2015–16_Melbourne_Stars_season
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.
Quick Facts Coach, Captain(s) ...
| 2015–16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach |  Stephen Fleming | ||
| Captain(s) |  Michael Clarke David Hussey | ||
| Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | ||
| BBL | 2nd | ||
| BBL Finals | Runners Up | ||
| Leading Run Scorer |  Kevin Pietersen (323) | ||
| Leading Wicket Taker | 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 | ||
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Ladder
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Regular season
Main article: 2015–16 Big Bash League season
(H) Adelaide Strikers 5/187 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 7/168 (20 overs) |
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) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Thunder 6/178 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H) 5/177 (20 overs) |
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 Stars won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sydney Sixers 6/139 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 5/143 (18.4 overs) |
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 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 Renegades 7/161 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H) 3/163 (19.1 overs) |
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 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]
Hobart Hurricanes 124 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H) 2/126 (15 overs) |
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 Stars won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Melbourne Renegades 6/155 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 2/156 (18 overs) |
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) |
- 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 7/188 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H) 9/132 (20 overs) |
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 Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars 9/146 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers (H) 94 (19 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 52 runs #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
Perth Scorchers 7/139 (20.0 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H) 3/140 (18.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Final
(H) Melbourne Stars 9/176 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 7/181 (19.3 overs) |
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) |
- Sydney Thunders won the toss and elected to field.
More information S/N, Name ...
| S/N | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 24 | Kevin Pietersen | | (1980-06-27) 27 June 1980 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Visa contract |
| 8 | David Hussey | | (1977-07-15) 15 July 1977 (age 46) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Captain |
| 21 | Robert Quiney | | (1982-08-20) 20 August 1982 (age 41) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 23 | Michael Clarke | | (1981-04-02) 2 April 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Captain, Withdrew |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 6 | Luke Wright | | (1985-03-07) 7 March 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Visa contract |
| 5 | James Faulkner | | (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Left arm fast medium | Vice-captain |
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell | | (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 11 | John Hastings | | (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 16 | Marcus Stoinis | | (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 4 | Evan Gulbis | | (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| Wicketkeepers | ||||||
| 54 | Peter Handscomb | | (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | – | |
| 7 | Tom Triffitt | | (1990-11-13) 13 November 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | – | |
| 2 | Sam Harper | | (1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | – | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 17 | Daniel Worrall | | (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 25 | Scott Boland | | (1989-04-11) 11 April 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 20 | Ben Hilfenhaus | | (1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 19 | Michael Beer | | (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 39) | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | |
| 63 | Adam Zampa | | (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
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Home attendance
More information Game, Opponent ...
| Game | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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- "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 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
- 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
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