| Club: | Melbourne Stars |
| Season: | 2017–18 |
| Coach: | David Hemp |
| Captain: | Kristen Beams |
| Home Ground: | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Preseason Comp: | League |
| Preseason Result: | WBBL |
| Regularseason Result: | 5–9 (7th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals |
| Leading Runscorer: | Lizelle Lee – 349 |
| Leading Wicket Taker: | Erin Osborne – 15 |
| Player Of The Season: | Erin Osborne |
| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
The 2017–18 Melbourne Stars Women's season was the third in the team's history. Coached by David Hemp and captained by Kristen Beams, the Stars finished WBBL03 in seventh place.
Each WBBL|03 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees were defined as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team in the three years prior to the cut-off date (24 April 2017).[1]
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:
Changes made during the season included:
The table below lists the Stars players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[4] [5] [6] [7]
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 12 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 19 | 146.15 | 4 | 6.58 | 1 | – | ||
| 00 | Mignon du Preez | 13 June 1989 | Right-handed | – | 12 | 269 | 112.08 | 0 | 6.00 | 5 | – | Overseas marquee | |
| 9 | Anna Lanning | | 25 March 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 174 | 83.25 | – | – | 2 | – | |
| 2 | | 14 September 1993 | Right-handed | 14 | 291 | 105.43 | – | – | 3 | – | |||
| 21 | Katey Martin | | 7 February 1985 | Right-handed | – | 2 | 17 | 80.95 | – | – | 2 | – | Overseas marquee (replacement) |
| All-rounders | |||||||||||||
| 34 | Georgia Elwiss | 31 May 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 10 | 184 | 93.40 | 7 | 7.57 | 0 | – | Overseas marquee | |
| 13 | Alana King | | 22 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 14 | 112 | 99.11 | 13 | 7.50 | 2 | – | |
| 76 | Erin Osborne | 27 June 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | 14 | 211 | 92.54 | 15 | 6.33 | 8 | – | Australian marquee | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||||||||
| 4 | | 17 January 2000 | Right-handed | – | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | 0 | 6 | ||
| 67 | 2 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 12 | 349 | 111.14 | – | – | 4 | 0 | Overseas marquee | ||
| Bowlers | |||||||||||||
| 27 | | 5 March 1999 | Right-handed | 1 | 1 | 50.00 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 | – | |||
| 26 | Kristen Beams | 6 November 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 12 | 2 | 100.00 | 4 | 5.73 | 4 | – | Captain, Australian marquee | |
| 22 | Emma Kearney | | 24 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 10 | 20 | 105.26 | 4 | 8.53 | 0 | – | |
| 7 | Chloe Rafferty | | 16 June 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | |
| 3 | Annabel Sutherland | | 12 October 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 7 | 22 | 104.76 | 9 | 5.48 | 3 | – | |
| 8 | Gemma Triscari | | 24 January 1990 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 10.54 | 1 | – | |
| Khadija Tul Kubra | 30 January 1995 | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Associate Rookie | ||
All times are local--------------------------------The Adelaide Strikers recorded the first-ever one-wicket victory in WBBL history,[8] defeating the Melbourne Stars on the last ball of the match.[9] Requiring three runs with one delivery remaining, Tabatha Saville scored a boundary off Stars captain Kristen Beams to clinch a narrow win for the Strikers.[10] ------------------------