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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.

Melbourne Stars
2015–16 season
Coach Stephen Fleming
Captain(s) Michael Clarke
David Hussey
Home groundMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
BBL2nd
BBL FinalsRunners Up
Leading Run Scorer Kevin Pietersen (323)
Leading Wicket Taker Adam Zampa (12)
Highest home attendance80,883 vs Renegades
(2 January 2016)
Lowest home attendance18,809 vs Thunder
(20 December 2015)
Average home attendance40,298

Season edit

Ladder edit

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
Source: [1]
(C) Champion

Regular season edit

18 December 2015
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
5/187 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
7/168 (20 overs)
Alex Ross 65 (31)
Scott Boland 2/55 (4 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 50 (42)
Kane Richardson 3/23 (4 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.
20 December 2015
19:25 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
6/178 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
5/177 (20 overs)
Usman Khawaja 109* (70)
Glenn Maxwell 2/28 (4 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 76 (42)
Andre Russell 2/28 (4 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.
27 December 2015
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers
6/139 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
5/143 (18.4 overs)
Moisés Henriques 41* (34)
Ben Hilfenhaus 2/25 (3 overs)
Peter Handscomb 52 (40)
Doug Bollinger 2/31 (3.4 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]
2 January 2016
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
7/161 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
3/163 (19.1 overs)
Cameron White 54 (39)
John Hastings 4/29 (4 overs)
Luke Wright 109* (63)
Chris Tremain 1/22 (4 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]
6 January 2016
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
124 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
2/126 (15 overs)
George Bailey 55 (40)
Adam Zampa 2/18 (4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 56* (32)
Sam Rainbird 1/25 (4 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.
9 January 2016
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
6/155 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
2/156 (18 overs)
Dwayne Bravo 59* (37)
Marcus Stoinis 3/11 (2 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 67* (43)
Cameron Stevenson 1/28 (3 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.
14 January 2016
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/188 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
9/132 (20 overs)
Chris Lynn 56 (24)
Adam Zampa 2/31 (4 overs)
Evan Gulbis 61* (52)
Samuel Badree 5/22 (4 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.
16 January 2016
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
9/146 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
94 (19 overs)
David Hussey 36 (25)
Matt Dixon 3/32 (4 overs)
Adam Voges 46* (51)
Daniel Worrall 3/15 (4 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 edit

22 January 2016
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
7/139 (20.0 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
3/140 (18.1 overs)
Adam Voges 52 (40)
Daniel Worrall 3/25 (4 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 62 (36)
Brad Hogg 1/20 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,174
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Final edit

24 January 2016
19:20 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
9/176 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
7/181 (19.3 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 74 (39)
Marcus Stoinis 3/30 (4 overs)
Usman Khawaja 70 (40)
Shane Watson 2/17 (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.

Players edit

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 33) 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

[11]

Season Statistics edit

Home attendance edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ Strikers sparkle, Stars fade in BBL cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 Dec, 2015
  3. ^ Early rain didn't shy away the 18,809 Stars fans twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved 20 Dec, 2015
  4. ^ a b A big thanks to those who made tonight our biggest EVER non-derby crowd twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 27 Dec, 2015
  5. ^ Rollicking Wright shoots Stars to win cricket.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2015
  6. ^ Five incredible facts from BBL record crowd at MCG for Stars-Renegades foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ BBL: Stars d Renegades austadiums.com.au. Retrieved 9 Jan, 2016
  9. ^ 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
  10. ^ 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
  11. ^ "Melbourne Stars - Stars Squad - Big Bash League, 2015 Squad".

External links edit

  • Official website of the Melbourne Stars
  • Official website of the Big Bash League


