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2017–18 Melbourne Stars WBBL season

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Melbourne Stars
2017–18 season
Melbourne Stars 2017–18 cap logo
Melbourne Stars 2017–18 cap logo
CoachDavid Hemp
Captain(s)Kristen Beams
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground
LeagueWBBL
Record5–9 (7th)
FinalsDNQ
Leading Run ScorerLizelle Lee – 349
Leading Wicket TakerErin Osborne – 15
Player of the SeasonErin Osborne

The 2017–18 Melbourne Stars Women's season was the third in the team's history. Coached by David Hemp and captained by Kristen Beams, the Stars finished WBBL|03 in seventh place.

Squad

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Each WBBL|03 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees were defined as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team in the three years prior to the cut-off date (24 April 2017).[1]

Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:

Changes made during the season included:

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.[4][5][6][7]

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style G R SR W E C S Notes
Batters
15 Makinley Blows Australia 12 December 1997 Right-handed Right-arm medium 14 19 146.15 4 6.58 1
00 Mignon du Preez South Africa 13 June 1989 Right-handed 12 269 112.08 0 6.00 5 Overseas marquee
9 Anna Lanning Australia 25 March 1994 Right-handed Right-arm medium 14 174 83.25 2
2 Katie Mack Australia 14 September 1993 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 14 291 105.43 3
21 Katey Martin Australia 7 February 1985 Right-handed 2 17 80.95 2 Overseas marquee (replacement)
All-rounders
34 Georgia Elwiss England 31 May 1991 Right-handed Right-arm medium 10 184 93.40 7 7.57 0 Overseas marquee
13 Alana King Australia 22 November 1995 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 14 112 99.11 13 7.50 2
76 Erin Osborne Australia 27 June 1989 Right-handed Right arm off spin 14 211 92.54 15 6.33 8 Australian marquee
Wicket-keepers
4 Nicole Faltum Australia 17 January 2000 Right-handed 9 0 0.00 0 6
67 Lizelle Lee South Africa 2 April 1992 Right-handed Right-arm medium 12 349 111.14 4 0 Overseas marquee
Bowlers
27 Hayleigh Brennan Australia 5 March 1999 Right-handed Right-arm medium 1 1 50.00 0 18.00 0
26 Kristen Beams Australia 6 November 1984 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 12 2 100.00 4 5.73 4 Captain, Australian marquee
22 Emma Kearney Australia 24 September 1989 Right-handed Right-arm medium 10 20 105.26 4 8.53 0
7 Chloe Rafferty Australia 16 June 1999 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2 0
3 Annabel Sutherland Australia 12 October 2001 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 7 22 104.76 9 5.48 3
8 Gemma Triscari Australia 24 January 1990 Left-handed Left-arm fast medium 7 0 0.00 3 10.54 1
Khadija Tul Kubra Bangladesh 30 January 1995 Right-handed Right arm off spin Associate Rookie

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Sydney Sixers (C) 14 10 4 0 20 0.890
2 Sydney Thunder 14 10 4 0 20 0.684
3 Perth Scorchers (RU) 14 8 6 0 16 0.266
4 Adelaide Strikers 14 8 6 0 16 0.250
5 Brisbane Heat 14 7 7 0 14 0.147
6 Melbourne Renegades 14 6 8 0 12 0.092
7 Melbourne Stars 14 5 9 0 10 −0.634
8 Hobart Hurricanes 14 2 12 0 4 −1.733
Source: [8]
  •   The top four teams qualified for the play-off phase.


Fixtures

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All times are local


Match 3
9 December 2017
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
4/242 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
7/156 (20 overs)
Ashleigh Gardner 114 (52)
Erin Osborne 2/33 (4 overs)
Lizelle Lee 64 (36)
Sarah Aley 2/30 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 86 runs
North Sydney Oval No. 2
Umpires: Marc Nickl and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sixers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Network Ten

Match 8
12 December 2017
14:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
8/114 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
2/115 (14.3 overs)
Lizelle Lee 31 (25)
Harmanpreet Kaur 3/18 (4 overs)
Rachael Haynes 54 (33)
Emma Kearney 1/25 (3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 33 balls remaining)
Lavington Sports Oval, Albury
Umpires: Dinusha Bandara and Andrew Crozier
Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 10
16 December 2017
13:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
4/132 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
1/135 (15.1 overs)
Mignon du Preez 58 (48)
Samantha Bates 1/16 (4 overs)
Rachael Haynes 78* (49)
Erin Osborne 1/26 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 9 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
Howell Oval, Penrith
Umpires: Ryan Nelson and G Stubbings
Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 17
26 December 2017
11:20
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
4/163 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
1/164 (18.3 overs)
Lizelle Lee 76 (62)
Emma King 2/24 (4 overs)
Elyse Villani 84* (53)
Erin Osborne 1/24 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Ashlee Kovalevs and John Taylor
Player of the match: Nicole Bolton (Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au
  • Double header with Match 7 of the Men's BBL

