2015–16 Melbourne Stars season
Appearance
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2015–16 season | |
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Coach | New Zealand Stephen Fleming |
Captain(s) | Australia Michael Clarke Australia David Hussey |
Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
BBL | 2nd |
BBL Finals | Runners Up |
Leading Run Scorer | England Kevin Pietersen (323) |
Leading Wicket Taker | Australia Adam Zampa (12) |
Highest home attendance | 80,883 vs Renegades (2 January 2016) |
Lowest home attendance | 18,809 vs Thunder (20 December 2015) |
Average home attendance | 40,298 |
The 2015–16 Melbourne Stars season was the fifth in the club's history. Coached by Stephen Fleming and captained by David Hussey, they competed in the BBL's 2015–16 season.
Season
[edit ]Ladder
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.544 | Advance to play-off phase |
2 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.366 | |
3 | Perth Scorchers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.181 | |
4 | Sydney Thunder (C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.375 | |
5 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.041 | |
6 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.204 | |
7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.955 | |
8 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.330 |
Regular season
[edit ]Main article: 2015–16 Big Bash League season
Adelaide Strikers won by 19 runs
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 27,611[2]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Alex Ross (Strikers)
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 27,611[2]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Alex Ross (Strikers)
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder won by 1 run
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 18,809[3]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 18,809[3]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 29,104[4]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 29,104[4]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- The crowd of 29,104 is the highest crowd at the SCG for a non-derby BBL match.[4]
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 80,883[5]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Luke Wright (Stars)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 80,883[5]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Luke Wright (Stars)
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- The crowd of 80,883 is the highest ever recorded attendance for a domestic cricket match.[6]
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 33,603[7]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 33,603[7]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 43,176[8]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Stars)
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 43,176[8]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Stars)
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Aaron Ayre (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
- The crowd of 43,176 is the highest at Etihad Stadium for a cricket match.
Brisbane Heat won by 56 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,649[9]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Samuel Badree (Heat)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,649[9]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Samuel Badree (Heat)
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars won by 52 runs
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,870[10]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Stars)
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,870[10]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Stars)
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Jhye Richardson (Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
- The crowd of 20,870 is the highest crowd for a BBL at this ground.[10]
Semi-finals
[edit ]- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Final
[edit ]Sydney Thunder won by 3 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 47,672
Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Sydney Thunder)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 47,672
Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Sydney Thunder)
- Sydney Thunders won the toss and elected to field.
Players
[edit ]S/N | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
24 | Kevin Pietersen | England | (1980年06月27日) 27 June 1980 (age 44) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Visa contract |
8 | David Hussey | Australia | (1977年07月15日) 15 July 1977 (age 47) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Captain |
21 | Robert Quiney | Australia | (1982年08月20日) 20 August 1982 (age 42) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |
23 | Michael Clarke | Australia | (1981年04月02日) 2 April 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Captain, Withdrew |
All-rounders | ||||||
6 | Luke Wright | England | (1985年03月07日) 7 March 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Visa contract |
5 | James Faulkner | Australia | (1990年04月29日) 29 April 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Left arm fast medium | Vice-captain |
32 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | (1988年10月14日) 14 October 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
11 | John Hastings | Australia | (1985年11月04日) 4 November 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
16 | Marcus Stoinis | Australia | (1989年08月16日) 16 August 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
4 | Evan Gulbis | Australia | (1986年03月26日) 26 March 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
54 | Peter Handscomb | Australia | (1991年04月26日) 26 April 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | – | |
7 | Tom Triffitt | Australia | (1990年11月13日) 13 November 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | – | |
2 | Sam Harper | Australia | (1996年12月10日) 10 December 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | – | |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
17 | Daniel Worrall | Australia | (1991年07月10日) 10 July 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
25 | Scott Boland | Australia | (1989年04月11日) 11 April 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
20 | Ben Hilfenhaus | Australia | (1983年03月15日) 15 March 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
19 | Michael Beer | Australia | (1984年06月09日) 9 June 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | |
63 | Adam Zampa | Australia | (1992年03月31日) 31 March 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
Season Statistics
[edit ]Home attendance
[edit ]Game | Opponent | Attendance |
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2 | Sydney Thunder | 18,809 |
4 | Melbourne Renegades | 80,883 |
5 | Hobart Hurricanes | 33,603 |
7 | Brisbane Heat | 30,649 |
SF2 | Perth Scorchers | 30,174 |
Final | Sydney Thunder | 47,672 |
Total Attendance | 241,790 | |
Average Attendance | 40,298 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Strikers sparkle, Stars fade in BBL cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 Dec, 2015
- ^ Early rain didn't shy away the 18,809 Stars fans twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved 20 Dec, 2015
- ^ a b A big thanks to those who made tonight our biggest EVER non-derby crowd twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 27 Dec, 2015
- ^ Rollicking Wright shoots Stars to win cricket.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2015
- ^ Five incredible facts from BBL record crowd at MCG for Stars-Renegades foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016
- ^ 33,603 the official @MCG crowd tonight, the highest ever total for a match between the Hurricanes and us. #BBL05 twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 6 Jan, 2016
- ^ BBL: Stars d Renegades austadiums.com.au. Retrieved 9 Jan, 2016
- ^ Total attendance for #BBL05 = 163,944 fans, averaging over 40,000 per match. 30,649 is tonight's official crowd. #ThanksTeamGreen twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 14 January 2016
- ^ a b Final crowd numbers are record-breaking... there's 20,870 people here this evening at #TheFurnace #MADETOUGH twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016
- ^ "Melbourne Stars - Stars Squad - Big Bash League, 2015 Squad".
External links
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