The 2019–20 Melbourne Stars season is the ninth in the club's history. Coached by David Hussey and captained by Glenn Maxwell, they competed in the BBL's 2019–20 season.
2019-20 season | |||
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Coach | David Hussey | ||
Captain(s) | Glenn Maxwell | ||
Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | ||
BBL Season | 1st | ||
BBL Playoffs | Runners Up | ||
Leading Run Scorer | Marcus Stoinis (705) | ||
Leading Wicket Taker | Haris Rauf (20) Adam Zampa (20) | ||
Highest home attendance | 54,478 vs Renegades (4 January 2020) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 6,180 vs Hurricanes (22 December 2019) | ||
Average home attendance | 21,446 | ||
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Season
editLadder
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.526 | Advance to play-off phase |
2 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.269 | |
3 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.564 | |
4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.355 | |
5 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.446 | |
6 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.023 | |
7 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.237 | |
8 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | −0.348 |
Regular season
editMelbourne Stars
7/167 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat (H)
8/145 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Melbourne Stars
4/163 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
111 (16 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers
4/174 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H)
6/169 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
5/69 (11 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
3/55 (7.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain. No further play was possible due to rain.
(H) Sydney Thunder
7/142 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
7/143 (19.4 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Renegades
9/142 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H)
2/143 (18.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder
5/145 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H)
4/148 (17.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Haris Rauf (Melbourne Stars) took the sixth hat-trick in the BBL.[9]
Melbourne Renegades (H)
7/168 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
3/169 (18.4) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Lance Morris (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
(H) Melbourne Stars
1/219 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
7/175 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars) scored the highest individual score in a BBL match.[12]
Perth Scorchers (H)
86 (13.5 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
2/89 (12 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jaron Morgan (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
Melbourne Stars (H)
6/141 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
9/131 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
Sydney Sixers (H)
4/143 (14 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
5/125 (14 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
Adelaide Strikers (H)
4/162 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
8/151 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat
5/186 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H)
115 (17.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dilbar Hussain (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
Playoffs
editQualifier
editSydney Sixers
7/142 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H)
99 (18 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
The Challenger
edit(H) Melbourne Stars
2/194 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
8/166 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
The Final
edit(H) Sydney Sixers
5/116 (12 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
6/97 (12 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 12 overs per side due to rain.
Players
editSquad
editThe following is the Stars men's squad for the 2019–20 Big Bash League season as of 27 January 2020.[20]
S/N | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
36 | Nick Larkin | 1 May 1990 | Right-handed | - | ||
53 | Nic Maddinson | 21 December 1991 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | International Cap | |
All-rounders | ||||||
12 | Jonathan Merlo | 15 December 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
16 | Marcus Stoinis | 16 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | International Cap | |
23 | Clint Hinchliffe | 23 October 1996 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ||
32 | Glenn Maxwell | 14 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-spin | Captain, International Cap | |
35 | Hilton Cartwright | 14 February 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | International Cap | |
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
13 | Seb Gotch | 12 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | ||
51 | Ben Dunk | 11 March 1987 | Left-handed | Right arm off-break | International Cap | |
54 | Peter Handscomb | 26 April 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | Vice-Captain, International Cap | |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
7 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | 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 | 18 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | U-19 International Cap | |
17 | Daniel Worrall | 10 July 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
28 | Lance Morris | 28 March 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ||
40 | Pat Brown | 23 August 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Visa Contract and International Cap | |
72 | Dilbar Hussain | 20 February 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Visa Contract | |
77 | Haris Rauf | 7 November 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Visa Contract and International Cap | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
6 | Tom O'Connell | 14 June 2000 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ||
25 | Sandeep Lamichhane | 2 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Visa Contract and International Cap | |
88 | Adam Zampa | 31 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | International Cap |
- Player ruled out of season due to injury.