Match 18
27 December 2017
11:30
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
6/149 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
4/137 (20 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 25 (24)
Katherine Brunt 2/13 (3 overs)
Elyse Villani 72 (44)
Alana King 1/11 (2 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 12 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and John Taylor
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 26
3 January 2018
14:00
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
5/144 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
9/122 (20 overs)
Tammy Beaumont 46 (48)
Georgia Elwiss 2/22 (4 overs)
Lizelle Lee 44 (42)
Megan Schutt 2/23 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 22 runs
Casey Fields No. 4, Melbourne
Umpires: Stephen Brne and Dale Ireland
Player of the match: Alex Price (Strikers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 27
6 January 2018
14:20
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
6/142 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
3/145 (19 overs)
Jess Duffin 40 (34)
Erin Osborne 2/14 (4 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 59* (51)
Lea Tahuhu 1/21 (3 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Dale Ireland
Player of the match: Georgia Elwiss (Stars)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 32
6 January 2018
14:20
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
5/132 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
9/134 (20 overs)
Lizelle Lee 52 (52)
Sophie Devine 2/28 (4 overs)
Tabatha Saville 28* (27)
Annabel Sutherland 4/20 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 1 wicket (with 0 balls remaining)
Adelaide Oval
Umpires: David Shepard and Craig Thomas
Player of the match: Tabatha Saville (Strikers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

The Adelaide Strikers recorded the first-ever one-wicket victory in WBBL history,[9] defeating the Melbourne Stars on the last ball of the match.[10] Requiring three runs with one delivery remaining, Tabatha Saville scored a boundary off Stars captain Kristen Beams to clinch a narrow win for the Strikers.[11]


Match 33
12 January 2018
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
3/133 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
5/134 (18.1 overs)
Katie Mack 57 (48)
Deandra Dottin 2/13 (3 overs)
Beth Mooney 57 (38)
Alana King 2/22 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
Harrup Park, Mackay
Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and David Taylor
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 36
13 January 2018
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
8/93 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
4/94 (17.2 overs)
Jess Jonassen 46 (46)
Erin Osborne 4/20 (4 overs)
Mignon du Preez 36* (34)
Sammy-Jo Johnson 2/26 (3.2 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
Harrup Park, Mackay
Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and David Taylor
Player of the match: Erin Osborne (Stars)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 42
20 January 2018
13:45
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
6/118 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
6/118 (20 overs)
Alana King 22 (17)
Molly Strano 1/17 (3 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 31* (27)
Annabel Sutherland 2/11 (4 overs)
Match Tied (Melbourne Stars won the Super Over)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Umpires: Stephen Brne and David Shepard
Player of the match: Alana King (Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
  • Broadcast by Network Ten

Match 46
21 January 2018
14:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
7/106 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
5/107 (18 overs)
Erin Osborne 39 (43)
Marizanne Kapp 2/13 (4 overs)
Ellyse Perry 39* (45)
Annabel Sutherland 1/13 (3 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Casey Fields No. 4, Melbourne
Umpires: Stephen Brne and Dale Ireland
Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sixers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 49
27 January 2018
12:20
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
7/107 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
3/108 (18 overs)
Hayley Matthews 34 (30)
Alana King 2/23 (4 overs)
Katie Mack 42 (44)
Nicola Hancock 2/18 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Darren Close
Player of the match: Katie Mack (Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Network Ten

Match 53
28 January 2018
12:00
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
6/130 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
7/128 (20 overs)
Hayley Matthews 44 (44)
Erin Osborne 3/23 (4 overs)
Erin Osborne 30 (29)
Nicola Hancock 2/22 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 2 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Umpires: Stephen Brne and Dale Ireland
Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (Hurricanes)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Statistics and awards

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References

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  5. ^ Cricket Network (29 November 2017). "ICC rookies bound for the WBBL". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. ^ Collins, Adam; Lemon, Geoff (8 December 2017). "World Cup stars set to light up third WBBL season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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  8. ^ "Women's Big Bash League Table – 2017–18". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Women's Big Bash League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  10. ^ Cherny, Daniel (9 January 2018). "Annabel Sutherland makes stunning Melbourne Stars debut but Adelaide Strikers win off last ball". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Melbourne Stars Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women 32nd Match 2018 | ESPNcricinfo.com". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2017/18 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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