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2019–20 Melbourne Stars season

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.

Melbourne Stars
2019-20 season
CoachAustralia David Hussey
Captain(s)Australia Glenn Maxwell
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
BBL Season1st
BBL PlayoffsRunners Up
Leading Run ScorerAustralia Marcus Stoinis (705)
Leading Wicket TakerPakistan Haris Rauf (20)
Australia Adam Zampa (20)
Highest home attendance54,478 vs Renegades
(4 January 2020)
Lowest home attendance6,180 vs Hurricanes
(22 December 2019)
Average home attendance21,446
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Season edit

Ladder edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
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
Source: [1]
(C) Champion

Regular season edit

Main article: 2019–20 Big Bash League season
20 December 2019
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
7/167 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat (H)
8/145 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 83 (39)
Matt Renshaw 1/2 (1 over)
Tom Banton 64 (36)
Adam Zampa 3/30 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 22 runs
Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
Attendance: 11,969[2]
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and John Ward
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
22 December 2019
14:45
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
4/163 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
111 (16 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 81* (54)
Riley Meredith 3/27 (4 overs)
Clive Rose 32* (18)
Haris Rauf 5/27 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 52 runs
Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe
Attendance: 6,180[3]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Haris Rauf (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
27 December 2019
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
4/174 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
6/169 (20 overs)
Jonathan Wells 68* (46)
Sandeep Lamichhane 1/15 (3 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 43 (25)
Peter Siddle 3/24 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 5 runs
Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
Attendance: 7,421[4]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Jonathan Wells (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
30 December 2019
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
5/69 (11 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
3/55 (7.3 overs)
Caleb Jewell 26 (28)
Dale Steyn 2/12 (2 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 25 (19)
James Faulkner 2/10 (2 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 4 runs (DLS method)
University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston
Attendance: 8,753[5]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (Melbourne Stars)
  • 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.
2 January 2020
15:40
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Thunder
7/142 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
7/143 (19.4 overs)
Alex Ross 40 (32)
Haris Rauf 3/24 (4 overs)
Nick Larkin 65 (45)
Daniel Sams 3/25 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 3 wickets
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 14,435[6]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Nathan Johnstone
Player of the match: Nick Larkin (Melbourne Stars)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
4 January 2020
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
9/142 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
2/143 (18.5 overs)
Shaun Marsh 43 (33)
Sandeep Lamichhane 3/26 (4 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 68* (55)
Kane Richardson 1/34 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 54,478[7]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
8 January 2020
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
5/145 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
4/148 (17.5 overs)
Matthew Gilkes 41 (35)
Haris Rauf 3/23 (4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 59* (37)
Arjun Nair 2/15 (2 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 21,322[8]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Haris Rauf (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Haris Rauf (Melbourne Stars) took the sixth hat-trick in the BBL.[9]
10 January 2020
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades (H)
7/168 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
3/169 (18.4)
Shaun Marsh 63 (43)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/29 (4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 83* (45)
Samit Patel 1/21 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 30,388[10]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
  • Lance Morris (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
12 January 2020
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
1/219 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
7/175 (20 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 147* (79)
Tom Curran 1/58 (4 overs)
Ben Dwarshuis 42* (17)
Clint Hinchliffe 3/20 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 44 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 21,556[11]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Melbourne Stars)
15 January 2020
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers (H)
86 (13.5 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
2/89 (12 overs)
Josh Inglis 37 (19)
Jackson Coleman 3/16 (3 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 39* (31)
Mitchell Marsh 1/15 (2 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 25,074[13]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Nathan Johnstone
Player of the match: Jackson Coleman (Melbourne Stars)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jaron Morgan (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
18 January 2020
15:40
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars (H)
6/141 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
9/131 (20 overs)
Hilton Cartwright 58 (56)
Matthew Kelly 3/27 (4 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 32 (44)
Nic Maddinson 3/24 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 10 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 28,042[14]
Umpires: Darren Close and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
20 January 2020
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers (H)
4/143 (14 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
5/125 (14 overs)
Moises Henriques 72 (31)
Sandeep Lamichhane 2/38 (3 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 62 (37)
Ben Dwarshuis 2/20 (3 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 21 runs (DLS method)
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sydney Sixers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
22 January 2020
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers (H)
4/162 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
8/151 (20 overs)
Jonathan Wells 55* (36)
Clint Hinchliffe 3/19 (3 overs)
Peter Handscomb 65* (39)
Peter Siddle 4/33 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 11 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 23,014[15]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Jonathan Wells (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
25 January 2020
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
5/186 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
115 (17.4 overs)
AB de Villiers 71 (37)
Adam Zampa 3/27 (4 overs)
Peter Handscomb 27 (18)
Mitchell Swepson 3/31 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 71 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 27,676[16]
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Dilbar Hussain (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.

