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
Ladder
Regular season
Playoffs
Qualifier
The Challenger
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. Name Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen36 Nick Larkin Right-handed -53 Nic Maddinson Left-handed Left-arm orthodox International Cap All-rounders12Jonathan Merlo Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 16Marcus Stoinis Right-handed Right-arm medium International Cap23Clint Hinchliffe Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 32Glenn Maxwell Right-handed Right-arm off-spin Captain, International Cap35Hilton Cartwright Right-handed Right-arm medium International Cap Wicketkeepers13Seb Gotch Right-handed Right-arm off-break51 Ben Dunk Left-handed Right arm off-break International Cap54Peter Handscomb Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Vice-Captain, International Cap Pace bowlers7Nathan Coulter-Nile Right-handed Right-arm fast International Cap8Dale Steyn26 August 1983 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm fastVisa Contract and International Cap9Jackson Coleman Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium U-19 International Cap17Daniel Worrall Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 28Lance Morris Right-handed Right-arm fast 40Pat Brown Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Visa Contract and International Cap72Dilbar Hussain Right-handed Right-arm fast Visa Contract77Haris Rauf Right-handed Right-arm fast Visa Contract and International Cap Spin bowlers6 Tom O'Connell Right-handed Left-arm orthodox 25Sandeep Lamichhane Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Visa Contract and International Cap88Adam Zampa Right-handed Right-arm leg-break International Cap
Player ruled out of season due to injury.
Personnel Changes
Incoming Players Entry dateRoleNo.PlayerFrom teamNotesRef. 14 April 2019 All-rounder 35 Hilton Cartwright Perth Scorchers International Cap 14 August 2019 Pace Bowler 7 Nathan Coulter-Nile Perth Scorchers International Cap 14 August 2019 All-rounder 23 Clint Hinchliffe Perth Scorchers 14 August 2019 Pace Bowler 28 Lance Morris Perth Scorchers 8 October 2019 Pace Bowler 8 Dale Steyn International Player Visa Contract and International Cap 6 November 2019 Pace Bowler 40 Pat Brown International Player Visa Contract and International Cap 19 December 2019 Pace Bowler 77 Haris Rauf International Player Visa Contract, Injury Replacement for Dale Steyn 24 January 2020 Pace Bowler 72 Dilbar Hussain International Player Visa Contract, International Replacement for Haris Rauf
Outgoing Players Exit dateRoleNo.PlayerTo teamNotesRef. 8 February 2019 Spin Bowler 19 Michael Beer Retired International Cap 1 March 2019 All-rounder 4 Evan Gulbis Released 1 March 2019 Batsman 28 Travis Dean Released 1 March 2019 Pace Bowler 33 Liam Plunkett Released Visa Contract and International Cap 3 May 2019 All-rounder 47 Dwayne Bravo Released Visa Contract and International Cap 31 August 2019 Pace Bowler 22 Jackson Bird Sydney Sixers International Cap 23 October 2019 Pace Bowler 25 Scott Boland Hobart Hurricanes International Cap 5 January 2020 Spin Bowler 23 Liam Bowe Sydney Thunder
Season statistics
Attendance
Home attendance Match Opponent Attendance2 Hobart Hurricanes 6,1803 Adelaide Strikers 7,4216 Melbourne Renegades 54,4787 Sydney Thunder 21,3229 Sydney Sixers 21,55610 Perth Scorchers 28,04214 Brisbane Heat 27,676 Sydney Sixers 13,275 Sydney Thunder 13,067Total Attendance 193,017Average Attendance 21,446
Batting
Most runs Batsman Matches Innings Runs Average Marcus Stoinis 17 17 705 516 54.23 136.62 Glenn Maxwell 17 16 398 268 39.80 148.50 Nick Larkin 14 11 297 217 37.12 136.86 Hilton Cartwright 9 8 230 182 38.33 126.37 Peter Handscomb 12 10 188 146 31.33 128.76 Full Table on Cricinfo Last updated: 8 February 2020
Highest scores Batsman Score Marcus Stoinis 147* Sixers Glenn Maxwell 83* Renegades Nick Larkin 83* Thunder Glenn Maxwell 83 Heat Marcus Stoinis 83 Thunder Full Table on Cricinfo Last updated: 6 February 2020
Best strike rates Batsman Jonathan Merlo 1 200.00 Nathan Coulter-Nile 12 150.00 Glenn Maxwell 17 148.50 Nick Larkin 14 136.86 Marcus Stoinis 17 136.62 Full Table on Cricinfo Last updated: 8 February 2020
Most sixes Batsman 6's Marcus Stoinis 28 Glenn Maxwell 20 Nick Larkin 8 Hilton Cartwright 6 Peter Handscomb 5 Full Table on Cricinfo Last updated: 8 February 2020
Bowling
Most wickets Bowler Matches Balls Haris Rauf 10 20 237 267 5/27 7.05 Adam Zampa 12 20 270 324 3/21 7.20 Sandeep Lamichhane 13 15 270 335 3/26 7.44 Glenn Maxwell 17 10 222 260 3/19 7.02 Nathan Coulter-Nile 12 10 228 286 2/14 7.52 Full Table on Cricinfo Last updated: 8 February 2020
Best bowling figures in an innings Bowler Haris Rauf 4.0 5/27 Hurricanes Jackson Coleman 3.0 3/16 Scorchers Haris Rauf 4.0 3/17 Thunder Clint Hinchliffe 3.0 3/19 Strikers Clint Hinchliffe 4.0 3/20 Sixers Full Table on Cricinfo Last updated: 86 February 2020
Best economy rates Batsman Jackson Coleman 1 5.33 Dale Steyn 4 6.23 Nic Maddinson 14 6.50 Glenn Maxwell 17 7.02 Haris Rauf 10 7.05 Full Table on Cricinfo Last updated: 8 February 2020
Hat-tricks Hat-trick No.PlayerOppDismissals1 Haris RaufSydney ThunderMatthew Gilkes (c)Callum Ferguson (b)Daniel Sams (lbw)
References