2019–20 Melbourne Stars WBBL season

The 2019–20 Melbourne Stars Women's season was the fifth in the team's history. Coached by David Hemp and captained by Elyse Villani, they finished on the bottom of the WBBL|05 ladder. The Stars managed to win just two matches for the season, resulting in their first wooden spoon.

Melbourne Stars
2019–20 season
Melbourne Stars 2019–20 cap logo
CoachDavid Hemp
Captain(s)Elyse Villani
Home groundCitiPower Centre
LeagueWBBL
Record2–12 (8th)
FinalsDNQ
Leading Run ScorerLizelle Lee – 475
Leading Wicket TakerErin Osborne – 11
Player of the SeasonLizelle Lee

Squad

Each 2019–20 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees are players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing for their WBBL|05 team.[1]

Notable details for the Stars squad included:

The table below lists the Stars players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[8][9][10]

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style G R SR W E C S Notes
Batters
00 Mignon du Preez 13 June 1989 Right-handed 14 404 120.59 3 Overseas marquee
67 Lizelle Lee 2 April 1992 Right-handed Right-arm medium 14 475 131.94 3 Overseas marquee
33 Angela Reakes 27 December 1990 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin
2 Elyse Villani 6 October 1989 Right-handed Right-arm medium 14 344 103.92 5 Captain, Australian marquee
All-rounders
24 Lucy Cripps 6 December 2001 Right-handed Right-arm medium 2
25 Tess Flintoff 31 March 2003 Right-handed Right-arm medium 13 75 120.96 2 7.78 1
76 Erin Osborne 27 June 1989 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 14 205 110.21 11 7.54 2
3 Annabel Sutherland 12 October 2001 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 10 104 92.85 5 7.67 2
Wicket-keepers
4 Nicole Faltum 17 January 2000 Right-handed 9 54 112.50 1 1
17 Emma Inglis 15 July 1988 Right-handed 2 24 75.00 0 0
21 Katey Martin 7 February 1985 Right-handed 9 74 104.22 1 2 Overseas marquee
Bowlers
26 Kristen Beams 6 November 1984 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 9 8 133.33 2 7.56 1
9 Holly Ferling 22 December 1995 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 10 4 80.00 5 7.06 2
44 Nicola Hancock 8 November 1995 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 13 36 109.09 4 7.73 1
13 Alana King 22 November 1995 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 7 17 51.51 2 9.17 1
11 Madeline Penna 30 August 2000 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 10 3 30.00 10 8.23 Injury replacement
7 Chloe Rafferty 16 June 1999 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 4 6 100.00 1 11.16 1 Injury replacement

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Brisbane Heat (C) 14 10 4 0 20 0.723
2 Adelaide Strikers (RU) 14 10 4 0 20 0.601
3 Perth Scorchers 14 9 5 0 18 0.026
4 Melbourne Renegades 14 8 6 0 16 0.117
5 Sydney Sixers 14 7 7 0 14 −0.076
6 Sydney Thunder 14 5 8 1 11 −0.487
7 Hobart Hurricanes 14 4 9 1 9 −0.197
8 Melbourne Stars 14 2 12 0 4 −0.734
Source: [11]
  •   The four top ranked teams qualified for the semi-finals

Fixtures

All times are local time


Match 2
19 October 2019
14:00
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
5/164 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
9/144 (20 overs)
Chloe Tryon 46* (18)
Erin Osborne 2/44 (4 overs)
Erin Osborne 40 (37)
Maisy Gibson 3/26 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 20 runs
CitiPower Centre, Melbourne
Umpires: Greg Azzopardi and Daryl Brigham
Player of the match: Belinda Vakarewa (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network

Match 5
20 October 2019
14:10
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
7/136 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
5/137 (18.3 overs)
Lizelle Lee 25 (21)
Belinda Vakarewa 2/22 (4 overs)
Nicola Carey 60* (46)
Kristen Beams 2/23 (3 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
CitiPower Centre, Melbourne
Attendance: 488[12]
Umpires: Dale Ireland and Mattis van Eck
Player of the match: Nicola Carey (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network

Match 11
26 October 2019
14:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
9/107 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
2/108 (17.1 overs)
Mignon du Preez 44 (47)
Marizanne Kapp 3/16 (4 overs)
Ellyse Perry 39* (43)
Nicola Hancock 1/19 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
Hurstville Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Berend du Plessis and Marc Nickl
Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Sydney Sixers)

