Melbourne Stars (WBBL)

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Melbourne Stars (WBBL)
Melbourne stars.png
League Women's Big Bash League
Personnel
Captain Annabel Sutherland
CoachAndrew Christie
Team information
City Melbourne
Colours  Green
Home ground CitiPower Centre
History
Twenty20 debut5 December 2015 (2015-12-05)
WBBL  wins0
Official website Melbourne Stars
Cricket current event.svg Current season

The Melbourne Stars (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in St Kilda, Victoria. [a] They are one of two teams from Melbourne to compete in the Women's Big Bash League, the other being the Melbourne Renegades. To date, the Stars' best performance occurred in WBBL|06 when they ended the regular season as minor premiers before ultimately finishing as runners-up.

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History

Formation

One of eight founding WBBL teams, the Melbourne Stars are aligned with the men's team of the same name. [2] At the official WBBL launch on 10 July 2015, Meg Lanning was unveiled as the Stars' first-ever player signing. [3] Lanning would also become the team's inaugural captain, [3] while David Hemp was appointed as the inaugural coach. [4]

The Stars played their first match on 5 December against the Brisbane Heat at the Junction Oval, winning by 20 runs. [5]

Rivalries

Hobart Hurricanes

The Stars and Hobart Hurricanes have combined to produce an inordinate amount of matches with close finishes, including:

  • 16 January 2016, Blacktown ISP Oval: On a crumbling pitch, criticised earlier in the Australian summer for its sub-standard preparation, [6] the Stars crawled to a first innings total of 7/96 before fighting back to have the Hurricanes at 4/49 in the twelfth over of the run chase. An unbroken stand of 48 runs from the next 51 balls between Corinne Hall and Amy Satterthwaite steered Hobart out of trouble, with Hall scoring a single on the final delivery to secure victory for the 'Canes. [7]
  • 20 January 2017, Blundstone Arena: In a rain-affected encounter, Hobart posted a first innings total of 3/115 off 14 overs. Chasing a revised target of 98 from twelve overs, Melbourne lost 4/7 late in the match (including the wicket of Emma Inglis for 51 off 31) to leave a required twelve runs from the last two balls for victory. Jess Cameron proceeded to hit a six off the penultimate legal delivery before Hurricanes off-spinner Amy Satterthwaite bowled a front-foot no-ball while also conceding a four on what would have otherwise been the final ball of the innings. With Satterthwaite having to bowl the final delivery again, Cameron scored the remaining single needed to pull off an unlikely six-wicket win for the Stars. [8]
  • 21 January 2017, Blundstone Arena: The following morning, on the last day of the WBBL|02 regular season, the Stars and Hurricanes met again—this time in what was effectively a quarter-final knockout match with the winner progressing to the semi-finals and the loser being eliminated from the tournament. [9] Meg Lanning made 81 runs for the Stars in the first innings, earning Player of the Match honours, but was dismissed in the 19th over by a stunning Julie Hunter catch at square leg. [10] A spell of 3/11 off four overs by Kristen Beams was not enough to defend the target of 136 as the Hurricanes scored the winning runs (through Corinne Hall again) with four wickets in hand and one ball remaining. [11]

Melbourne Renegades

Noteworthy matches between the Stars and their cross-town rivals, the Melbourne Renegades, include:

  • 1 January 2017, Melbourne Cricket Ground: Played in front of a reported crowd of 24,547—as part of a double-header with the men's BBL, setting a new record for the highest non-standalone WBBL attendance—the rain-affected match ended in anticlimactic fashion with the Renegades adjudged nine-wicket winners via the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method. [12] Stars captain Meg Lanning initially protested the ruling with officiating umpires, claiming she had been given false information about the par score by the match referee. [13]
  • 20 January 2018, Melbourne Cricket Ground: Chasing 119 for victory, Renegades captain Amy Satterthwaite—who looked to have been run out earlier in the innings and left the field, but was recalled after TV replays showed wicket-keeper Nicole Faltum had dislodged the bails prematurely—hit a six off the final delivery against the bowling of Georgia Elwiss to tie the game. With scores still level after the super over, the Stars were awarded the win on the boundary count back rule. [14] [15]
  • 29 December 2018, Docklands Stadium: The Renegades recorded the second one-wicket victory in the league's history when Lea Tahuhu, a fast bowler not known for her batting ability, hit the winning single off leg-spinning Stars captain Kristen Beams with just one ball to spare. Courtney Webb, on 21 not out, was the set batter at the non-striker's end. [16] [17]

Captaincy records

There have been six captains in the Stars' history, including matches featuring an acting captain.

