Melbourne Stars

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Melbourne Stars (WBBL).

Melbourne Stars
NicknameStars
LeagueBig Bash League
AssociationCricket Australia
Personnel
CaptainMarcus Stoinis
CoachPeter Moores
OwnerCricket Victoria
Team information
CityMelbourne, Victoria
Colours  Green[1]
Founded2011 (2011)
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground
Capacity100,024
History
Big Bash League wins0
Official websitemelbournestars.com.au

Home kit

Away kit

The Melbourne Stars are an Australian men's professional Twenty20 (T20) franchise cricket team that competes in Australia's domestic Twenty20 competition, the Big Bash League (BBL).[2] Based in Melbourne, Victoria, the Stars wear a green uniform and play their home matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). They are the only team who have never won a Big Bash League title despite three finals appearances.

Season results

Season P W L NR Pts NRR Position Finals
2011–12 7 4 3 0 8 +0.254 4th Semi-finals
2012–13 8 5 3 0 10 +0.246 3rd Semi-finals
2013–14 8 8 0 0 16 +2.189 1st Semi-finals
2014–15 8 5 3 0 10 +0.336 4th Semi-finals
2015–16 8 5 3 0 10 +0.366 2nd Runners-up
2016–17 8 4 4 0 8 +0.397 4th Semi-finals
2017–18 10 2 8 0 8 −0.926 8th —
2018–19 14 7 7 0 14 −0.062 4th Runners-up
2019–20 14 10 4 0 20 +0.526 1st Runners-Up
2020–21 14 5 8 1 24 0.140 7th —
2021–22 14 7 7 0 26 -0.222 6th —
2022–23 14 3 11 0 6 -0.287 8th —
2023-24 10 4 6 0 8 -1.051 6th —
2024-25 10 5 5 0 10 0.135 4th Knockout Final

Honours

Mascots

Starman & Starlet are two of the official mascots of the Melbourne Stars. In BBL|05 the Stars introduced a secondary mascot, Steven Seagull, the year after a seagull was struck with a cricket ball hit by Perth Scorchers batsman Adam Voges during a match between Melbourne Stars and Perth Scorchers in BBL|04 while the Stars were fielding at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Rob Quiney, who was the first to the scene, immediately signalled that he feared the worst for the stricken bird as it lay motionless on the ground, before he delicately carried it over the boundary rope and placed it back on the turf. But just minutes later, the bird came back to life and started the walk along the boundary line, much to the delight of the huge MCG crowd.[3]

Rivalries

Main article: Melbourne Derby (BBL)

When the league began in 2011, Cricket Australia decided they would place two teams in Melbourne. With the core group of players for both teams coming from the Victoria cricket team, this rivalry automatically became widely anticipated in Melbourne. The derby between the new two teams, the Stars and the Melbourne Renegades, quickly became hugely popular with big crowds flocking in to the derby matches at both the MCG and Docklands Stadium. In BBL05, during the first leg of the two derbies at the MCG, it drew a record crowd of 80,883 which is the highest crowd for any domestic cricket match ever in the history of the sport.[4]

