Melbourne Stars

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Melbourne Stars (WBBL).

Melbourne Stars

Personnel
Captain	Glenn Maxwell
Coach	David Hussey
Team information
Colours	Green,   Black
Founded	2011
Home ground	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Capacity	100,024
History
Twenty20 debut	2011
BBL wins	Nil (Runners Up 3)
Official website	Official Website
Home kit Away kit
Current Season

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. The Stars wear a green uniform and play their home matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the largest cricket stadium in the world. 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. Some of the best performers for the Melbourne Stars since their inception into the BBL have been the following players: Luke Wright, Kevin Pietersen, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Handscomb, David Hussey, James Faulkner, John Hastings, Adam Zampa, Scott Boland, Jackson Bird, Shane Warne and Marcus Stoinis.

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.

2019/20 BBL squad

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
36	Nick Larkin		(1990-05-01) 1 May 1990	Right-handed	-
53	Nic Maddinson		(1991-12-21) 21 December 1991	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox	International Cap
All-rounders
12	Jonathan Merlo		(1998-12-15) 15 December 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
16	Marcus Stoinis		(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	International Cap
23	Clint Hinchliffe		(1996-10-23) 23 October 1996	Left-handed	left arm unorthodox
32	Glenn Maxwell		(1988-10-14) 14 October 1988	Right-handed	Right-arm off-spin	Captain, International Cap
35	Hilton Cartwright		(1992-02-14) 14 February 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	International Cap
Wicketkeepers
13	Seb Gotch		(1987-03-11) 11 March 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
51	Ben Dunk		(1987-03-11) 11 March 1987	Left-handed	Right arm off-break	International Cap
Pace bowlers
7	Nathan Coulter-Nile		(1987-10-11) 11 October 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	International Cap
8	Dale Steyn		26 August 1983 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Visa Contract and International Cap
9	Jackson Coleman		(1991-12-18) 18 December 1991	Right-handed	Left-armfast-medium
17	Daniel Worrall		(1991-07-10) 10 July 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
28	Lance Morris		(1998-03-28) 28 March 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
40	Pat Brown		(1998-08-23) 23 August 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Visa Contract and International Cap
72	Dilbar Hussain		(1993-02-20) 20 February 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	Visa Contract and International Cap
77	Haris Rauf		(1993-11-07) 7 November 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Visa Contract and International Cap
Spin bowlers
6	Tom O'Connell		(2000-06-14) 14 June 2000	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin
25	Sandeep Lamichhane		(2000-08-02) 2 August 2000	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	Visa Contract and International Cap
88	Adam Zampa		(1992-03-31) 31 March 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	International Cap

•   Player ruled out of season due to injury.
•   Played part of season.

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.
• 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
3	6 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 Stadium	30,388	Glenn Maxwell

•   Denotes BBL finals matches.
•   Denotes BBL grand final matches.

Season Results

Season	Finishing position	Finals
2011–12	4th	Semi Loss
2012–13	3rd	Semi Loss
2013–14	1st	Semi Loss
2014–15	3rd	Semi Loss
2015–16	2nd	Runners Up
2016–17	4th	Semi Loss
2017–18	8th	Did not qualify
2018–19	4th	Runners Up
2019-20	1st	Runners Up

Domestic

• Big Bash:
  • Champions (0):
    • Runners Up (3): 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20
    • Minor Premiers (2): 2013–14, 2019-20
  • Finals Series Appearances (8): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019-20
  • Wooden Spoons (1): 2017-18

Sponsors

BBL Sponsors:

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

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 Yes
2016–17			Yes	Optus
2017–18
2018–19		Yes	Optus		Oppo
2019-20
2020-21		MG	belling	MG	Yale	rebel Dimplex

International Players

• Jade Dernbach – (2011–12)
• Luke Wright – (2011–18)
• Lasith Malinga – (2012–14)
• Dimitri Mascarenhas – (2012–13)
• Mohammad Hafeez – (2013–14)
• Kevin Pietersen – (2014–18)
• Sandeep Lamichhane – (2018–present)
• Dwayne Bravo – (2018–19)
• Liam Plunkett – (2018–19)
• Haris Rauf – (2019–present)
• Dale Steyn – (2019–2020)
• Dilbar Hussain – (2020–present)
• Pat Brown* – (2020)

Key: * - Did not play due to injury

See also

• Melbourne Renegades
• Cricket Victoria
• Victorian Cricket Team
• BBL

External links

• Official website