Personnel Changes
editIncoming Players
editEntry date | Role | No. | Player | From team | Notes | Ref. |
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14 April 2019 | All-rounder | 35 | Hilton Cartwright | Perth Scorchers | International Cap | [21] |
14 August 2019 | Pace Bowler | 7 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | Perth Scorchers | International Cap | [22] |
14 August 2019 | All-rounder | 23 | Clint Hinchliffe | Perth Scorchers | [23] | |
14 August 2019 | Pace Bowler | 28 | Lance Morris | Perth Scorchers | [24] | |
8 October 2019 | Pace Bowler | 8 | Dale Steyn | International Player | Visa Contract and International Cap | [25] |
6 November 2019 | Pace Bowler | 40 | Pat Brown | International Player | Visa Contract and International Cap | [26] |
19 December 2019 | Pace Bowler | 77 | Haris Rauf | International Player | Visa Contract, Injury Replacement for Dale Steyn | [27] |
24 January 2020 | Pace Bowler | 72 | Dilbar Hussain | International Player | Visa Contract, International Replacement for Haris Rauf | [28] |
Outgoing Players
editExit date | Role | No. | Player | To team | Notes | Ref. |
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8 February 2019 | Spin Bowler | 19 | Michael Beer | Retired | International Cap | [29] |
1 March 2019 | All-rounder | 4 | Evan Gulbis | Released | [30] | |
1 March 2019 | Batsman | 28 | Travis Dean | Released | [31] | |
1 March 2019 | Pace Bowler | 33 | Liam Plunkett | Released | Visa Contract and International Cap | [32] |
3 May 2019 | All-rounder | 47 | Dwayne Bravo | Released | Visa Contract and International Cap | [33] |
31 August 2019 | Pace Bowler | 22 | Jackson Bird | Sydney Sixers | International Cap | [34] |
23 October 2019 | Pace Bowler | 25 | Scott Boland | Hobart Hurricanes | International Cap | [35] |
5 January 2020 | Spin Bowler | 23 | Liam Bowe | Sydney Thunder | [36] |
Season statistics
editAttendance
editHome attendance
editMatch | Opponent | Attendance |
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2 | Hobart Hurricanes | 6,180 |
3 | Adelaide Strikers | 7,421 |
6 | Melbourne Renegades | 54,478 |
7 | Sydney Thunder | 21,322 |
9 | Sydney Sixers | 21,556 |
10 | Perth Scorchers | 28,042 |
14 | Brisbane Heat | 27,676 |
QF | Sydney Sixers | 13,275 |
CH | Sydney Thunder | 13,067 |
Total Attendance | 193,017 | |
Average Attendance | 21,446 |
Batting
editMost runs
editBatsman | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | Average | SR |
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Marcus Stoinis | 17 | 17 | 705 | 516 | 54.23 | 136.62 |
Glenn Maxwell | 17 | 16 | 398 | 268 | 39.80 | 148.50 |
Nick Larkin | 14 | 11 | 297 | 217 | 37.12 | 136.86 |
Hilton Cartwright | 9 | 8 | 230 | 182 | 38.33 | 126.37 |
Peter Handscomb | 12 | 10 | 188 | 146 | 31.33 | 128.76 |
Last updated: 8 February 2020
Highest scores
editBatsman | Score | Opp |
---|---|---|
Marcus Stoinis | 147* | Sixers |
Glenn Maxwell | 83* | Renegades |
Nick Larkin | 83* | Thunder |
Glenn Maxwell | 83 | Heat |
Marcus Stoinis | 83 | Thunder |
Last updated: 6 February 2020
Best strike rates
editBatsman | Mat | SR |
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Jonathan Merlo | 1 | 200.00 |
Nathan Coulter-Nile | 12 | 150.00 |
Glenn Maxwell | 17 | 148.50 |
Nick Larkin | 14 | 136.86 |
Marcus Stoinis | 17 | 136.62 |
Last updated: 8 February 2020
Most sixes
editBatsman | 6's |
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Marcus Stoinis | 28 |
Glenn Maxwell | 20 |
Nick Larkin | 8 |
Hilton Cartwright | 6 |
Peter Handscomb | 5 |
Last updated: 8 February 2020
Bowling
editMost wickets
editBowler | Matches | Wkts | Balls | RC | BBI | Econ |