List of Melbourne Derby matches
Date Winner Margin Venue Attendance Player of the match
7 January 2012 Stars 11 runs (D/L)[5] MCG 40,227 David Hussey
7 December 2012 Renegades 8 wickets[6] Docklands Stadium 23,589 Aaron Finch
6 January 2013 Renegades 9 wickets[7] MCG 46,581 Aaron Finch
20 December 2013 Stars 76 runs[8] MCG 25,266 Luke Wright
4 January 2014 Stars 9 wickets[9] Docklands Stadium 42,837 Cameron White
3 January 2015 Stars 112 runs[10] Docklands Stadium 33,734 Michael Beer
10 January 2015 Stars 3 wickets[10] MCG 37,323 Glenn Maxwell
2 January 2016 Stars 7 wickets[11] MCG 80,883 Luke Wright
9 January 2016 Stars 8 wickets[12] Docklands Stadium 43,176 Marcus Stoinis
1 January 2017 Renegades 7 runs (D/L)[13] MCG 71,162 Brad Hogg
7 January 2017 Stars 46 runs[14] Docklands Stadium 44,189 Adam Zampa
6 January 2018 Renegades 6 wickets[15] MCG 48,086 Mohammad Nabi
12 January 2018 Stars 23 runs[16] Docklands Stadium 44,316 Kevin Pietersen
1 January 2019 Stars 7 wickets[17] MCG 46,418 Marcus Stoinis
19 January 2019 Stars 6 wickets[18] Docklands Stadium 38,117 Marcus Stoinis
17 February 2019 Renegades 13 runs[19] Docklands Stadium 40,816 Daniel Christian
4 January 2020 Stars 7 wickets[20] MCG 54,478 Adam Zampa
10 January 2020 Stars 7 wickets[21] Docklands Stadium 30,388 Glenn Maxwell
17 January 2021 Stars 6 wickets[22] MCG 14,979 Liam Hatcher
20 January 2021 Renegades 5 wickets[23] Docklands Stadium 14,202 Mackenzie Harvey
3 January 2022 Renegades 5 wickets[24] MCG 21,562 Kane Richardson
13 January 2022 Stars 6 wickets[25] Docklands Stadium 10,014 Glenn Maxwell
3 January 2023 Renegades 33 runs[26] MCG 38,564 Tom Rogers
14 January 2023 Renegades 6 runs[27] Docklands Stadium 22,437 Kane Richardson
2 January 2024 Stars 8 wickets[28] MCG 27,024 Glenn Maxwell
13 January 2024 Renegades 6 wickets[29] Docklands Stadium 41,205 Shaun Marsh
5 January 2025 Stars 5 wickets[30] Docklands Stadium 40,636 Ben Duckett
12 January 2025 Stars 42 runs[31] MCG 38,031 Glenn Maxwell
4 January 2026 Renegades 4 runs[32] Docklands Stadium 68,124 Josh Brown
10 January 2026 Stars 8 wickets runs[33] MCG 42,846 Marcus Stoinis

Season Summaries

Season W–L Pos. Finals Coach Captain Most Runs Most Wickets Most Valuable Player Refs
2011–12 4–3 4th SF Greg Shipperd Cameron White David Hussey and Rob Quiney – 243 James Faulkner – 13 – [34][35]
2012–13 5–3 3rd SF Greg Shipperd Shane Warne[a] Brad Hodge – 342 Lasith Malinga – 13 – [36][37]
2013–14 8–0* 1st* SF Greg Shipperd Cameron White[b] Luke Wright – 288 Jackson Bird and John Hastings – 13 – [38][39]
2014–15 5–3 3rd SF Greg Shipperd Cameron White Kevin Pietersen – 293 John Hastings – 16* – [40][41]
2015–16 5–3 2nd RU Stephen Fleming David Hussey Kevin Pietersen – 323 Adam Zampa – 12 Kevin Pietersen [42][43]
2016–17 4–4 4th SF Stephen Fleming David Hussey Kevin Pietersen – 268 Scott Boland – 14 Luke Wright [44][45]
2017–18 2–8 8th DNQ Stephen Fleming John Hastings Glenn Maxwell – 299 John Hastings – 10 Glenn Maxwell [46][47]
2018–19 7–7 4th RU Stephen Fleming Glenn Maxwell[c] Marcus Stoinis – 533 Dwayne Bravo – 15 Marcus Stoinis [48][49]
2019–20 10–4* 1st* RU David Hussey Glenn Maxwell[d] Marcus Stoinis – 705^ Haris Rauf and Adam Zampa – 20 Marcus Stoinis* [50][51]
2020–21 5–8 7th DNQ David Hussey Glenn Maxwell Marcus Stoinis – 396 Adam Zampa – 19 – [52][53]
2021–22 7–7 6th DNQ David Hussey Glenn Maxwell[e] Glenn Maxwell – 468 Brody Couch – 16 Joe Clarke [54][55]
2022–23 3–11 8th DNQ David Hussey Adam Zampa Joe Clarke – 381 Luke Wood – 20 Joe Clarke [56][57]
2023–24 4–6 6th DNQ Peter Moores Glenn Maxwell[f] Beau Webster – 262 Glenn Maxwell – 7 Hilton Cartwright and Glenn Maxwell [58][59]
2024–25 5–5 4th KF Peter Moores Marcus Stoinis Glenn Maxwell – 325 Mark Steketee – 15 Glenn Maxwell*[g] [60][61]
Legend
DNQ Did not qualify SF Semi-finalists * Led the league
EF Lost the Eliminator RU Runners-up ^ League record
KF Lost the Knockout CF Lost the Challenger C Champions

Captains

See also: § Season Summaries

There have been 11 captains in the Stars' history, including matches featuring an acting captain.

