2018–19 Melbourne Stars season

The 2018–19 Melbourne Stars season is the eighth in the club's history. Coached by Stephen Fleming and captained by Glenn Maxwell, they competed in the BBL's 2018–19 season.

Melbourne Stars
2018–19 season
PresidentAustralia Eddie McGuire
CoachNew Zealand Stephen Fleming
Captain(s)Australia Glenn Maxwell
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
BBL Season4th
BBL FinalsRunners-up
Leading Run ScorerAustralia Marcus Stoinis (533)
Leading Wicket TakerTrinidad and Tobago Dwayne Bravo (15)
Highest home attendance46,418 vs Renegades
(1 January 2019)
Lowest home attendance6,093 vs Strikers
(23 January 2019)
Average home attendance21,541
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Season

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Hobart Hurricanes 14 10 4 0 20 0.603 Advance to play-off phase
2   Melbourne Renegades (C) 14 8 6 0 16 0.173
3   Sydney Sixers 14 8 6 0 16 0.047
4   Melbourne Stars 14 7 7 0 14 −0.062
5   Brisbane Heat 14 6 7 1 13 0.249
6   Sydney Thunder 14 6 7 1 13 0.000
7   Adelaide Strikers 14 6 8 0 12 −0.473
8   Perth Scorchers 14 4 10 0 8 −0.502
Source: [1]
(C) Champion

Regular season
Main article: 2018–19 Big Bash League season
21 December 2018
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Thunder
5/181 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
6/74 (8 overs)
Jason Sangha 63* (36)
Adam Zampa 2/23 (4 overs)
Nick Larkin 28* (13)
Daniel Sams 3/5 (2 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 15 runs (D/L method)
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Attendance: 8,788[2]
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Melbourne Stars were set a target of 90 runs from 8 overs due to rain.
  • Travis Dean (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
24 December 2018
15:45
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
5/155 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
4/156 (18.4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 47 (31)
Jofra Archer 3/25 (4 overs)
Matthew Wade 52 (37)
Sandeep Lamichhane 3/24 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Attendance: 9,132[3]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
27 December 2018
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers
9/130 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
5/132 (14.5 overs)
Jordan Silk 41* (37)
Jackson Coleman 3/18 (3 overs)
Peter Handscomb 70 (35)
Ben Dwarshuis 3/26 (3.5 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 22,221[4]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Peter Handscomb (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
1 January 2019
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
9/148 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
3/151 (17.5 overs)
Daniel Christian 32 (28)
Dwayne Bravo 3/27 (4 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 78* (49)
Cameron Boyce 2/23 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 46,418[5]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jonathan Merlo (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
5 January 2019
17:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
8/135 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
2/137 (17.2 overs)
Daniel Sams 42 (25)
Scott Boland 2/28 (4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 41* (31)
Fawad Ahmed 1/26 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
Attendance: 8,156[6]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
9 January 2019
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
6/146 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
4/147 (17.4 overs)
Ben Dunk 62 (47)
Andrew Tye 4/18 (4 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 59 (42)
Dwayne Bravo 2/18 (3 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 25,342[7]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Andrew Tye (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
11 January 2019
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
5/178 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
137 (19.2 overs)
Colin Ingram 57 (41)
Liam Plunkett 4/36 (4 overs)
Evan Gulbis 37 (25)
Ben Laughlin 3/19 (3.2 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 41 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 30,392[8]
Umpires: John Ward and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
14 January 2019
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
2/185 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
126 (17.1 overs)
D'Arcy Short 96* (57)
Tom O'Connell 1/17 (2 overs)
Seb Gotch 35 (26)
Riley Meredith 4/21 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 59 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 20,188[9]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and John Ward
Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tom O'Connell (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
19 January 2019
18:45 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
121 (19.3 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
4/124 (19.2 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 28 (33)
Marcus Stoinis 3/19 (4 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 70* (65)
Kane Richardson 2/17 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 38,117[10]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
23 January 2019
14:45
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
2/167 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
123 (19.4 overs)
Ben Dunk 72* (53)
Rashid Khan 1/32 (4 overs)
Jake Lehmann 40 (32)
Marcus Stoinis 3/20 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 44 runs
Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe
Attendance: 6,093[11]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Ben Dunk (Melbourne Stars)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
27 January 2019
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
134/8 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
129/8 (20 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 43 (29)
Ben Cutting 2/10 (2 overs)
Matt Renshaw 45 (43)
Marcus Stoinis 4/21 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 5 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 22,231[12]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
3 February 2019
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
3/182 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
9/155 (20 overs)
Ashton Turner 69 (42)
Liam Plunkett 1/23 (3 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 61 (40)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/30 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 27 runs
Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 16,660[13]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Nathan Johnstone
Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Michael Klinger (Perth Scorchers) regained his record of the leading run-scorer in the Big Bash League with 1,947 runs. Chris Lynn of the Brisbane Heat had over taken Klinger two nights prior.[14]
8 February 2019
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
8/156 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat (H)
0/158 (10 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 81 (51)
Josh Lalor 3/43 (4 overs)
Ben Cutting 81* (30)
Brisbane Heat won by 10 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 21,391[15]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Ben Cutting (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
10 February 2019
14:45
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
6/168 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
74 (13.4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 82 (43)
Tom Curran 2/39 (4 overs)
Daniel Hughes 12 (9)
Sandeep Lamichhane 3/11 (3.4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 94 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 22,359[16]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-finals
14 February 2019
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
7/153 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
4/157 (18.5 overs)
Ben McDermott 53 (42)
Daniel Worrall 4/23 (4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 43* (33)
Qais Ahmad 3/33 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Attendance: 12,404[17]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Daniel Worrall (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Final
17 February 2019
14:45
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
5/145 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
7/132 (20 overs)
Tom Cooper 43* (35)
Adam Zampa 2/21 (4 overs)
Ben Dunk 57 (45)
Chris Tremain 2/21 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 13 runs
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 40,816[18]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Dan Christian (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Players

