2019–20 Melbourne Stars WBBL season
| 2019–20 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Coach | David Hemp | ||
| Captain(s) | Elyse Villani | ||
| Home ground | CitiPower Centre | ||
| League | WBBL | ||
| Record | 2–12 (8th) | ||
| Finals | DNQ | ||
| Leading Run Scorer | Lizelle Lee – 475 | ||
| Leading Wicket Taker | Erin Osborne – 11 | ||
| Player of the Season | Lizelle Lee | ||
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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 WBBL|05 ladder. The Stars managed to win just two matches for the season, resulting in their first wooden spoon.
Squad
[edit]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.[1]
Notable details for the Stars squad included:
- Elyse Villani joined the team after spending four years with the Perth Scorchers[2]
- Kristen Beams, ahead of her final season, relinquished the captaincy with Villani taking over the role[3][4]
- Katie Mack did not return to the team for WBBL|05, instead she was recruited by the Adelaide Strikers[5]
- Emma Inglis, having spent the past two seasons with the Melbourne Renegades, switched back to the Stars where she began her Big Bash career[6]
- Madeline Penna and Chloe Rafferty were added to the squad as injury replacements for Alana King and Lucy Cripps[7]
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.[8][9][10]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||||||||
| 00 | Mignon du Preez | 
|
13 June 1989 | Right-handed | – | 14 | 404 | 120.59 | – | – | 3 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 67 | Lizelle Lee |
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2 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 475 | 131.94 | – | – | 3 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 8 | Angela Reakes | 
|
27 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2 | Elyse Villani |
|
6 October 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 344 | 103.92 | – | – | 5 | – | Captain, Australian marquee |
| All-rounders | |||||||||||||
| 24 | Lucy Cripps |
|
6 December 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 25 | Tess Flintoff |
|
31 March 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 13 | 75 | 120.96 | 2 | 7.78 | 1 | – | |
| 76 | Erin Osborne |
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27 June 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 205 | 110.21 | 11 | 7.54 | 2 | – | |
| 3 | Annabel Sutherland |
|
12 October 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 10 | 104 | 92.85 | 5 | 7.67 | 2 | – | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Nicole Faltum |
|
17 January 2000 | Right-handed | – | 9 | 54 | 112.50 | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| 17 | Emma Inglis |
|
15 July 1988 | Right-handed | – | 2 | 24 | 75.00 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Katey Martin | 
|
7 February 1985 | Right-handed | – | 9 | 74 | 104.22 | – | – | 1 | 2 | Overseas marquee |
| Bowlers | |||||||||||||
| 26 | Kristen Beams |
|
6 November 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 9 | 8 | 133.33 | 2 | 7.56 | 1 | – | |
| 9 | Holly Ferling |
|
22 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 10 | 4 | 80.00 | 5 | 7.06 | 2 | – | |
| 44 | Nicola Hancock |
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8 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 13 | 36 | 109.09 | 4 | 7.73 | 1 | – | |
| 13 | Alana King |
|
22 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 7 | 17 | 51.51 | 2 | 9.17 | 1 | – | |
| 11 | Madeline Penna |
|
30 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 10 | 3 | 30.00 | 10 | 8.23 | – | – | Injury replacement |
| 7 | Chloe Rafferty |
|
16 June 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 4 | 6 | 100.00 | 1 | 11.16 | 1 | – | Injury replacement |
Ladder
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Heat (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.723 |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers (RU) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.601 |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.026 |
| 4 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.117 |
| 5 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.076 |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.487 |
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −0.197 |
| 8 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | −0.734 |
Source: [11]
- The four top ranked teams qualified for the play-off phase.
Fixtures
[edit]All times are local time
Hobart Hurricanes
5/164 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
9/144 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
Melbourne Stars
7/136 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
5/137 (18.3 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
Melbourne Stars
9/107 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
2/108 (17.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
- Marizanne Kapp became the fifth player to take a WBBL hat-trick
Melbourne Stars
5/141 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
6/142 (19.4 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
Melbourne Stars
3/155 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
6/135 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Sydney Sixers
0/199 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
6/154 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
- Alyssa Healy and Ellyse Perry set a new record for the highest partnership in a domestic women's T20 (199 runs)[14]
Adelaide Strikers
4/164 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
8/147 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
- Sophie Devine set a new WBBL record for the most sixes scored off consecutive deliveries (five)[16]
- Madeline Penna suffered a new WBBL record for the most expensive over bowled (31 runs)[16]
Melbourne Stars
4/165 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
1/168 (19.3 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
- Beth Mooney became the first player to score 400 runs in five consecutive WBBL seasons[17][18]
Adelaide Strikers
2/153 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
8/96 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
Melbourne Stars
6/149 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
1/151 (19.1 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
- Melbourne Stars eliminated from finals contention
Melbourne Renegades
3/165 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
3/169 (19.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
- Brisbane Heat qualified for finals
Sydney Thunder
6/162 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
5/144 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
Melbourne Stars
4/162 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
4/163 (19.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
- Sydney Thunder eliminated from finals contention
Melbourne Stars
6/87 (10 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
2/88 (8.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain delay
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
- Former Australian player Kristen Beams made her last WBBL appearance[22]
Statistics and awards
[edit]- Most runs: Lizelle Lee – 475 (5th in the league)[23]
- Highest score in an innings: Lizelle Lee – 103* vs Perth Scorchers, 2 November[24]
- Most wickets: Erin Osborne – 11 (equal 21st in the league)[25]
- Best bowling figures in an innings: Madeline Penna – 4/20 (4 overs) vs Sydney Thunder, 27 October[26]
- Most catches (fielder): Elyse Villani – 5 (equal 14th in the league)[27]
- Player of the Match awards: Mignon du Preez, Lizelle Lee – 1 each
- Stars Player of the Season: Lizelle Lee[28]
- WBBL|05 Young Gun Award: Annabel Sutherland (nominated)[29]
References
[edit]- ^ "Complete squad lists for WBBL|05". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Villani joins Stars as WBBL fixture is released". Melbourne Stars. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Beams to play her final season". Melbourne Stars. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Villani shelves anger over axing with Stars in her sights". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Mack signs with Strikers". Adelaide Strikers. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Emma Inglis | Melbourne Stars – BBL". www.melbournestars.com.au. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Stars name squad for WBBL opening weekend". Melbourne Stars. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "WBBL|05 Fan's guide: Melbourne Stars". bigbash.com.au. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Players | Melbourne Stars – BBL". www.melbournestars.com.au. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2019/20 – Melbourne Stars Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Rebel WBBL|05 | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Stars sunk again as Hurricanes complete weekend sweep". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Amazing to have the support of 606 members of our #ThunderNation at Bankstown Oval today!". twitter.com/ThunderWBBL. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Perry, Healy break world record in WBBL run spree". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Devine's stunning finale sinks Stars". Adelaide Strikers. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Devine's stunning finale sinks Stars | Adelaide Strikers – BBL". www.adelaidestrikers.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Mooney in rare form, on track for record". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Mooney peaks at perfect time". bigbash.com.au. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Sophie sizzles in Nuriootpa win". Adelaide Strikers. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "We had some awesome crowds today enjoying the #WBBL05 action! Thanks to the 2,337 people in Ballarat". twitter.com/WBBL. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "The Renegades Win The Derby". Melbourne Stars. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Stars congratulate Beams on WBBL career". Melbourne Stars. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2019/20 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2019/20 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2019/20 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2019/20 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2019/20 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Stoinis and Lee take top honours". Melbourne Stars. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Darlington named WBBL|05 Young Gun". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
