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
Ladder
Regular season
Knockout stages
Semi-finals
Final
Players
Squad The following is the Stars men's squad for the 2018–19 Big Bash League season as of 23 January 2019. Name Date of birth Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen 28 Travis Dean Right-handed — 36 Nick Larkin Right-handed — 53 Nic Maddinson Right-handed Slow left arm Vice-Captain, International Cap All Rounders4 Evan Gulbis Right-handed Right arm fast medium 12 Jonathan Merlo Right-handed Right arm fast medium 16 Marcus Stoinis Right-handed Right arm medium International Cap32 Glenn Maxwell Right-handed Right arm off spin Captain, International Cap 47 Dwayne Bravo Right-handed Right arm fast medium International Cap, Visa contract Wicketkeepers13 Seb Gotch Right-handed — 51 Ben Dunk Left-handed — International Cap 54 Peter Handscomb Right-handed — International Cap Pace Bowlers9 Jackson Coleman Right-handed Left arm fast medium 17 Daniel Worrall Right-handed Right arm fast medium International Cap22 Jackson Bird Right-handed Right arm fast medium International Cap 25 Scott Boland Right-handed Right arm fast medium International Cap33 Liam Plunkett Right-handed Right arm fast International Cap, Visa Contract Spin Bowlers1 Sandeep Lamichhane Right-handed Right arm leg break International Cap, Visa contract6 Tom O'Connell Left-handed Right-arm leg spin 19 Michael Beer Right-handed Left arm orthodox International Cap23 Liam Bowe Right-handed Slow left-arm wrist-spin 28 Matt Parkinson Right-handed Right-arm leg break Visa Contract63 Adam Zampa Right-handed Right arm leg break International Cap
Personnel Changes
Incoming Players Entry dateRoleNo.PlayerFrom teamNotesRef. 27 February 2018 Batsman 53 Nic Maddinson Sydney Sixers International Cap 18 July 2018 Batsman 28 Travis Dean Melbourne Renegades 23 October 2018 Spin Bowler 1 Sandeep Lamichhane International Player Visa Contract and International Cap 23 October 2018 Spin Bowler 28 Matt Parkinson International Player Visa Contract 13 November 2018 All-rounder 12 Jonathan Merlo Free Agent 15 November 2018 All-rounder 47 Dwayne Bravo Melbourne Renegades Visa Contract and International Cap 21 November 2018 Pace Bowler 22 Jackson Bird Sydney Sixers International Cap 6 December 2018 Pace Bowler 33 Liam Plunkett International Player Visa Contract and International Cap 21 December 2018 Batsman 36 Nick Larkin Free Agent 14 January 2019 Spin Bowler 6 Tom O'Connell Free Agent
Outgoing Players Exit dateRoleNo.PlayerTo teamNotesRef. 27 January 2018 Batsman 21 Robert Quiney Retired International Cap 1 March 2018 All-rounder 6 Luke Wright Released Visa Contract and International Cap 1 March 2020 Pace Bowler 20 Ben Hilfenhaus Released International Cap 15 March 2018 Batsman 24 Kevin Pietersen Retired Visa Contract and International Cap 15 May 2018 All-rounder 5 James Faulkner Hobart Hurricanes International Cap 28 May 2018 All-rounder 11 John Hastings Sydney Sixers International Cap 31 October 2018 Spin Bowler 28 Matt Parkinson Withdrew Visa Contract 9 November 2018 Spin Bowler 21 Daniel Fallins Sydney Sixers 21 December 2018 Wicket-keeper 2 Sam Harper Melbourne Renegades
Season statistics
Home attendance Match Opponent Attendance3 Melbourne Renegades 46,4184 Sydney Thunder 8,1565 Perth Scorchers 25,3428 Hobart Hurricanes 20,18810 Adelaide Strikers 6,09311 Brisbane Heat 22,23114 Sydney Sixers 22,359Total Attendance 150,787Average Attendance 21,541
Batting
Most runs Batsman Matches Innings Runs Average Marcus Stoinis 13 13 533 408 53.30 130.63 Ben Dunk 16 16 342 289 22.80 118.33 Glenn Maxwell 13 12 331 233 33.10 142.06 Peter Handscomb 9 9 193 150 21.44 128.66 Nick Larkin 8 8 159 137 31.80 116.05 Full Table on Cricinfo Last updated: 17 February 2019
Highest scores Batsman Score Glenn Maxwell 82 Sixers Marcus Stoinis 81 Heat Marcus Stoinis 78* Renegades Ben Dunk 72* Strikers Marcus Stoinis 70* Renegades Full Table on Cricinfo Last updated: 17 February 2019
Best strike rates Batsman Glenn Maxwell 1 142.06 Evan Gulbis 12 130.98 Marcus Stoinis 17 130.63 Peter Handscomb 14 128.66 Tom O'Connell 17 128.57 Full Table on Cricinfo Last updated: 17 February 2019
Most sixes Batsman 6's Glenn Maxwell 17 Marcus Stoinis 11 Ben Dunk 8 Peter Handscomb 6 Dwayne Bravo 6 Full Table on Cricinfo Last updated: 17 February 2019
References
External links Official website of the Melbourne Stars Official website of the Big Bash League