The 2019–20 Melbourne Stars Women's season was the fifth in the team's history. Coached by David Hemp and captained by Elyse Villani, they finished on the bottom of the WBBL05 ladder. The Stars managed to win just two matches for the season, resulting in their first wooden spoon.
Squad Each 2019–20 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees are players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing for their WBBL|05 team.
Notable details for the Stars squad included:
Elyse Villani joined the team after spending four years with the Perth Scorchers Kristen Beams, ahead of her final season, relinquished the captaincy with Villani taking over the role Katie Mack did not return to the team for WBBL|05, instead she was recruited by the Adelaide Strikers Emma Inglis, having spent the past two seasons with the Melbourne Renegades, switched back to the Stars where she began her Big Bash career Madeline Penna and Chloe Rafferty were added to the squad as injury replacements for Alana King and Lucy Cripps
The table below lists the Stars players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season. NameBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotesBatters00Mignon du Preez13 June 1989Right-handed–14404120.59––3–Overseas marquee67Lizelle Lee2 April 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium14475131.94––3–Overseas marquee8Angela Reakes27 December 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg spin–––––––2Elyse Villani6 October 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium14344103.92––5–Captain, Australian marqueeAll-rounders24Lucy Cripps6 December 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium2––––––25Tess Flintoff31 March 2003Right-handedRight-arm medium1375120.9627.781–76Erin Osborne27 June 1989Right-handedRight-arm off spin14205110.21117.542–3Annabel Sutherland12 October 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium fast1010492.8557.672–Wicket-keepers4Nicole Faltum17 January 2000Right-handed–954112.50––1117Emma Inglis15 July 1988Right-handed–22475.00––0021Katey Martin7 February 1985Right-handed–974104.22––12Overseas marqueeBowlers26Kristen Beams6 November 1984Right-handedRight-arm leg spin98133.3327.561–9Holly Ferling22 December 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium fast10480.0057.062–44Nicola Hancock8 November 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium fast1336109.0947.731–13Alana King22 November 1995Right-handedRight-arm leg spin71751.5129.171–11Madeline Penna30 August 2000Right-handedRight-arm leg spin10330.00108.23––Injury replacement7Chloe Rafferty16 June 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium fast46100.00111.161–Injury replacement
Ladder
Fixtures
All times are local time
Statistics and awards
Most runs: Lizelle Lee – 475 (5th in the league) Highest score in an innings: Lizelle Lee – 103* vs Perth Scorchers, 2 November Most wickets: Erin Osborne – 11 (equal 21st in the league) Best bowling figures in an innings: Madeline Penna – 4/20 (4 overs) vs Sydney Thunder, 27 October Most catches (fielder): Elyse Villani – 5 (equal 14th in the league) Player of the Match awards: Mignon du Preez, Lizelle Lee – 1 each Stars Player of the Season: Lizelle Lee WBBL05 Young Gun Award: Annabel Sutherland (nominated)
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