Melbourne Stars

The Melbourne Stars is 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. One of their longest-serving players, Marcus Stoinis, recently achieved the highest individual score in Big Bash League history, scoring 147* against the Sydney Sixers at the MCG.

Melbourne Stars
Nickname(s)Team Green
LeagueBig Bash League
Personnel
CaptainGlenn Maxwell
CoachDavid Hussey
OwnerCricket Victoria
Team information
CityMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Colours  Green,   Black
Founded2011; 9 years ago
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Capacity100,024
Secondary home ground(s)Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe
CitiPower Centre, Melbourne
Secondary ground capacity25,000, 7,500 and 7,000 respectively
History
Twenty20 debut2011
BBL wins0 (Runners Up 3)
Official websiteOfficial Website

Home kit

Away kit

Current Season

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

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

S/N Name Nat. Date of birth Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
10 Will Pucovski (1998-02-02) 2 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm off breakInternational Cap
36 Nick Larkin (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990Right-handed
53 Nic Maddinson (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991Left-handedLeft-arm orthodoxInternational Cap
All-rounders
16 Marcus Stoinis (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989Right-handedRight-arm mediumInternational Cap
23 Clint Hinchliffe (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996Left-handedSlow left-arm unorthodox
32 Glenn Maxwell (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm off-spinCaptain, International Cap
35 Hilton Cartwright (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992Right-handedRight-arm mediumInternational Cap
Wicketkeepers
13 Seb Gotch (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993Right-handedRight-arm off-break
29 Nicholas Pooran (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995Left-handedVisa Contract and International Cap
72 Andre Fletcher (1987-11-28) 28 November 1987Right-handedVisa Contract and International Cap
Pace bowlers
7 Nathan Coulter-Nile (1987-10-11) 11 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm fastInternational Cap
9 Jackson Coleman (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumU-19 International Cap
19 Liam Hatcher (1996-09-17) 17 September 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast
28 Lance Morris (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
37 Billy Stanlake (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994Left-handedRight-arm fastInternational Cap
43 Sam Rainbird (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fastInternational Cap
77 Haris Rauf (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm fastVisa Contract and International Cap
90 Dilbar Hussain (1993-02-20) 20 February 1993Right-handedRight-arm fastVisa Contract
Spin bowlers
6Tom O'Connell (2000-06-14) 14 June 2000Left-handedRight-arm leg spin
75Zahir Khan (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998Left-handedLeft-arm orthodoxVisa Contract and International Cap
88 Adam Zampa (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg-breakInternational Cap

List of Captains

As of 2 January 2020[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–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

Current captain listed in bold.

List of Coaches

Name Period Mat Won Lost Ties NR %
Greg Shipperd 2011–15 35 21 13 1 0 60.00
Stephen Fleming 2015–19 45 20 25 0 0 44.44
David Hussey 2019–Present 23 13 9 0 1 56.52

Administration and support staff

Role Name
Owner Cricket Victoria[4]
CEO Andrew Ingleton[5]
Team manager Russell Radhakrishnan[6]
General manager Nicholas Cummins[7]
Head coach David Hussey[8]
Batting coach Luke Wright[9]
Bowling Coach Clint McKay[10]
Fielding coach Jarrad Loughman[11]
Player Mentor Michael Beer[12]
Physiotherapist Tommy Simsek[13]

Rivalries

  • The Melbourne Derby 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 Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades quickly became hugely popular with big crowds flocking in to the derby matches at both of the MCG and Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. In the fifth season, during the first of the two BBL|05 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.[14]
  • Other Rivalries Other rivalries include the Scorchers v Stars (following close finals encounters) and the Stars v the Sydney Sixers and the Sydney Thunder, due to the rivalry between Melbourne and Sydney.