Squad

The following is the Stars men's squad for the 2018–19 Big Bash League season as of 23 January 2019.[19]

S/N Name Nat. Date of birth Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
28Travis DeanAustralia (1992-02-01) 1 February 1992Right-handed—
36Nick LarkinAustraliaRepublic of Ireland (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990Right-handed—
53Nic MaddinsonAustralia (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991Right-handedSlow left armVice-Captain, International Cap
All Rounders
4Evan GulbisAustralia (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986Right-handedRight arm fast medium
12Jonathan MerloAustralia (1998-12-15) 15 December 1998Right-handedRight arm fast medium
16Marcus StoinisAustralia (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989Right-handedRight arm mediumInternational Cap
32Glenn MaxwellAustralia (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988Right-handedRight arm off spinCaptain, International Cap
47Dwayne BravoTrinidad and Tobago (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983Right-handedRight arm fast mediumInternational Cap, Visa contract
Wicketkeepers
13Seb GotchAustralia (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993Right-handed—
51Ben DunkAustralia (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987Left-handed—International Cap
54Peter HandscombAustralia (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991Right-handed—International Cap
Pace Bowlers
9Jackson ColemanAustralia (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991Right-handedLeft arm fast medium
17Daniel WorrallAustralia (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991Right-handedRight arm fast mediumInternational Cap
22Jackson BirdAustralia (1986-12-11) 11 December 1986Right-handedRight arm fast mediumInternational Cap
25Scott BolandAustralia (1989-04-11) 11 April 1989Right-handedRight arm fast mediumInternational Cap
33Liam PlunkettEngland (1985-04-06) 6 April 1985Right-handedRight arm fastInternational Cap, Visa Contract
Spin Bowlers
1Sandeep LamichhaneNepal (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000Right-handedRight arm leg breakInternational Cap, Visa contract
6Tom O'ConnellAustralia (2000-06-14) 14 June 2000Left-handedRight-arm leg spin
19Michael BeerAustralia (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984Right-handedLeft arm orthodoxInternational Cap
23Liam BoweAustralia (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997Right-handedSlow left-arm wrist-spin
28Matt ParkinsonEngland (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996Right-handedRight-arm leg breakVisa Contract
63Adam ZampaAustralia (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992Right-handedRight arm leg breakInternational Cap