Match 15
27 October 2019
14:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
5/141 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
6/142 (19.4 overs)
Elyse Villani 52 (47)
Rene Farrell 1/18 (4 overs)
Alex Blackwell 45* (36)
Madeline Penna 4/20 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Bankstown Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 606[13]
Umpires: David Taylor and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Alex Blackwell (Sydney Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network

Match 19
2 November 2019
15:55
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
3/155 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
6/135 (20 overs)
Lizelle Lee 103* (65)
Heather Graham 2/27 (2 overs)
Meg Lanning 40 (39)
Madeline Penna 2/24 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 20 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Troy Penman and Trent Steenholdt
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Melbourne Stars)

Match 21
3 November 2019
11:10
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
0/199 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
6/154 (20 overs)
Alyssa Healy 106* (53)
Erin Osborne 0/31 (4 overs)
Elyse Villani 59 (44)
Sarah Aley 2/18 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 45 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Trent Steenholdt
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)

Match 29
10 November 2019
13:40
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
4/164 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
8/147 (20 overs)
Sophie Devine 85* (56)
Madeline Penna 3/50 (4 overs)
Mignon du Preez 70 (51)
Amanda Wellington 3/31 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 17 runs
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 1,569[15]
Umpires: Craig Thomas and Darren Close
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)

Match 32
13 November 2019
14:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
4/165 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
1/168 (19.3 overs)
Mignon du Preez 88 (51)
Delissa Kimmince 3/27 (4 overs)
Beth Mooney 70* (60)
Madeline Penna 1/34 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
CitiPower Centre, Melbourne
Umpires: Dale Ireland and Mattis van Eck
Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Melbourne Stars)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network
  • Beth Mooney became the first player to score 400 runs in five consecutive WBBL seasons[17][18]

Match 35
16 November 2019
14:00
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
2/153 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
8/96 (20 overs)
Sophie Devine 77* (58)
Holly Ferling 1/11 (3 overs)
Nicola Hancock 26* (23)
Sophie Devine 3/13 (3 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 57 runs
Centennial Park Oval, Nuriootpa
Attendance: 1,831[19]
Umpires: Craig Thomas and Mary Waldron
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network

Match 39
20 November 2019
14:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
6/149 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
1/151 (19.1 overs)
Elyse Villani 59 (56)
Samantha Betts 3/21 (3 overs)
Amy Jones 70 (55)
Nicola Hancock 1/19 (3 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
CitiPower Centre, Melbourne
Umpires: Greg Azzopardi and Mattis van Eck
Player of the match: Amy Jones (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network
  • Melbourne Stars eliminated from finals contention

Match 44
23 November 2019
14:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
3/165 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
3/169 (19.2 overs)
Anna Lanning 73 (49)
Nicola Hancock 2/35 (4 overs)
Lizelle Lee 62 (46)
Lea Tahuhu 2/26 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Eastern Oval, Ballarat
Attendance: 2,337[20]
Umpires: Greg Azzopardi and Daryl Brigham
Player of the match: Anna Lanning (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network
  • Brisbane Heat qualified for finals

Match 49
27 November 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
6/162 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
5/144 (20 overs)
Alex Blackwell 65 (47)
Annabel Sutherland 2/31 (4 overs)
Mignon du Preez 55 (50)
Rene Farrell 2/28 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 18 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Andrew Scotford and Andrew Crozier
Player of the match: Alex Blackwell (Sydney Thunder)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network

Match 50
30 November 2019
10:40
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
4/162 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
4/163 (19.5 overs)
Lizelle Lee 70 (44)
Maitlan Brown 2/24 (4 overs)
Jess Duffin 76* (57)
Erin Osborne 2/36 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
CitiPower Centre, Melbourne
Attendance: approx. 1,000[21]
Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Jess Duffin (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
  • Sydney Thunder eliminated from finals contention

Match 55
1 December 2019
15:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
6/87 (10 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
2/88 (8.4 overs)
Elyse Villani 25 (17)
Amelia Kerr 2/4 (2 overs)
Beth Mooney 50* (27)
Annabel Sutherland 1/14 (2 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
CitiPower Centre, Melbourne
Umpires: Dale Ireland and Greg Azzopardi
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat)

Statistics and awards

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