Melbourne Stars

Melbourne Stars

Captain:	David Hussey
Coach:	Stephen Fleming
Chairman:	Edward McGuire
Colours:	Green
Founded:	2011
Home ground:	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Capacity:	100,024
BBL wins:	0
CLT20 wins:	0
Official website:	Official Website
2015–16 Melbourne Stars season

The Melbourne Stars is an Australian Twenty20 cricket team based in Melbourne, Victoria that competes in Australia's Twenty20 competition, the Big Bash League.^[1] The Stars wear a green uniform and play their home matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the largest cricket stadium in the world.^[2]

They are currently captained by Australian David Hussey and coached by former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming.^[3]

Mascot

Starman is the official mascot of the Melbourne Stars. In BBL|05 the Stars introduced a secondary mascot Sammy the Seagull after a seagull was struck with a cricket ball hit by Adam Voges during a Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers match in BBL|04 while the Stars were fielding.

2016/17 squad

Melbourne Stars squad at the Gabba, Brisbane (2014)

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
12	Seb Gotch		(1993-07-12) 12 July 1993	Right-handed	−
24	Kevin Pietersen		(1980-06-27) 27 June 1980	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Visa contract
21	Robert Quiney		(1982-08-20) 20 August 1982	Left-handed	Right arm medium
All Rounders
5	James Faulkner		(1990-04-29) 29 April 1990	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium	Vice-captain
4	Evan Gulbis		(1986-03-26) 26 March 1986	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
8	David Hussey		(1977-07-15) 15 July 1977	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Captain
32	Glenn Maxwell		(1988-10-14) 14 October 1988	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
16	Marcus Stoinis		(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989	Right-handed	Right arm medium
6	Luke Wright		(1985-03-07) 7 March 1985	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract
Wicketkeepers
54	Peter Handscomb		(1991-04-26) 26 April 1991	Right-handed	–
2	Sam Harper		(1996-12-10) 10 December 1996	Right-handed	–
7	Tom Triffitt		(1990-11-13) 13 November 1990	Right-handed	–
Pace bowlers
25	Scott Boland		(1989-04-11) 11 April 1989	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
11	John Hastings		(1985-11-04) 4 November 1985	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
20	Ben Hilfenhaus		(1983-03-15) 15 March 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
17	Daniel Worrall		(1991-07-10) 10 July 1991	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
19	Michael Beer		(1984-06-09) 9 June 1984	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox
63	Adam Zampa		(1992-03-31) 31 March 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break

Statistics

Most Runs

Sponsors

Melbourne Stars are sponsored by Optus, and National Storage in BBL06.

BBL Sponsors:

WBBL Sponsors:

Women's Team

The Melbourne Stars WBBL team in captained by Meg Lanning.

Domestic

• Big Bash:
  • Champions (0):
    • Runners-Up (1): 2015–16
    • Minor Premiers (1): 2013–14
  • Finals Series Appearances (5): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
    • Wooden Spoons (0):

Imported players

• Jade Dernbach – England (2011)
• Luke Wright – England (2011–present)
• Lasith Malinga – Sri Lanka (2012–2013)
• Dimitri Mascarenhas – England (2012)
• Mohammad Hafeez – Pakistan (2013)
• Kevin Pietersen – England (2014–present)

Notable Fans

• Andy Lee
• Waleed Aly
• Tom Turner
• Niall Horan

See also

• Melbourne Renegades
• Cricket Victoria
• Victorian Bushrangers

References

External links

• Melbourne Stars on Facebook
• Melbourne Stars on Twitter

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