Incoming Players
Entry date Role No. Player From team Notes Ref.
27 February 2018 Batsman 53 Australia Nic Maddinson Australia Sydney Sixers International Cap [20]
18 July 2018 Batsman 28 Australia Travis Dean Australia Melbourne Renegades [21]
23 October 2018 Spin Bowler 1 Nepal Sandeep Lamichhane Nepal International Player Visa Contract and International Cap [22]
23 October 2018 Spin Bowler 28 England Matt Parkinson England International Player Visa Contract [23]
13 November 2018 All-rounder 12 Australia Jonathan Merlo Australia Free Agent [24]
15 November 2018 All-rounder 47 Trinidad and Tobago Dwayne Bravo Australia Melbourne Renegades Visa Contract and International Cap [25]
21 November 2018 Pace Bowler 22 Australia Jackson Bird Australia Sydney Sixers International Cap [26]
6 December 2018 Pace Bowler 33 England Liam Plunkett England International Player Visa Contract and International Cap [27]
21 December 2018 Batsman 36 Australia Nick Larkin Australia Free Agent [28]
14 January 2019 Spin Bowler 6 Australia Tom O'Connell Australia Free Agent [29]

Outgoing Players
Exit date Role No. Player To team Notes Ref.
27 January 2018 Batsman 21 Australia Robert Quiney Retired International Cap [30]
1 March 2018 All-rounder 6 England Luke Wright Released Visa Contract and International Cap [31]
1 March 2020 Pace Bowler 20 Australia Ben Hilfenhaus Released International Cap [32]
15 March 2018 Batsman 24 England Kevin Pietersen Retired Visa Contract and International Cap [33]
15 May 2018 All-rounder 5 Australia James Faulkner Australia Hobart Hurricanes International Cap [34]
28 May 2018 All-rounder 11 Australia John Hastings Australia Sydney Sixers International Cap [35]
31 October 2018 Spin Bowler 28 England Matt Parkinson Withdrew Visa Contract [36]
9 November 2018 Spin Bowler 21 Australia Daniel Fallins Australia Sydney Sixers [37]
21 December 2018 Wicket-keeper 2 Australia Sam Harper Australia Melbourne Renegades [38]

Season statistics

Home attendance
Match Opponent Attendance
3Melbourne Renegades46,418
4Sydney Thunder8,156
5Perth Scorchers25,342
8Hobart Hurricanes20,188
10Adelaide Strikers6,093
11Brisbane Heat22,231
14Sydney Sixers22,359
Total Attendance 150,787
Average Attendance 21,541

Most runs
BatsmanMatchesInningsRuns BF Average SR
Australia Marcus Stoinis131353340853.30130.63
Australia Ben Dunk161634228922.80118.33
Australia Glenn Maxwell131233123333.10142.06
Australia Peter Handscomb9919315021.44128.66
Australia Nick Larkin8815913731.80116.05

Last updated: 17 February 2019

Highest scores
BatsmanScore Opp
Australia Glenn Maxwell82Sixers
Australia Marcus Stoinis81Heat
Australia Marcus Stoinis78*Renegades
Australia Ben Dunk72*Strikers
Australia Marcus Stoinis70*Renegades

Last updated: 17 February 2019

Best strike rates
Batsman Mat SR
Australia Glenn Maxwell1142.06
Australia Evan Gulbis12130.98
Australia Marcus Stoinis17130.63
Australia Peter Handscomb14128.66
Australia Tom O'Connell17128.57

Last updated: 17 February 2019

Most sixes
Batsman6's
Australia Glenn Maxwell17
Australia Marcus Stoinis11
Australia Ben Dunk8
Australia Peter Handscomb6
Trinidad and Tobago Dwayne Bravo6

Last updated: 17 February 2019

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