]() |
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[24] | |
15 November 2018 | All-rounder | 47 | ![]() |
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Visa Contract and International Cap | [25] |
21 November 2018 | Pace Bowler | 22 | ![]() |
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International Cap | [26] |
6 December 2018 | Pace Bowler | 33 | ![]() |
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Visa Contract and International Cap | [27] |
21 December 2018 | Batsman | 36 | ![]() |
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[28] | |
14 January 2019 | Spin Bowler | 6 | ![]() |
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[29] |
Outgoing Players
Exit date | Role | No. | Player | To team | Notes | Ref. |
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27 January 2018 | Batsman | 21 | ![]() |
Retired | International Cap | [30] |
1 March 2018 | All-rounder | 6 | ![]() |
Released | Visa Contract and International Cap | [31] |
1 March 2020 | Pace Bowler | 20 | ![]() |
Released | International Cap | [32] |
15 March 2018 | Batsman | 24 | ![]() |
Retired | Visa Contract and International Cap | [33] |
15 May 2018 | All-rounder | 5 | ![]() |
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International Cap | [34] |
28 May 2018 | All-rounder | 11 | ![]() |
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International Cap | [35] |
31 October 2018 | Spin Bowler | 28 | ![]() |
Withdrew | Visa Contract | [36] |
9 November 2018 | Spin Bowler | 21 | ![]() |
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[37] | |
21 December 2018 | Wicket-keeper | 2 | ![]() |
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[38] |
Season statistics
Home attendance
Match | Opponent | Attendance |
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3 | Melbourne Renegades | 46,418 |
4 | Sydney Thunder | 8,156 |
5 | Perth Scorchers | 25,342 |
8 | Hobart Hurricanes | 20,188 |
10 | Adelaide Strikers | 6,093 |
11 | Brisbane Heat | 22,231 |
14 | Sydney Sixers | 22,359 |
Total Attendance | 150,787 | |
Average Attendance | 21,541 |
Most runs
Batsman | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | Average | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 13 | 13 | 533 | 408 | 53.30 | 130.63 |
![]() | 16 | 16 | 342 | 289 | 22.80 | 118.33 |
![]() | 13 | 12 | 331 | 233 | 33.10 | 142.06 |
![]() | 9 | 9 | 193 | 150 | 21.44 | 128.66 |
![]() | 8 | 8 | 159 | 137 | 31.80 | 116.05 |
Last updated: 17 February 2019
Highest scores
Batsman | Score | Opp |
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![]() | 82 | Sixers |
![]() | 81 | Heat |
![]() | 78* | Renegades |
![]() | 72* | Strikers |
![]() | 70* | Renegades |
Last updated: 17 February 2019
Best strike rates
Batsman | Mat | SR |
---|---|---|
![]() | 1 | 142.06 |
![]() | 12 | 130.98 |
![]() | 17 | 130.63 |
![]() | 14 | 128.66 |
![]() | 17 | 128.57 |
Last updated: 17 February 2019
Most sixes
Batsman | 6's |
---|---|
![]() | 17 |
![]() | 11 |
![]() | 8 |
![]() | 6 |
![]() | 6 |
Last updated: 17 February 2019
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