Australian cricket team
Melbourne Stars Nickname(s) Team Green League Big Bash League Captain Glenn Maxwell Coach David Hussey Owner Cricket Victoria City Melbourne , Victoria , Australia Colours Green, BlackFounded 2011; 9 years ago Home ground Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne Capacity 100,024 Secondary home ground(s) Metricon Stadium , Gold Coast Ted Summerton Reserve , Moe CitiPower Centre , Melbourne Secondary ground capacity 25,000, 7,500 and 7,000 respectively Twenty20 debut2011 BBL wins0 Official website Official Website
The Melbourne Stars are 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 . Glenn Maxwell , recently achieved the highest individual score in Big Bash League history, scoring 154* against the Hobart Hurricanes at the MCG .
Season results [ ]
Honours [ ]
Domestic [ ]
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 [ ]
The current squad of the Melbourne Stars for the 2021–22 Big Bash League season as of 5 November 2021.
Players with international caps are listed in bold .
* denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
* denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
Name
Date of birth
Batting style
Bowling style
Notes
Batsmen
15
Joe Burns
(1989-09-06 ) 6 September 1989 (age 32)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
International Cap
36
Nick Larkin
(1990-05-01 ) 1 May 1990 (age 31)
Right-handed
—
All-rounders
12
Andre Russell
(1988-04-29 ) 29 April 1988 (age 33)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast
Visa Contract and International Cap
16
Marcus Stoinis
(1989-08-16 ) 16 August 1989 (age 32)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
Vice Captain ; International Cap
20
Beau Webster
(1993-12-01 ) 1 December 1993 (age 28)
Right-handed
Right-arm off-break
23
Clint Hinchliffe
(1996-10-23 ) 23 October 1996 (age 25)
Left-handed
Slow left-arm unorthodox
32
Glenn Maxwell
(1988-10-14 ) 14 October 1988 (age 33)
Right-handed
Right-arm off-spin
Captain ; International Cap
35
Hilton Cartwright
(1992-02-14 ) 14 February 1992 (age 29)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
International Cap
Wicketkeepers
13
Seb Gotch
(1993-07-12 ) 12 July 1993 (age 28)
Right-handed
—
33
Joe Clarke
(1996-05-26 ) 26 May 1996 (age 25)
Right-handed
—
Visa Contract
85
Peter Nevill
(1985-10-13 ) 13 October 1985 (age 36)
Right-handed
Right-arm off-break
International Cap
Pace bowlers
1
Sam Elliott
(2000-02-18 ) 18 February 2000 (age 21)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
7
Nathan Coulter-Nile
(1987-10-11 ) 11 October 1987 (age 34)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast
International Cap
19
Liam Hatcher
(1996-09-17 ) 17 September 1996 (age 25)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast
24
Brody Couch
(1999-12-05 ) 5 December 1999 (age 22)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium-fast
Replacement Player
37
Billy Stanlake
(1994-11-04 ) 4 November 1994 (age 27)
Left-handed
Right-arm fast
International Cap
43
Sam Rainbird
(1992-06-05 ) 5 June 1992 (age 29)
Right-handed
Left-arm medium-fast
Spin bowlers
6
Tom O'Connell
(2000-06-14 ) 14 June 2000 (age 21)
Left-handed
Right-arm leg spin
17
Syed Faridoun
(2001-05-15 ) 15 May 2001 (age 20)
Left-handed
Left-arm unorthodox
Visa Contract
32
Qais Ahmad
(2000-08-15 ) 15 August 2000 (age 21)
Right-handed
Right-arm leg-break
Visa Contract and International Cap
88
Adam Zampa
(1992-03-31 ) 31 March 1992 (age 29)
Right-handed
Right-arm leg-break
International Cap
Administration and support staff [ ]
List of Captains [ ]
As of 4 January 2022 [3]
Name
Period
Won
Lost
Ties
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
Won
Lost
Ties
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
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.[4]
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
7 wickets
MCG
54,478
Adam Zampa
18
10 January 2020
Stars
7 wickets
Marvel Stadium
30,388
Glenn Maxwell
19
17 January 2021
Stars
6 wickets
MCG
14,979
Liam Hatcher
20
20 January 2021
Renegades
5 wickets
Marvel Stadium
14,202
Mackenzie Harvey
21
3 January 2022
Renegades
5 wickets
MCG
21,562
Kane Richardson
22
13 January 2022
Stars
6 wickets
Marvel Stadium
10,014
Glenn Maxwell
Denotes BBL play-off matches.
Denotes BBL grand final matches.
[ ]
Season
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor
Back sponsor
Breast sponsor
Sleeve sponsor
2011–12
KooGa
Energy Australia
Jenny Craig
2012–13
2013–14
Dick Smith
Mitsubishi Motors
2014–15
Majestic Athletic
2015–16
Yes
2016–17
Optus
2017–18
2018–19
Yes
2019–20
2020-21
Aussie Broadband
MG
Ritchie Bros.
2021-22
Nike
Genius Childcare
International Players [ ]
Withdrew without playing a game
Did not play due to injury
See also [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
History Home stadium Leagues Seasons (men) Seasons (women) Coaches (men) Captains (men)
Shane Warne (2011–2013)
Cameron White (2013–2015)
Michael Clarke (2015 Retired before season )
David Hussey (2015–2017)
John Hastings (2017–2018)
Glenn Maxwell (2018–present)
Nic Maddinson (2019 Acting )
Peter Handscomb (2020 Acting )
Coaches (women)
David Hemp (2015–2020)
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