Playoffs edit

Qualifier edit

31 January 2020
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
7/142 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
99 (18 overs)
Josh Philippe 34 (28)
Adam Zampa 3/21 (4 overs)
Clint Hinchliffe 25* (25)
Sean Abbott 3/23 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 43 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 13,275[17]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Steve O'Keefe (Sydney Sixers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

The Challenger edit

6 February 2020
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
2/194 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
8/166 (20 overs)
Nick Larkin 83* (49)
Chris Morris 2/30 (4 overs)
Alex Ross 58 (38)
Haris Rauf 3/17 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 28 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 13,067[18]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Nick Larkin (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

The Final edit

8 February 2020
19:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers
5/116 (12 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
6/97 (12 overs)
Josh Philippe 52 (29)
Glenn Maxwell 2/17 (2 overs)
Nick Larkin 38* (26)
Nathan Lyon 2/19 (2 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 19 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 10,121[19]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Josh Philippe (Sydney Sixers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 12 overs per side due to rain.

Players edit

Squad edit

The 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
Batsmen
36 Nick Larkin    (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 33) Right-handed -
53 Nic Maddinson   (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 32) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox International Cap
All-rounders
12 Jonathan Merlo   (1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
16 Marcus Stoinis   (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium International Cap
23 Clint Hinchliffe   (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 27) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox
32 Glenn Maxwell   (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm off-spin Captain, International Cap
35 Hilton Cartwright   (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium International Cap
Wicketkeepers
13 Seb Gotch   (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off-break
51 Ben Dunk   (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 37) Left-handed Right arm off-break International Cap
54 Peter Handscomb   (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Vice-Captain, International Cap
Pace bowlers
7 Nathan Coulter-Nile   (1987-10-11) 11 October 1987 (age 36) 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 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium U-19 International Cap
17 Daniel Worrall   (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
28 Lance Morris   (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast
40 Pat Brown   (1998-08-23) 23 August 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Visa Contract and International Cap
72 Dilbar Hussain   (1993-02-20) 20 February 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast Visa Contract
77 Haris Rauf   (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast Visa Contract and International Cap
Spin bowlers
6 Tom O'Connell   (2000-06-14) 14 June 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Left-arm orthodox
25 Sandeep Lamichhane   (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Visa Contract and International Cap
88 Adam Zampa   (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg-break International Cap
  •   Player ruled out of season due to injury.

Personnel Changes edit

Incoming Players edit

Entry date Role No. Player From team Notes Ref.
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 edit

Exit date Role No. Player To team Notes Ref.
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 edit

Attendance edit

Home attendance edit

Match Opponent Attendance
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 edit

Most runs edit

Batsman Matches Innings Runs BF Average SR
  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 edit

Batsman 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 edit

Batsman Mat SR
  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 edit

Batsman 6's
  Marcus Stoinis 28
  Glenn Maxwell 20
  Nick Larkin 8
  Hilton Cartwright 6
  Peter Handscomb 5

Last updated: 8 February 2020

Bowling edit

Most wickets edit

Bowler Matches Wkts Balls RC BBI Econ
  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 edit

Bowler Ovr BBI Opp
  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 edit

Batsman Mat Econ
  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 edit

Hat-trick No. Player Opp Dismissals
1   Haris Rauf Sydney Thunder Matthew Gilkes (c)
Callum Ferguson (b)
Daniel Sams (lbw)

References edit

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  6. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars d Sydney Thunder". Austadiums. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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  9. ^ "How Rashid Khan and Haris Rauf got their hat-tricks". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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  13. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars d Perth Scorchers". Austadiums. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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  15. ^ "BBL: Adelaide Strikers d Melbourne Stars". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  16. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat - Melbourne Cricket Ground".
  17. ^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers d Melbourne Stars". Austadiums. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  18. ^ "BBL PF: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder - Melbourne Cricket Ground".
  19. ^ "BBL Final: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars - Sydney Cricket Ground".
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