List of Melbourne Derby Matches

No. Date Winner Margin Venue Attendance MoM
1 7 January 2012 Stars 11 Runs (D/L) MCG 40,227 David Hussey
2 7 December 2012 Renegades 8 Wickets Etihad Stadium 23,589 Aaron Finch
36 January 2013 Renegades 9 Wickets MCG 46,581 Aaron Finch
4 20 December 2013 Stars 76 Runs MCG 25,266 Luke Wright
5 4 January 2014 Stars 9 Wickets Etihad Stadium 42,837 Cameron White
6 3 January 2015 Stars 112 Runs Etihad Stadium 33,734 Michael Beer
7 10 January 2015 Stars 3 Wickets MCG 37,323 Glenn Maxwell
8 2 January 2016 Stars 7 Wickets MCG 80,883 Luke Wright
9 9 January 2016 Stars 8 Wickets Etihad Stadium 43,176 Marcus Stoinis
10 1 January 2017 Renegades 7 Runs (D/L) MCG 71,162 Brad Hogg
11 7 January 2017 Stars 46 Runs Etihad Stadium 44,189 Adam Zampa
12 6 January 2018 Renegades 6 Wickets MCG 48,086 Mohammad Nabi
13 12 January 2018 Stars 23 Runs Etihad Stadium 44,316 Kevin Pietersen
14 1 January 2019 Stars 7 Wickets MCG 46,418 Marcus Stoinis
15 19 January 2019 Stars 6 Wickets Marvel Stadium 38,117 Marcus Stoinis
16 17 February 2019 Renegades 13 Runs Marvel Stadium 40,816 Daniel Christian
17 4 January 2020 Stars 8 Wickets MCG 54,478 Adam Zampa
18 10 January 2020 Stars 7 Wickets Marvel Stadium30,388 Glenn Maxwell
  •   Denotes BBL finals matches.
  •   Denotes BBL grand final matches.

Sponsors

BBL Sponsors:

Years Kit Manufacturers Chest Sponsor Breast Sponsor Back Sponsor Pant Sponsor Shoulder Sponsor
2011–12 KooGa Energy Australia Jenny Craig Energy Australia Jenny Craig KFC
2012–13
2013–14 Dick Smith Mitsubishi Motors Dick Smith National Storage
2014–15 Majestic Athletic Majestic Athletic
KFC
2015–16 Optus Optus
2016–17 Optus
2017–18 oppo
2018–19
2019–20
2020-21 Aussie Broadband MG Aussie Broadband Yale Ritchie Bros.
KFC

WBBL Sponsors:

Years Kit Manufacturers Chest Sponsor Breast Sponsor Back Sponsor Pant Sponsor Shoulder Sponsor
2015–16 Majestic Athletic rebel VicHealth Antler Luggage Optus rebel
Optus
2016–17 Optus Optus
2017–18
2018–19 Optus Oppo
2019-20
2020-21 MG belling MG Yale rebel
Dimplex

International Players

Period Name Nat. Role Batting style Bowling style
2011–12 Jade DernbachPace bowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium
2011–18 Luke WrightAll-rounderRight-handedRight-arm medium
2012–14 Lasith MalingaPace bowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast
2012–13 Dimitri MascarenhasAll-rounderRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast
2013–14 Mohammad HafeezAll-rounderRight-handedRight-arm off-break
2014–18 Kevin PietersenBatsmanRight-handedRight-arm off-break
2018–20 Sandeep LamichhaneSpin bowlerRight-handedRight-arm leg-break
2018 Matt ParkinsonSpin bowlerRight-handedRight-arm leg-break
2018–19 Dwayne BravoAll-rounderRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium
2018–19 Liam PlunkettPace bowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast
2019–20 Dale SteynPace bowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast
2019 Pat BrownPace bowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium
2019–present Haris RaufPace bowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast
2020–present Dilbar HussainPace bowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast
2020 Jonny BairstowWicket-keeper-batsmanRight-handed
2020–present Nicholas PooranWicket-keeper-batsmanLeft-handed
2020–present Zahir KhanSpin bowlerLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox
2020–present Andre FletcherWicket-keeper-batsmanRight-handed
  •   Withdrew without playing a game
  •   Did not play due to injury

See also

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.