2019–20 Melbourne Stars season explained

Club:Melbourne Stars
Season:2019-20
Coach: David Hussey
Captain: Glenn Maxwell
Home Ground:Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Regularseason Comp:BBL Season
Regularseason Result:1st
Finals Series:BBL Playoffs
Finals Result:Runners Up
Leading Runscorer: Marcus Stoinis (705)
Leading Wicket Taker: Haris Rauf (20)
Adam Zampa (20)
Highest Attendance:54,478 vs Renegades
(4 January 2020)
Lowest Attendance:6,180 vs Hurricanes
(22 December 2019)
Average Attendance:21,446
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21

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.

Season

Regular season

See main article: 2019–20 Big Bash League season.

Playoffs

The Final

Players

Squad

The following is the Stars men's squad for the 2019–20 Big Bash League season as of 27 January 2020.[1]

NameDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
36 1990 5, df=y Right-handed -
53 1991 12, df=y Left-handed International Cap
All-rounders
12 1998 12, df=y Right-handed
16 1989 8, df=y Right-handed International Cap
23 1996 10, df=y Left-handed
32 1988 10, df=y Right-handed Captain, International Cap
35 1992 2, df=y Right-handed International Cap
Wicketkeepers
13 1993 7, df=y Right-handed Right-arm off-break
51 11 March 1987 Left-handed International Cap
54 26 April 1991 Right-handed Vice-Captain, International Cap
Pace bowlers
7Nathan Coulter-Nile 1987 10, df=y Right-handed International Cap
8Dale Steyn26 August 1983 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm fastVisa Contract and International Cap
9Jackson Coleman 1991 12, df=y Right-handed U-19 International Cap
17Daniel Worrall 1991 7, df=y Right-handed
28Lance Morris 1998 3, df=y Right-handed
40Pat Brown1998 8, df=y Right-handed Visa Contract and International Cap
72Dilbar Hussain 1993 2, df=y Right-handed Visa Contract
77Haris Rauf 1993 11, df=y Right-handed Visa Contract and International Cap
Spin bowlers
6 2000 6, df=y Right-handed
25Sandeep Lamichhane 2000 8, df=y Right-handed Visa Contract and International Cap
88Adam Zampa 1992 3, df=y Right-handed International Cap

Personnel Changes

Incoming Players

Entry dateRoleNo.PlayerFrom teamNotesRef.
14 April 2019All-rounder35 Hilton Cartwright Perth ScorchersInternational Cap[2]
14 August 2019Pace Bowler7 Nathan Coulter-Nile Perth ScorchersInternational Cap[3]
14 August 2019All-rounder23 Clint Hinchliffe Perth Scorchers[4]
14 August 2019Pace Bowler28 Lance Morris Perth Scorchers[5]
8 October 2019Pace Bowler8 Dale Steyn International PlayerVisa Contract and International Cap[6]
6 November 2019Pace Bowler40 Pat Brown International PlayerVisa Contract and International Cap[7]
19 December 2019Pace Bowler77 Haris Rauf International PlayerVisa Contract, Injury Replacement for Dale Steyn[8]
24 January 2020Pace Bowler72 Dilbar Hussain International PlayerVisa Contract, International Replacement for Haris Rauf[9]

Outgoing Players

Exit dateRoleNo.PlayerTo teamNotesRef.
8 February 2019Spin Bowler19 Michael BeerRetiredInternational Cap[10]
1 March 2019All-rounder4 Evan GulbisReleased[11]
1 March 2019Batsman28 Travis DeanReleased[12]
1 March 2019Pace Bowler33 Liam PlunkettReleasedVisa Contract and International Cap[13]
3 May 2019All-rounder47 Dwayne BravoReleasedVisa Contract and International Cap[14]
31 August 2019Pace Bowler22 Jackson Bird Sydney SixersInternational Cap[15]
23 October 2019Pace Bowler25 Scott Boland Hobart HurricanesInternational Cap[16]
5 January 2020Spin Bowler23 Liam Bowe Sydney Thunder[17]

Season statistics

Attendance

Home attendance

MatchOpponentAttendance
2 6,180
37,421
6 54,478
7 21,322
9 21,556
10 28,042
14 27,676
13,275
13,067
Total Attendance 193,017
Average Attendance 21,446

Batting

Most runs

Batsman Matches Innings Runs Average
17 17 705 516 54.23 136.62
17 16 398 268 39.80 148.50
14 11 297 217 37.12 136.86
9 8 230 182 38.33 126.37
12 10 188 146 31.33 128.76

Full Table on Cricinfo

Last updated: 8 February 2020

Highest scores

Batsman Score
147 Sixers
83 Renegades
83 Thunder
83
83 Thunder

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Last updated: 6 February 2020

Best strike rates

Batsman
1 200.00
12 150.00
17 148.50
14 136.86
17 136.62

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Last updated: 8 February 2020

Most sixes

Batsman 6's
28
20
8
6
5

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Last updated: 8 February 2020

Bowling

Most wickets

Bowler Matches Balls
10 20 237 267 5/27 7.05
12 20 270 324 3/21 7.20
13 15 270335 3/26 7.44
17 10 222 260 3/19 7.02
12 10 228 286 2/14 7.52

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Last updated: 8 February 2020

Best bowling figures in an innings

Bowler
4.0 5/27 Hurricanes
3.0 3/16 Scorchers
4.0 3/17 Thunder
3.0 3/19
4.0 3/20 Sixers

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Last updated: 86 February 2020

Best economy rates

Batsman
1 5.33
4 6.23
14 6.50
17 7.02
10 7.05

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Last updated: 8 February 2020

Hat-tricks

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players | Melbourne Stars - BBL.
  2. Web site: Cartwright heads east to become a Star .
  3. Web site: WA trio heads east to join Stars for Big Bash.
  4. Web site: WA trio heads east to join Stars for Big Bash .
  5. Web site: WA trio heads east to join Stars for Big Bash.
  6. Web site: Melbourne Stars complete Dale Steyn coup.
  7. Web site: England bowler Brown to join Stars in January.
  8. Web site: Haris Rauf joins Melbourne Stars as cover for injured Dale Steyn.
  9. Web site: Dilbar Hussain signs as Stars name squad for Heat clash .
  10. Web site: Michael Beer Calls Time on BBL Career.
  11. Web site: Big Bash teams: Full squads for BBL|09 so far.
  12. Web site: Big Bash teams: Full squads for BBL|09 so far.
  13. Web site: Big Bash teams: Full squads for BBL|09 so far.
  14. Web site: Cartwright heads east to become a Star.
  15. Web site: BBL: Jackson Bird returns to Sydney Sixers. 31 August 2019.
  16. Web site: Boland jumps on the Cane train after Stars stint. 23 October 2019.
  17. Web site: Bowe gets another chance in Big Bash League. 5 January 2020.

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