2018–19 Melbourne Stars season explained

Club:	Melbourne Stars
Season:	2018–19
President:	Eddie McGuire
Coach:	Stephen Fleming
Captain:	Glenn Maxwell
Home Ground:	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Regularseason Comp:	BBL Season
Regularseason Result:	4th
Finals Series:	BBL Finals
Finals Result:	Runners-up
Leading Runscorer:	Marcus Stoinis (533)
Leading Wicket Taker:	Dwayne Bravo (15)
Highest Attendance:	46,418 vs Renegades (1 January 2019)
Lowest Attendance:	6,093 vs Strikers (23 January 2019)
Average Attendance:	21,541
Prevseason:	2017–18
Nextseason:	2019–20

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.

Season

Regular season

See main article: 2018–19 Big Bash League season.

Knockout stages

Final

Players

Squad

The following is the Stars men's squad for the 2018–19 Big Bash League season as of 23 January 2019.^[1]

	Name		Date of birth	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
28			1 February 1992	Right-handed	—
36			1 May 1990	Right-handed	—
53			21 December 1991	Right-handed		Vice-Captain, International Cap
All Rounders
4			26 March 1986	Right-handed
12			15 December 1998	Right-handed
16			16 August 1989	Right-handed		International Cap
32			14 October 1988	Right-handed		Captain, International Cap
47			7 October 1983	Right-handed		International Cap, Visa contract
Wicketkeepers
13			12 July 1993	Right-handed	—
51			11 March 1987	Left-handed	—	International Cap
54			26 April 1991	Right-handed	—	International Cap
Pace Bowlers
9			18 December 1991	Right-handed
17			10 July 1991	Right-handed		International Cap
22			11 December 1986	Right-handed		International Cap
25			11 April 1989	Right-handed		International Cap
33			6 April 1985	Right-handed		International Cap, Visa Contract
Spin Bowlers
1			2 August 2000	Right-handed		International Cap, Visa contract
6			14 June 2000	Left-handed
19			9 June 1984	Right-handed		International Cap
23			23 September 1997	Right-handed
28			24 October 1996	Right-handed		Visa Contract
63			31 March 1992	Right-handed		International Cap

Personnel Changes

Incoming Players

Entry date	Role	No.	Player	From team	Notes	Ref.
27 February 2018	Batsman	53	Nic Maddinson	Sydney Sixers	International Cap	^[2]
18 July 2018	Batsman	28	Travis Dean	Melbourne Renegades		^[3]
23 October 2018	Spin Bowler	1	Sandeep Lamichhane	International Player	Visa Contract and International Cap	^[4]
23 October 2018	Spin Bowler	28	Matt Parkinson	International Player	Visa Contract	^[5]
13 November 2018	All-rounder	12	Jonathan Merlo	Free Agent		^[6]
15 November 2018	All-rounder	47	Dwayne Bravo	Melbourne Renegades	Visa Contract and International Cap	^[7]
21 November 2018	Pace Bowler	22	Jackson Bird	Sydney Sixers	International Cap	^[8]
6 December 2018	Pace Bowler	33	Liam Plunkett	International Player	Visa Contract and International Cap	^[9]
21 December 2018	Batsman	36	Nick Larkin	Free Agent		^[10]
14 January 2019	Spin Bowler	6	Tom O'Connell	Free Agent		^[11]

Outgoing Players

Exit date	Role	No.	Player	To team	Notes	Ref.
27 January 2018	Batsman	21	Robert Quiney	Retired	International Cap	^[12]
1 March 2018	All-rounder	6	Luke Wright	Released	Visa Contract and International Cap	^[13]
1 March 2020	Pace Bowler	20	Ben Hilfenhaus	Released	International Cap	^[14]
15 March 2018	Batsman	24	Kevin Pietersen	Retired	Visa Contract and International Cap	^[15]
15 May 2018	All-rounder	5	James Faulkner	Hobart Hurricanes	International Cap	^[16]
28 May 2018	All-rounder	11	John Hastings	Sydney Sixers	International Cap	^[17]
31 October 2018	Spin Bowler	28	Matt Parkinson	Withdrew	Visa Contract	^[18]
9 November 2018	Spin Bowler	21	Daniel Fallins	Sydney Sixers		^[19]
21 December 2018	Wicket-keeper	2	Sam Harper	Melbourne Renegades		^[20]

Season statistics

Home attendance

Match	Opponent	Attendance
3		46,418
4		8,156
5		25,342
8		20,188
10		6,093
11		22,231
14		22,359
Total Attendance		150,787
Average Attendance		21,541

Batting

Most runs

Batsman	Matches	Innings	Runs		Average
		13	13	533	408	53.30	130.63
	16	16	342	289	22.80	118.33
	13	12	331	233	33.10	142.06
	9	9	193	150	21.44	128.66
	8	8	159	137	31.80	116.05

Full Table on Cricinfo

Last updated: 17 February 2019

Highest scores

Batsman	Score
		82	Sixers
	81	Heat
	78	Renegades
	72
	70	Renegades

Full Table on Cricinfo

Last updated: 17 February 2019

Best strike rates

Batsman
		1	142.06
	12	130.98
	17	130.63
	14	128.66
	17	128.57

Full Table on Cricinfo

Last updated: 17 February 2019

Most sixes

Batsman	6's
		17
	11
	8
	6
	6

Full Table on Cricinfo

Last updated: 17 February 2019

External links

• Official website of the Melbourne Stars
• Official website of the Big Bash League

Notes and References

1. Web site: Players - Melbourne Stars - BBL. www.melbournestars.com.au. 29 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180903234107/https://melbournestars.com.au/players. 2018-09-03. live.
2. News: Nic Maddinson joins Melbourne Stars from Sydney Sixers. Herald Sun.
3. Web site: Travis Dean sign with Stars.
4. Web site: Sandeep Lamichhane signs with Melbourne Stars; Mujeeb joins Brisbane Heat.
5. Web site: Melbourne Stars sign international shooting Stars. Melbourne Stars. 27 November 2022.
6. Web site: Trio commit to the Stars.
7. Web site: Dwayne Bravo joins rivals Melbourne Stars for BBL08. www.sportingnews.com. 27 November 2022.
8. Web site: Two Stars return to Team Green.
9. Web site: Plunkett signs with Stars as international replacement. Melbourne Stars. 27 November 2022.
10. Web site: Stars name BBL squad for first match.
11. Web site: Full Scorecard of Hurricanes vs Stars 31st Match 2018/19 - Score Report ESPNcricinfo.com.
12. Web site: Rob Quiney set to call it quits on cricket.
13. Web site: Luke Wright farewells Melbourne Stars.
14. Web site: Updated BBL|08 squads for each club.
15. News: Kevin Pietersen on retiring from cricket: 'I've had enough. Twenty overs fielding felt like a Test match'. The Telegraph. 19 March 2018. Sport. Telegraph.
16. Web site: New Signing - Faulkner Fully Comes Home.
17. Web site: Sixers sign John Hastings .
18. Web site: Matt Parkinson ruled out of Big Bash.
19. Web site: Sixers sign exciting young duo for BBLI08.
20. Web site: Big Bash League: Sam Harper relishing chance with Melbourne Renegades after rocky road. 20 December 2018.