CaptainSpanMWonLostTiedNRW–L%
Meg Lanning 2015–236830330547.62
Kristen Beams 2017–19197120036.84
Erin Osborne 2018–1910450144.44
Elyse Villani 2019142120014.29
Nicole Faltum 202214560345.45
Annabel Sutherland 2023–2413570141.67

Source: [18]

Season summaries

Chart of yearly table positions for Melbourne Stars in WBBL Performance Chart WBBL STA.svg
Chart of yearly table positions for Melbourne Stars in WBBL
Season W–L Pos. FinalsCoachCaptainMost RunsMost WicketsMost Valuable PlayerRefs
2015–16 7–75thDNQ David Hemp Meg Lanning Meg Lanning – 560* Morna Nielsen – 18Meg Lanning* [19] [20] [21]
2016–17 7–75thDNQDavid HempMeg Lanning [b] Meg Lanning – 502* Gemma Triscari – 13Meg Lanning [22] [23] [24]
2017–18 5–97thDNQDavid Hemp Kristen Beams [c] Lizelle Lee – 349 Erin Osborne – 15Erin Osborne [25] [26] [27]
2018–19 5–87thDNQDavid HempKristen Beams [d] Lizelle Lee – 276 Alana King – 15Alana King [28] [29] [30]
2019 2–128thDNQDavid Hemp Elyse Villani Lizelle Lee – 475Erin Osborne – 11Lizelle Lee [31] [32] [33]
2020 8–3*1st*RU Trent Woodhill Meg LanningMeg Lanning – 493 Nat Sciver – 19Nat Sciver [34] [35] [36]
2021 5–75thDNQ Jarrad Loughman Meg LanningElyse Villani – 439 Kim Garth – 15Kim Garth [37] [38] [39]
2022 5–66thDNQ Jonathan Batty Nicole Faltum Annabel Sutherland – 304Annabel Sutherland – 21Annabel Sutherland [40] [41] [42]
2023 6–87thDNQJonathan BattyMeg LanningAnnabel Sutherland – 288 Sophie Day – 27*Annabel Sutherland [43] [44] [45]
2024 2–78thDNQJonathan BattyAnnabel SutherlandMeg Lanning – 158Kim Garth – 10 Marizanne Kapp [46] [47] [48]
Legend
DNQDid not qualifySFSemi-finalists*Led the league
EFLost the EliminatorRURunners-up^League record
CFLost the ChallengerCChampions

Home grounds

VenueGames hosted by season
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Total
Casey Fields –222–N/A [e] –1–7
Eastern Oval –––––1––1
Jubilee Park––––––1–1
CitiPower Centre 4––1623319
Melbourne Cricket Ground 2242––1112
Ted Summerton Reserve–––––2––2
Toorak Park –1––––––1

Current squad

The squad of the Melbourne Stars for the 2025–26 Women's Big Bash League season as of 19 June 2025. [50] [51]

No.NameNat.Birth DateBatting StyleBowling StyleAdditional Info.
Batters
7 Meg Lanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg 25 March 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
34 Kim Garth Flag of Australia (converted).svg 25 April 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast
66 Dani Gibson Flag of England.svg 30 April 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas Draft Pick (Gold)
12 Ella Hayward Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8 September 2003Right-handedRight-arm off spin
77 Marizanne Kapp Flag of South Africa.svg 4 January 1990Right-handedRight-arm fast Overseas Draft Pick (Platinum)
11 Rhys McKenna Flag of Australia (converted).svg 17 August 2004Right-handedLeft-arm fast
3 Annabel Sutherland Flag of Australia (converted).svg 12 October 2001Right-handedRight-arm fast Captain
Wicket-keepers
40 Amy Jones Flag of England.svg 13 June 1993Right-handed—Overseas Draft Pick (Platinum)
55 Ines McKeon Flag of Australia (converted).svg 19 April 2007Right-handed—
20 Sophie Reid Flag of Australia (converted).svg 28 August 1997Left-handed—
Bowlers
6 Sophie Day Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2 September 1998Left-handed Left-arm orthodox
16 Georgia Prestwidge Flag of Australia (converted).svg 17 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium

Players

Australian representatives

Flag of Australia (converted).svg The following is a list of cricketers who have played for the Melbourne Stars after making their debut in the national women's team (the period they spent as both a Melbourne Stars squad member and an Australian-capped player is in brackets):

Overseas marquees

Associate rookies

Honours

Statistics and Awards

Team Stats

Opposition M WonLostTied NR W–L%
Adelaide Strikers 19990150
Brisbane Heat 207110238.89
Hobart Hurricanes 197120036.84
Melbourne Renegades 208100244.44
Perth Scorchers 209110045
Sydney Sixers 209100147.37
Sydney Thunder 204120425
Total135537501041.41

Source: [60]

Individual stats

Source: [60]

Individual awards

Sponsors

YearKit ManufacturerChest SponsorBack SponsorBreast SponsorSleeve Sponsor
2015–16 Majestic Athletic Rebel Sport Antler VicHealth Rebel
2016–17 Optus Yes
2017–18
2018–19 Yes
2019–20 Yes
2020–21 MG MG Belling Dimplex
2021–22 Nike Aussie Broadband

See also

References

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Notes

  1. ↑ Administrative and training base [1]
  2. ↑ Kristen Beams stood in as acting captain for one game.
  3. ↑ Erin Osborne stood in as acting captain for two games.
  4. ↑ Erin Osborne stood in as acting captain for eight games.
  5. ↑ The Stars did not host any games in WBBL|06 and WBBL|07 due to state border restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. [49]
  6. ↑ Jensen was deemed a local player for the Stars in WBBL|02 due to her permanent residence in Australia and a lack of recent international cricket appearances. [52] [53] [54] [55]
  7. ↑ Garth was classed as a local player for the Stars in WBBL|08 due to her permanent residence in Australia and a lack of recent international cricket appearances for Ireland. [56]
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