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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 Melbourne Stars2015 16 seasonCoachStephen FlemingCaptain s Michael Clarke David HusseyHome groundMelbourne Cricket Ground MelbourneBBL2ndBBL FinalsRunners UpLeading Run ScorerKevin Pietersen 323 Leading Wicket TakerAdam Zampa 12 Highest home attendance80 883 vs Renegades 2 January 2016 Lowest home attendance18 809 vs Thunder 20 December 2015 Average home attendance40 298 2014 15 2016 17 Contents 1 Season 1 1 Ladder 1 2 Regular season 1 3 Semi finals 1 4 Final 2 Players 3 Season Statistics 3 1 Home attendance 4 References 5 External linksSeason editLadder edit Pos Teamvte 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 330Source 1 C Champion Regular season edit Main article 2015 16 Big Bash League season 18 December 2015 19 10 D N Scorecard H Adelaide Strikers5 187 20 overs v Melbourne Stars7 168 20 overs Alex Ross 65 31 Scott Boland 2 55 4 overs Marcus Stoinis 50 42 Kane Richardson 3 23 4 overs Adelaide Strikers won by 19 runsAdelaide OvalAttendance 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 20 December 2015 19 25 D N Scorecard Sydney Thunder6 178 20 overs v Melbourne Stars H 5 177 20 overs Usman Khawaja 109 70 Glenn Maxwell 2 28 4 overs Kevin Pietersen 76 42 Andre Russell 2 28 4 overs Sydney Thunder won by 1 runMelbourne 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 27 December 2015 19 10 D N Scorecard H Sydney Sixers6 139 20 overs v Melbourne Stars5 143 18 4 overs Moises Henriques 41 34 Ben Hilfenhaus 2 25 3 overs Peter Handscomb 52 40 Doug Bollinger 2 31 3 4 overs Melbourne Stars won by 5 wicketsSydney Cricket GroundAttendance 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 2 January 2016 18 10 D N Scorecard Melbourne Renegades7 161 20 overs v Melbourne Stars H 3 163 19 1 overs Cameron White 54 39 John Hastings 4 29 4 overs Luke Wright 109 63 Chris Tremain 1 22 4 overs Melbourne Stars won by 7 wicketsMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance 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 6 January 2016 19 40 D N Scorecard Hobart Hurricanes124 20 overs v Melbourne Stars H 2 126 15 overs George Bailey 55 40 Adam Zampa 2 18 4 overs Glenn Maxwell 56 32 Sam Rainbird 1 25 4 overs Melbourne Stars won by 8 wicketsMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance 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 9 January 2016 19 10 D N Scorecard H Melbourne Renegades6 155 20 overs v Melbourne Stars2 156 18 overs Dwayne Bravo 59 37 Marcus Stoinis 3 11 2 overs Kevin Pietersen 67 43 Cameron Stevenson 1 28 3 overs Melbourne Stars won by 8 wicketsEtihad StadiumAttendance 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 14 January 2016 19 40 D N Scorecard Brisbane Heat7 188 20 overs v Melbourne Stars H 9 132 20 overs Chris Lynn 56 24 Adam Zampa 2 31 4 overs Evan Gulbis 61 52 Samuel Badree 5 22 4 overs Brisbane Heat won by 56 runsMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance 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 16 January 2016 18 15 D N Scorecard Melbourne Stars9 146 20 overs v Perth Scorchers H 94 19 overs David Hussey 36 25 Matt Dixon 3 32 4 overs Adam Voges 46 51 Daniel Worrall 3 15 4 overs Melbourne Stars won by 52 runs TheFurnaceAttendance 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 22 January 2016 19 40 D N Scorecard Perth Scorchers7 139 20 0 overs v Melbourne Stars H 3 140 18 1 overs Adam Voges 52 40 Daniel Worrall 3 25 4 overs Kevin Pietersen 62 36 Brad Hogg 1 20 4 overs Melbourne Stars won by 7 wicketsMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance 30 174 Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field Final edit 24 January 2016 19 20 D N Scorecard H Melbourne Stars9 176 20 overs v Sydney Thunder7 181 19 3 overs Kevin Pietersen 74 39 Marcus Stoinis 3 30 4 overs Usman Khawaja 70 40 Shane Watson 2 17 3 overs Sydney Thunder won by 3 wicketsMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance 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 editS N Name Nat Date of birth age Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen 24 Kevin Pietersen nbsp 1980 06 27 27 June 1980 age 43 Right handed Right arm off spin Visa contract 8 David Hussey nbsp 1977 07 15 15 July 1977 age 46 Right handed Right arm off spin Captain 21 Robert Quiney nbsp 1982 08 20 20 August 1982 age 41 Left handed Right arm medium 23 Michael Clarke nbsp 1981 04 02 2 April 1981 age 43 Right handed Slow left arm orthodox Captain Withdrew All rounders 6 Luke Wright nbsp 1985 03 07 7 March 1985 age 39 Right handed Right arm fast medium Visa contract 5 James Faulkner nbsp 1990 04 29 29 April 1990 age 33 Right handed Left arm fast medium Vice captain 32 Glenn Maxwell nbsp 1988 10 14 14 October 1988 age 35 Right handed Right arm off spin 11 John Hastings nbsp 1985 11 04 4 November 1985 age 38 Right handed Right arm fast medium 16 Marcus Stoinis nbsp 1989 08 16 16 August 1989 age 34 Right handed Right arm medium 4 Evan Gulbis nbsp 1986 03 26 26 March 1986 age 38 Right handed Right arm fast medium Wicketkeepers 54 Peter Handscomb nbsp 1991 04 26 26 April 1991 age 33 Right handed 7 Tom Triffitt nbsp 1990 11 13 13 November 1990 age 33 Right handed 2 Sam Harper nbsp 1996 12 10 10 December 1996 age 27 Right handed Pace bowlers 17 Daniel Worrall nbsp 1991 07 10 10 July 1991 age 32 Right handed Right arm fast medium 25 Scott Boland nbsp 1989 04 11 11 April 1989 age 35 Right handed Right arm fast medium 20 Ben Hilfenhaus nbsp 1983 03 15 15 March 1983 age 41 Right handed Right arm fast medium Spin bowlers 19 Michael Beer nbsp 1984 06 09 9 June 1984 age 39 Right handed Left arm orthodox 63 Adam Zampa nbsp 1992 03 31 31 March 1992 age 32 Right handed Right arm leg break 11 Season Statistics editHome attendance edit 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 298References 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 editOfficial website of the Melbourne Stars Official website of the Big Bash League nbsp This article about an Australian cricket season is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2015 16 Melbourne Stars season amp oldid 1200142215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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