2015–16 Melbourne Stars season

Melbourne Stars
2015–16 season
Coach	Stephen Fleming
Captain(s)	David Hussey
Home ground	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
BBL	2nd
BBL Finals	Runners
Leading Run Scorer	Kevin Pietersen(323)
Highest home attendance	80,883 vs Renegades; (2 January 2016)
Lowest home attendance	18,809 vs Thunder; (20 December 2015)
Average home attendance	40,298

Ladder

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
Adelaide Strikers	8	7	1	14	+0.544
Melbourne Stars (RU)	8	5	3	10	+0.366
Perth Scorchers	8	5	3	10	+0.181
Sydney Thunder (C)	8	4	4	8	+0.375
Melbourne Renegades	8	3	5	6	−0.041
Brisbane Heat	8	3	5	6	−0.204
Hobart Hurricanes	8	3	5	6	−0.955
Sydney Sixers	8	2	6	4	−0.330

The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

Last updated: 27 December 2017^[1]

Ladder progress

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	W
Position	7	7	6	6	4	3	3	2

Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Regular season

18 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 5/187 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 7/168 (20 overs)
Alex Ross 65 (31) Scott Boland 2/55 (4 overs)		Marcus Stoinis 50 (42) Kane Richardson 3/23 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 19 runs
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 27,611^[2]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Alex Ross (Strikers)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

20 December
19:25 (D/N)
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 6/178 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 5/177 (20 overs)
Usman Khawaja 109* (70) Glenn Maxwell 2/28 (4 overs)		Kevin Pietersen 76 (42) Andre Russell 2/28 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 1 run
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 18,809^[3]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

27 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Sydney Sixers 6/139 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 5/143 (18.4 overs)
Moisés Henriques 41* (34) Ben Hilfenhaus 2/25 (3 overs)		Peter Handscomb 52 (40) Doug Bollinger 2/31 (3.4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 29,104^[4]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogaski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)

Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
The crowd of 29,104 is the highest crowd at the SCG for a non-derby BBL match.^[4]

2 January
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 7/161 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 3/163 (19.1 overs)
Cameron White 54 (39) John Hastings 4/29 (4 overs)		Luke Wright 109* (63) Chris Tremain 1/22 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 80,883^[5]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Luke Wright (Stars)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
The crowd of 80,883 is the highest ever recorded attendance for a domestic cricket match.^[6]

6 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 124 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 2/126 (15 overs)
George Bailey 55 (40) Adam Zampa 2/18 (4 overs)		Glenn Maxwell 56* (32) Sam Rainbird 1/25 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 33,603^[7]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

9 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 6/155 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 2/156 (18 overs)
Dwayne Bravo 59* (37) Marcus Stoinis 3/11 (2 overs)		Kevin Pietersen 67* (43) Cameron Stevenson 1/28 (3 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 43,176^[8]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Stars)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Aaron Ayre (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
The crowd of 43,176 is the highest at Etihad Stadium for a cricket match.

14 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 7/188 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 9/132 (20 overs)
Chris Lynn 56 (24) Adam Zampa 2/31 (4 overs)		Evan Gulbis 61* (52) Samuel Badree 5/22 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 56 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,649^[9]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Samuel Badree (Heat)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

16 January
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 9/146 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers (H) 94 (19 overs)
David Hussey 36 (25) Matt Dixon 3/32 (4 overs)		Adam Voges 46* (51) Daniel Worrall 3/15 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 52 runs
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,870^[10]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Stars)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Jhye Richardson (Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
The crowd of 20,870 is the highest crowd for a BBL at this ground.^[10]

Knockout phase

Semifinals			Final


1	Adelaide Strikers (H)	7/159 (20 ov)

4	Sydney Thunder	2/160 (17.4 ov)
			2	Melbourne Stars (H)	9/176 (20 ov)

			4	Sydney Thunder	7/181 (19.3 ov)
3	Perth Scorchers	7/139 (20 ov)

2	Melbourne Stars (H)	3/140 (18.1 ov)

Semi Finals

The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi finals.