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Haris Rauf | 10 | 20 | 237 | 267 | 5/27 | 7.05 |
Adam Zampa | 12 | 20 | 270 | 324 | 3/21 | 7.20 |
Sandeep Lamichhane | 13 | 15 | 270 | 335 | 3/26 | 7.44 |
Glenn Maxwell | 17 | 10 | 222 | 260 | 3/19 | 7.02 |
Nathan Coulter-Nile | 12 | 10 | 228 | 286 | 2/14 | 7.52 |
Last updated: 8 February 2020
Best bowling figures in an innings
editBowler | Ovr | BBI | Opp |
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Haris Rauf | 4.0 | 5/27 | Hurricanes |
Jackson Coleman | 3.0 | 3/16 | Scorchers |
Haris Rauf | 4.0 | 3/17 | Thunder |
Clint Hinchliffe | 3.0 | 3/19 | Strikers |
Clint Hinchliffe | 4.0 | 3/20 | Sixers |
Last updated: 86 February 2020
Best economy rates
editBatsman | Mat | Econ |
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Jackson Coleman | 1 | 5.33 |
Dale Steyn | 4 | 6.23 |
Nic Maddinson | 14 | 6.50 |
Glenn Maxwell | 17 | 7.02 |
Haris Rauf | 10 | 7.05 |
Last updated: 8 February 2020
Hat-tricks
editHat-trick No. | Player | Opp | Dismissals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Haris Rauf | Sydney Thunder | Matthew Gilkes (c) Callum Ferguson (b) Daniel Sams (lbw) |
References
edit- ^ "Big Bash League Table - 2019-20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Big Bash League: Stars vs Heat". Austadiums. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Big Bash League: Stars vs Hurricanes". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Big Bash League: Stars vs Strikers". Austadiums. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars d Hobart Hurricanes". Austadiums. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars d Sydney Thunder". Austadiums. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder - Melbourne Cricket Ground".
- ^ "How Rashid Khan and Haris Rauf got their hat-tricks". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars - Marvel Stadium".
- ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars d Sydney Sixers". Austadiums. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Marcus Stoinis hits Big Bash League highest score for Melbourne Stars". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars d Perth Scorchers". Austadiums. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers - Melbourne Cricket Ground".
- ^ "BBL: Adelaide Strikers d Melbourne Stars". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat - Melbourne Cricket Ground".
- ^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers d Melbourne Stars". Austadiums. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "BBL PF: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder - Melbourne Cricket Ground".
- ^ "BBL Final: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars - Sydney Cricket Ground".
- ^ "Players | Melbourne Stars - BBL".
- ^ "Cartwright heads east to become a Star".
- ^ "WA trio heads east to join Stars for Big Bash".
- ^ "WA trio heads east to join Stars for Big Bash".
- ^ "WA trio heads east to join Stars for Big Bash".
- ^ "Melbourne Stars complete Dale Steyn coup".
- ^ "England bowler Brown to join Stars in January".
- ^ "Haris Rauf joins Melbourne Stars as cover for injured Dale Steyn".
- ^ "Dilbar Hussain signs as Stars name squad for Heat clash".
- ^ "Michael Beer Calls Time on BBL Career".
- ^ "Big Bash teams: Full squads for BBL|09 so far".
- ^ "Big Bash teams: Full squads for BBL|09 so far".
- ^ "Big Bash teams: Full squads for BBL|09 so far".
- ^ "Cartwright heads east to become a Star".
- ^ "BBL: Jackson Bird returns to Sydney Sixers". 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Boland jumps on the Cane train after Stars stint". 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Bowe gets another chance in Big Bash League". 5 January 2020.