Captain Span M Won Lost Tied NR W–L%
Cameron White 2011–15 27 18 9 0 0 66.67
Shane Warne 2012–13 6 3 3 0 0 50
James Faulkner 2013 1 0 1 0 0 0
Brad Hodge 2014 1 1 0 0 0 100
David Hussey 2015–17 19 10 9 0 0 52.63
John Hastings 2017–18 10 2 8 0 0 20
Glenn Maxwell 2018–24 65 34 30 0 1 53.13
Nic Maddinson 2019 3 0 3 0 0 0
Peter Handscomb 2020 1 0 1 0 0 0
Adam Zampa 2022–23 15 4 11 0 0 26.67
Marcus Stoinis 2023–25 12 5 7 0 0 41.67

Home Grounds

Venue Games hosted by season
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 Total
CitiPower Centre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Lavington Sports Ground 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Manuka Oval 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Melbourne Cricket Ground 4 4 5 4 6 4 5 5 7 4 6 7 4 4 61
People First Stadium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Ted Summerton Reserve 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

Squad

The squad of the Melbourne Stars for the 2025–26 Big Bash League season as of 7 November 2025.[62][63]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nat. Birth Date Batting Style Bowling Style Additional Info.
Batters
35 Hilton Cartwright 14 February 1992 Right-handed Right-arm medium
37 Campbell Kellaway 1 November 2002 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox
3 Tom Rogers 7 February 1999 Left-handed Right-arm leg spin
All-rounders
59 Tom Curran 12 March 1995 Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas Draft Pick (Platinum)
32 Glenn Maxwell 14 October 1988 Right-handed Right-arm off spin
16 Marcus Stoinis 16 August 1989 Right-handed Right-arm fast Captain
Wicket-keepers
6 Sam Harper 10 December 1996 Right-handed Right-arm off spin
10 Joe Clarke 26 May 1996 Right-handed N/a Overseas Draft Pick (Silver)
Pace bowlers
- Austin Anlezark 16 June 2005 Left-handed Right-arm medium
25 Scott Boland 11 April 1989 Right-handed Right-arm fast
7 Liam Hatcher 17 September 1996 Right-handed Right-arm fast
36 Hamish McKenzie 21 September 1999 Left-handed Left-arm unorthodox
97 Haris Rauf 7 November 1993 Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas Draft Pick (Platinum)
64 Peter Siddle 25 November 1984 Right-handed Right-arm fast
61 Mark Steketee 17 January 1994 Right-handed Right-arm fast
4 Mitch Swepson 4 October 1993 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin

Players

Australian representatives

The following is a list of cricketers who have played for the Stars after making their debut in the national men's team (the period they spent as both a Stars squad member and an Australian-capped player is in brackets):

Overseas marquees

Source:[64]

Statistics and Awards

Team Stats

  • Win–loss record:
Opposition M Won Lost Tied NR W–L%
Adelaide Strikers 19 10 9 0 0 52.63
Brisbane Heat 21 8 13 0 0 38.1
Hobart Hurricanes 22 14 8 0 0 63.64
Melbourne Renegades 28 18 10 0 0 64.29
Perth Scorchers 24 8 15 0 1 34.78
Sydney Sixers 24 9 15 0 0 37.5
Sydney Thunder 22 10 12 0 0 45.45
Total 160 77 82 0 1 48.43
  • Highest score in an innings: 2/273 (20 overs) vs Hobart Hurricanes, 19 January 2022
  • Highest successful chase: 3/211 (19 overs) vs Adelaide Strikers, 21 November 2021
  • Lowest successful defence: 8/134 (20 overs) vs Brisbane Heat, 31 December 2023
  • Largest victory:
  • Longest winning streak: 8 matches (20 December 2013 – 27 January 2014 & 30 December 2019 – 18 January 2020)
  • Longest losing streak: 8 matches (17 January 2017 – 9 January 2018 & 6 January – 28 December 2024)

Source:[65]

Individual Stats

Source:[65]

Individual Awards

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Cameron White and James Faulkner stood in as acting captain for two games and one game respectively.
  2. ^ Brad Hodge stood in as acting captain for one game.
  3. ^ Nic Maddinson stood in as acting captain for three games.
  4. ^ Peter Handscomb stood in as acting captain for one game.
  5. ^ Adam Zampa stood in as acting captain for one game.
  6. ^ Marcus Stoinis stood in as acting captain for one game.
  7. ^ Joint player of the tournament with Cooper Connolly.

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