22 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 7/139 (20.0 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 3/140 (18.1 overs)
Adam Voges 52 (40) Daniel Worrall 3/25 (4 overs)		Kevin Pietersen 62 (36) Brad Hogg 1/20 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,174

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Final

24 January
19:20 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 9/176 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 7/181 (19.3 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 74 (39) Marcus Stoinis 3/30 (4 overs)		Usman Khawaja 70 (40) Shane Watson 2/17 (3 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 3 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 47,672
Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Sydney Thunder)

Sydney Thunders won the toss and elected to field.

2015/16 squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes	Shirt Number
Batsmen
Kevin Pietersen	(1980-06-27) 27 June 1980	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Overseas player	24
David Hussey	(1977-07-15) 15 July 1977	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Captain	8
Robert Quiney	(1982-08-20) 20 August 1982	Left-handed	Right arm medium		21
All-rounders
Luke Wright	(1985-03-07) 7 March 1985	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Overseas Player	6
James Faulkner	(1990-04-29) 29 April 1990	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium	Vice-Captain	5
Glenn Maxwell	(1988-10-14) 14 October 1988	Right-handed	Right arm off spin		32
John Hastings	(1985-11-04) 4 November 1985	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium		11
Marcus Stoinis	(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989	Right-handed	Right arm medium		16
Evan Gulbis	(1986-03-26) 26 March 1986	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium		4
Wicketkeepers
Peter Handscomb	(1991-04-26) 26 April 1991	Right-handed			54
Tom Triffitt	(1990-11-13) 13 November 1990	Right-handed			7
Sam Harper	(1996-12-10) 10 December 1996	Right-handed			2
Bowlers
Daniel Worrall	(1991-07-10) 10 July 1991	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium		17
Scott Boland	(1989-04-11) 11 April 1989	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium		25
Ben Hilfenhaus	(1983-03-15) 15 March 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium		20
Michael Beer	(1984-06-09) 9 June 1984	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox		19
Adam Zampa	(1992-03-31) 31 March 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break		63

Home attendance

Game	Opponent	Attendance
2	Sydney Thunder	18,809
4	Melbourne Renegades	80,883
5	Hobart Hurricanes	33,603
7	Brisbane Heat	30,649
SF2	Perth Scorchers	30,174
Final	Sydney Thunder	47,672
Total Attendance		241,790
Average Attendance		40,298

References

↑ "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
↑ Strikers sparkle, Stars fade in BBL cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 Dec, 2015
↑ Early rain didn't shy away the 18,809 Stars fans twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved 20 Dec, 2015
1 2 A big thanks to those who made tonight our biggest EVER non-derby crowd twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 27 Dec, 2015
↑ Rollicking Wright shoots Stars to win cricket.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2015
↑ Five incredible facts from BBL record crowd at MCG for Stars-Renegades foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016
↑ 33,603 the official @MCG crowd tonight, the highest ever total for a match between the Hurricanes and us. #BBL05 twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 6 Jan, 2016
↑ BBL: Stars d Renegades austadiums.com.au. Retrieved 9 Jan, 2016
↑ Total attendance for #BBL05 = 163,944 fans, averaging over 40,000 per match. 30,649 is tonight's official crowd. #ThanksTeamGreen twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 14 January 2016
1 2 Final crowd numbers are record-breaking... there's 20,870 people here this evening at #TheFurnace #MADETOUGH twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016

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[1] "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[2] Strikers sparkle, Stars fade in BBL cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 Dec, 2015

[3] Early rain didn't shy away the 18,809 Stars fans twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved 20 Dec, 2015

[SCG_27_Dec-4] 1 2 A big thanks to those who made tonight our biggest EVER non-derby crowd twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 27 Dec, 2015

[5] Rollicking Wright shoots Stars to win cricket.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2015

[6] Five incredible facts from BBL record crowd at MCG for Stars-Renegades foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016

[6_Jan-7] 33,603 the official @MCG crowd tonight, the highest ever total for a match between the Hurricanes and us. #BBL05 twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 6 Jan, 2016

[8] BBL: Stars d Renegades austadiums.com.au. Retrieved 9 Jan, 2016

[9] Total attendance for #BBL05 = 163,944 fans, averaging over 40,000 per match. 30,649 is tonight's official crowd. #ThanksTeamGreen twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 14 January 2016

[twitter.com-10] 1 2 Final crowd numbers are record-breaking... there's 20,870 people here this evening at #TheFurnace #MADETOUGH twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016