2015–16 Melbourne Stars season

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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 NR Pts NRR Qualification
Adelaide Strikers 8 7 1 0 14 +0.544 Teams qualified for the semi-finals
Melbourne Stars (R) 8 5 3 0 10 +0.366
Perth Scorchers 8 5 3 0 10 +0.181
Sydney Thunder (W) 8 4 4 0 8 +0.375
Melbourne Renegades 8 3 5 0 6 -0.041 Teams eliminated after regular season
Brisbane Heat 8 3 5 0 6 -0.204
Hobart Hurricanes 8 3 5 0 6 -0.955
Sydney Sixers 8 2 6 0 4 -0.330

Point table on ESPN CricInfo


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


Ground: A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win

Regular season

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Main article: 2015–16 Big Bash League 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[1]
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[2]
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[3]
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.[3]
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[4]
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.[5]
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[6]
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[7]
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[8]
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[9]
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 Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes Shirt Number
Batsmen
Kevin Pietersen England (1980-06-27) 27 June 1980 (age 44) Right-handed Right arm off spin Overseas player 24
David Hussey Australia (1977-07-15) 15 July 1977 (age 47) Right-handed Right arm off spin Captain 8
Robert Quiney Australia (1982-08-20) 20 August 1982 (age 42) Left-handed Right arm medium 21
All-rounders
Luke Wright England (1985-03-07) 7 March 1985 (age 40) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Overseas Player 6
James Faulkner Australia (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Left arm fast medium Vice-Captain 5
Glenn Maxwell Australia (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right arm off spin 32
John Hastings Australia (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right arm fast medium 11
Marcus Stoinis Australia (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right arm medium 16
Evan Gulbis Australia (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986 (age 38) Right-handed Right arm fast medium 4
Wicketkeepers
Peter Handscomb Australia (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 33) Right-handed 54
Tom Triffitt Australia (1990-11-13) 13 November 1990 (age 34) Right-handed 7
Sam Harper Australia (1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 (age 28) Right-handed 2
Bowlers
Daniel Worrall Australia (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm fast medium 17
Scott Boland Australia (1989-04-11) 11 April 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right arm fast medium 25
Ben Hilfenhaus Australia (1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 (age 42) Right-handed Right arm fast medium 20
Michael Beer Australia (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Left arm orthodox 19
Adam Zampa Australia (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 63

Home attendance

  1. ↑ Strikers sparkle, Stars fade in BBL cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 Dec, 2015
  2. ↑ Early rain didn't shy away the 18,809 Stars fans twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved 20 Dec, 2015
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 A big thanks to those who made tonight our biggest EVER non-derby crowd twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 27 Dec, 2015
  4. ↑ Rollicking Wright shoots Stars to win cricket.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2015
  5. ↑ Five incredible facts from BBL record crowd at MCG for Stars-Renegades foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016
  6. ↑ 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
  7. ↑ BBL: Stars d Renegades austadiums.com.au. Retrieved 9 Jan, 2016
  8. ↑ 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
  9. ↑ 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
  10. ↑ 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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